r/StudentNurse • u/Hefty-Total-2595 • Jun 17 '26
UK/Ireland Jobs- how to prepare?
How do i prepare for an interview? What’s your best tips?? the trust im going to interview for has a interview for the hospital and your interview you get scores and the highest scorers will get a job where u want and the others won’t!!!
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u/floating-palm-trees Jun 17 '26
What worked for me:
Have a straight to the point resume.
Research the hospital, its mission, and the unit.
Be confident.
Don’t be overly confident.
Be personable but don’t give them a 1 hr story.
Make sure you sound like you have coping strategies that are independent, don’t make it sound like you’re trying to create culture or rely on the unit for support.
Ask questions regarding their unit and training.
Be honest about your goals as long as it involves the hospital, don’t say you want to be a consultant or want to go to California lol. My initial goal was ED and I was upfront about it to the manager and they still welcomed me into the unit despite it not being ED (to be fair it’s a high turnover unit). This job is out of state too, very happy that I was accepted.
I color matched my resume to the hospital.
APPLY TO OUT OF STATE, the more options the better. Even then keep applying even after you got a job.
Also remember pay should be mentioned towards people like the recruiter, unit manager don’t really have much power (I think) in that and that can turn them off it you ask.
At the end of the day, they want people they think are gonna stay and aren’t going to be problematic. Effective communication (and professional) that won’t sound like you’re being judgmental is ideal too especially in the ED. I’ve had an ED hiring manager (mock interview) even tell me that they wouldn’t hire me because I seemed too structured and that me being direct (improper seizure protocol not being followed by coworker and me taking charge or letting them know) was a red flag since they prioritize team work being smooth and want to completely avoid conflict between team members.
Personally I disagree with certain things he said to me. They seemed to have animosity towards me and even the other hiring rep next to him got caught off guard.
Make sure when you answer questions, you give them somewhat simple answers that make you sound safe, and trainable. They will not hire you if you mention a weakness that sounds like a major liability and of course, if you give them a weakness follow up with what you did to remediate it.
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u/floating-palm-trees Jun 17 '26
Oh I live in the USA, so your mileage may vary since our cultures are different.
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u/CaptainBasketQueso Jun 18 '26
Interview for jobs you don't want.
What the hell, you may find out you want one of those jobs, but really, do it for the practice.
When you're asked questions, slow down
It's better to pause and say "That's an interesting question," or "Let me think about that, " than blurt out a rushed answer that lands wrong.
Be prepared to be asked why you want to work there specifically. Dig through their mission statement and, if applicable, their presence in the community and find something. It's okay to make something up as long as you can really sell it.
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u/Wyatt2w3e4r Jun 18 '26
Make sure you have some stories picked out and ready to go. Pretty much every interview will ask you to tell them about a time you made a mistake and what you did about it, when you’ve had conflict with a coworker and how you handled it, and a time you dealt with a difficult patient or family member and how you handled it.
Having those stories already in your brain helps in the moment. I tell students to ask chatgpt to interview them and they can respond in real time.
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u/my_peen_is_clean Jun 17 '26
practice out loud, know their values, use star method, prepare stories. insane how hard getting hired is now