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Yesterday I had my interview for the EKG position.
Oh. My. Word.
It was the most nerve-wracking interview I think I've ever been on!
Thankfully the person that wants the "big boss" to hire me was in there, too.
First he went over a survey I had to take for the hospital that basically tells what your strengths and weaknesses are. I believe it's what they use to determine of you're a good fit for the hospital and/or the position you're applying for.
The shocking thing, to me, was that he said that I scored low on a bunch of things that I really shouldn't have like: compassion, kindness, and all the things that you need to have as positive characteristics to be in health care. I have NO idea why I would score low on those because when I was filling out the survey I didn't feel that I was being negative in my answers. Anyway, I'm just glad that he gave me a chance to "explain myself".
I've got to tell you though, I just really suck at interviews, in general. I try to be confident and think my answers through but I just always feel like I'm not answering in the way that the interviewer wants to hear.
While I was answering his questions, and he was asking difficult questions, I felt like I was pulling answers from thin air. I mean, my answers were truthful but I don't know it was just really tough. I was visibly shaking, if I was to hold up my hand.
After all of the questioning, I had to take a little test to show that I know about the heart, EKG's and heart rhythms. He gave me 20 minutes and when they came back in the room, I still wasn't done! That was way nerve-wracking, too, because I had to try to finish while they were basically watching me, although they were talking to each other. I didn't even finish the last three rhythms because I ran out of time, they needed to get on to their next interview. *sigh*
He corrected my test right there and I became even more nervous / anxious. The first question was a picture of the heart and I had to label five parts of it. I knew the first two but I didn't know the last three. I know the anatomy of the heart but this was the electrical part of the heart. I completely forgot it and felt like a frickin idiot while he was trying to prod my answer out of me! I got the rest right on that page. But I missed some of the rhythms. Altogether I got 18 out of 27. He said it was "within the parameters" so I guess that's good. I still felt stupid though.
If they hire me, I'm definitely going to be having to review, review, review. As he said, the nurses are going to know jack cheese when it comes to the rhythms so I'd have to know them like the back of my hand in order to let them know if it's something they need to follow up on or not.
Anyway, I left there full of anxiety. He said that they'd make an decision in a few days and I know that they were only interviewing four people.
Next up, my exam for my State CNA license. That's on Sunday so I need to study, study, study but I'm such a procrastinator that I haven't done much yet. I NEED to though because I HAVE to pass. I can't take the EKG job, if offered to me, without my license.
Please just pray for me. I'm nervous and anxious. I'm trying to remember my own words from a couple posts ago, but I'm still struggling. My anxiety is through the roof right now.
