Boulder Community Health Interview Questions
& Process

It was okay, nothing to worry about, just the basic questions that are asked in an interview process like tell me about yourself or strengths or weaknesses or experience and maybe some soft and hard skills.

I was contacted by the hiring manager and asked directly to interview. There were two weeks between each step and not a lot of communication. The whole process took about a month and a half. I felt there was a lot of enthusiasm for me as a candidate that turned out to be disingenuous. The first interview was great. The final interview was a group interview and it was very...odd. I was expecting leadership in the department to join, maybe one or two from senior leadership, but it was literally everyone. I was really taken aback when at least 10, 12 people dialed into the WebEx. Then I was peppered with random questions for an hour. The C-suite folks (one, at least, the other didn’t say a word) were great. I found him very personable and insightful. Some of the other folks seemed to take over parts of the call, presumably because they wanted to use my interview to stand out. Some folks showed up and didn’t speak at all. As for the managers/directors themselves, it felt like, “Impress us while we absolutely drill you with random questions and topics.” There was a human element severely missing from the call. The first question, verbatim, was “Why you? Why us?” That caught me off guard; not the question, but the tone. It came across as short, somewhat rude and, well, they asked *me* to interview. Most of the other managers seemed very sweet, but a couple were clearly using my interview as their time to shine, and I found that disrespectful. Also, there was no interest in my strengths; instead, it felt like the other managers wanted me to answer for any and all preconceived weaknesses. I was excited about the opportunity at first because I’d heard great things about the organization. Honestly, after the call, I was sort of mixed as to whether I wanted to work in that particular department. Some of the folks just seemed aggressive and sort of lacking in personality and humility. I was told several days later I didn’t get the role and I was actually quite relieved; the experience wasn’t anything like what I thought it’d be from earlier discussions. Some of the folks were really sweet and thoughtful. But 2-3 folks...it didn’t seem like they were empathetic or reasonable in their approach whatsoever. Just very, very aggressive.

I had my first interview with the manager and supervisor. They each asked me about 15 to 20 easy questions. They walked me through the schedule, the types of patients I'd encounter, and the general workflow. Two days after the interview, they called with the good news. They told me HR would reach out for more info and that I'd need to attend two mandatory meetings before starting, each lasting 8 hours, to cover the hospital's values.

I had one interview with the unit manager, which was in their office on the unit. It lasted about 30 minutes. They asked me questions about clinical scenarios and how I work as part of a team. Afterwards, they gave me a tour of the unit. I heard back within a couple of days.