During the Zoom call, I was surprised to find that there were four other RNs who have worked for Kaiser Permanente and three hiring managers present. While I understand that group interviews can be an effective way to assess candidates, I found that this interview style gave some applicants an advantage, as they had more time to consider their answers after hearing the same questions repeatedly. Additionally, I felt like I was in a beauty pageant, vying for attention and love from the panel. I was disappointed to hear that some of the hiring managers were giggling and told me that I was using too many buzzwords. While I understand the importance of using appropriate language, I feel that it is unfair to judge a candidate based on this alone and led me to question if I was presenting myself in the most effective manner. I believe that my skills and experience speak for themselves, and I would have appreciated the opportunity to showcase them in a different setting.

You will be sent an email for a virtual interview called HireVue in replacement of the traditional interview. When I read the email about it being virtual the first time I thought that this may be a pre-screening before an actual interview. But I re-read the email again that itself was the interview.