NorthBay Health Interview Questions
& Process

The hiring journey for this role involved a phone screening, a lengthy behavioral assessment with 150 questions, a panel interview, and a reference check, culminating in a job offer. The entire process from application submission to accepting the offer spanned approximately one month. It was a pretty laid-back experience, not stressful at all.

The interview process was pretty fast. I got a call from the hiring supervisor and then had my interview the very next day. The supervisor was super nice and asked some really in-depth questions. They start by going over the job description and outline, and then the interview gets going.

It was a panel interview with 6-7 people, including two RNs and several administration department heads. Most of the questions were asked by one of the RNs. I thought I did well at first, but realized afterward that I wasn't skilled enough to answer the questions as a rookie applicant and need more practice. Everyone was nice and greeted me warmly. I brought a four-page resume, but later learned from others that a one-page resume, front to back if necessary, looks better. The hospital was clean with many people waiting. I was a little nervous, but felt more at ease once I started talking. However, seeing so many interviewers and giving my answers was shocking. The group setting made me uneasy, feeling like I had to put on a show with my poor answers. Driving home, I replayed the interview and felt I had bombed it and was embarrassed. I'm determined to improve my answers and be a more informed job seeker next time. My advice is to be prepared by researching interview questions online, like at the library, to avoid a negative experience like mine.

I applied online at the end of January. The interview happened about five weeks later, and I got the offer a week after that, in the second week of March. The whole process took a while – there was a reference check where they need 5 references, 2 of which must be supervisory, and an email is sent for 'anonymous' feedback. Then there was a background check, a physical, and labs. It really seemed to drag, and there were no definitive start dates, which made it hard to know when to give notice to my old job and my apartment manager. I ended up just hoping everything would line up for the new employee orientation in April, which starts the first week of every month. My last day at my old job passed without a start date for the new one, but I was able to start in April, although it was cut pretty short. I think you can be hired and start working without going to NEO first, but it depends on department approval. The interview itself was with the manager, who was very nice. We started on time and mostly talked about the depth of my acute care experience, my education, how much orientation I'd get, and the certifications and education needed for that unit. The rest of the interview was mostly behavioral questions and self-assessment, focusing on the strengths I thought I'd bring to the unit/organization. They took me on a quick tour of the unit and asked me to apply for some other openings on that unit, which I did.