Remember that questions about visas, salaries, contracts, dependants, uniforms etc should not be directed at the interviewer, save these questions for Kate Cowhig International Recruitment.

 

Make sure your CV is up to date and well presented. ( If you do not have a CV download our sample CV on the right of this page )

Review your personal goals and be able to speak openly about them and how you plan to achieve them.

Personal Questions

• Why do you want this job and why do you want to work in Ireland/U.K. ?
• Why do you want to work for this particular hospital?
• What do you know about the Hospital, policies, services?
• What do you know about the Healthcare system?
• What do you know about the Nursing Board?
• What qualities do you think will be required for this job?
• What can you contribute?
• Are you interested in Teaching students and junior staff?
• Are you willing to take on responsibility and leadership?
  What previous experience have you had, give examples.
• What do you know about Risk Management?
• What courses, seminars, workshops have you recently undertaken?

Personal Assessment Questions

• Tell me about yourself
• What are your short-range and long-range personal and career goals?
• What rewards are most important to you in your chosen career?
• What accomplishments in your life have given you the most satisfaction?
• How would you describe yourself?
• How do you think others who know you would describe you?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• Do you prefer to work under supervision or on your own?
• Would you be successful working on a team?
• How did you get along with your former professors (supervisors and co-workers)?

Level of Motivation

• What led you to choose your field of Nursing?
• What courses did you enjoy most and why?
• What rewards are most important to you in your career and why?
• What major accomplishments would you most like to achieve in your life and why?
• What can you offer us?
• What did you enjoy least about your last employment?
• What was the most difficult part of your training experience?
• Have you ever taken charge of the ward/unit?
• What do you look for in an employer?

Questions for you to ask

• What will the job entail from day one?
• Who will I be reporting to?
• What are the further education opportunities?
• What are the major challenges facing the hospital?
• How has the hospital changed over the past years?
• What would you say is the best thing about working for this hospital?