Penn State Health Interview Questions
& Process

I spoke with two leaders for about an hour. We talked about my past jobs, why I want this specific role, and my general personality. It was a pretty thorough chat. This just happened a few days ago, so I don't know if I'll get an offer, but they dropped some hints that it might be possible.

The interview process started virtually and then moved to an in-person meeting with supervising physicians. It felt very relaxed and conversational throughout. They were open to the idea of a shadowing day. I also had the chance to meet with other advanced practice providers privately to ask them any questions I had.

The interview process was quite disorganized. The interviewer seemed to have an attitude, and they didn't have all their materials ready. I had specifically asked beforehand if I needed to bring anything, and they said no. But when I got there, they asked if I had brought my resume, which was confusing.

So, the whole application and interview thing was pretty unprofessional, honestly, and a bit rude. I applied online, and it took like 2 months from when I applied to get an interview. About a month in, some HR person shot down my application saying the manager wanted someone with experience, even though the job post didn't say that. I told HR that someone at the practice had actually told me to apply, and HR resubmitted my stuff. Two weeks later, I got the go-ahead to interview. Before the interview, they made me submit 5 references through this platform called Checkster. One of my references told me that the system made them give me lower scores than they wanted to, because it implied high scores wouldn't look good. The interview itself was supposed to be with four other providers and me, but only one was there the whole time. One joined via Zoom, one ghosted completely, and another showed up 20 minutes late, asked me two basic questions from my resume, and then left after 6 minutes to get their kid. The one who stayed seemed really checked out and gave me mixed signals about hiring new grads. At the end, they said HR had what they needed and would contact me early the next week. It wasn't until almost the end of the week that someone involved in hiring called to say they were going with someone else. This was after I tried multiple times to reach them. I never even heard back from the HR person, despite reaching out half a dozen times with actual questions. Honestly, reflecting on the poor communication, disorganization, mixed messages, and red flags, I'm kind of glad I didn't end up there.