I have had three interviews in my life so far. One was for catering at baseball stadium, a dining room server at a retirement home, and a caregiver position. Each was so different in the way the interview was conducted. The catering interview was very informal; it was outside in the stadium next to a concession stand. I was simply asked my availability and I was hired that day. Maybe because my family friends knew the supervisor and put in a good word for me it didn’t need to take long. The server position was much more formal. I had the interview in a private room with the manager and an employee who was a designated lead server. It was very intimidating and I felt very nervous. The caregiver position interview was in a group setting with other people who were interested in the job. We sat in the bigger office which seemed like a conference room. It was a big circular table with comfy chairs. Our background checks were brought in and we were asked of our experience with elderly people. I liked how casual the catering interview was but I am not sure I would call it that. It seemed like I was already going to be hired before meeting with him. This made me very comfortable but I am not sure about the utility of the time it took for both of us. It could have been a phone conversation although I did sign some paperwork but forgot what it was for. The server interview seemed like your typical intimidating interview. The validity of the entire procedure was very strong in construct validity as my resume was referred to throughout the entire process and I was asked follow up questions about who I am and my prior work experience as well as how I would tackle problems that arose had a got the job. Lastly, the group interview had all three – utility, validity, and reliability. It made the most sense for the administrator to conduct an interview with multiple applicants at the same time. Health care is a very busy industry so this seemed like the most efficient decision. We were asked questions based on our resumes and it seemed like the administrator, scheduler, and hiring coordinator took the time to get to know everybody well. We were asked of our experiences and even showed what we knew in the training room. It was way more exciting of an interview. I got to do it with other females who were interested and it seemed very professional but casual enough where everyone felt comfortable. I think little things like this would help in the dining server position interview. I also think that a longer interview with more detail would allow for questions then because I didn’t know what to ask as I wasn’t given much information just to fill up food as needed. Maybe having an employee who is already hired explain the everyday duties would’ve saved me confusion later on. Each interview process could give and take from the other interviews for sure, but I did enjoy working for each of the companies and have even been given the opportunity to advance at the elder care company.
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