What are your career goals?

What are your career goals?

Talk first about doing the job for which you are applying. 

Why should I hire you?

Why should I hire you?

You can be part of the employer’s solution to existing problems.

Relate past experience which represents success in solving similar problems.  

Why are you interested in our organization?

Why are you interested in our organization?

You have done your homework.

Discuss organization mission, opportunities to develop skills, research areas.  

What are your weaknesses?

What are your weaknesses?

You have limitations just like anyone else but you work constantly to improve yourself and become a more effective worker

Mention a weakness and then stress its positive aspect, e.g., “I don’t like to be oversupervised because I have a great deal of initiative. For example...” 

Tell me about yourself?

Tell me about yourself.

You are a good employee, as you have proved in the past at other jobs.

Use self-complimentary phrases and keep your response to 2 minutes. Include information on education and work history.  

STAFF NURSE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS UK


  1. What skills and knowledge have you gained from your course?
  2. Tell me a little about yourself and what nursing experience you have.
  3. What challenges are you looking for in a position?
  4. Why did you decide to become a nurse and why a (children’s etc ) nurse in particular?
  5. What are your career objectives?
  6. How would you describe yourself? o How would a supervisor describe you?
  7. What would you say are your main strengths and weaknesses?
  8. Are there any people you find difficult to work with?
  9. Could you describe on example that would illustrate your ability to problem solve in relation to your work as a nurse?

NURSE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

  • What made you choose nursing as a career?
  • Would you describe yourself as organized?
  • Nursing work often involves a number of daily frustrations. Tell me about some of the frustrations you have dealt with recently as a nurse.
  • What do you find most rewarding about being a nurse?
  • How has your training prepared you for a nursing career?
  • Do you prefer to work alone, or as part of a Nurses team?
  • How would you handle a patient who constantly complains about restlessness?
  • How would you deal with a doctor who was rude when he is on rounds?
  • What are the biggest challenges facing nursing today?
  • Describe a decision you had to take quickly regarding a patient.
  • How would you handle a patient who is mentally ill and manic?
  • How do you manage stressful situations? Give me an example.
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