I am being flown out of state for a job interview next week and received the itinerary today. It appears that for basically 7 hours straight, with just a 10 minute bathroom break on the hour, I will be interviewing with various panels. Two of the panels actually have 22 people on them, for a total of 57 people all day. Lunch and dinner will be served during the two large panels. Has anyone experienced an interview like this? To put it mildly, I am already intimidated and don't even know how to prepare for something like this. Can anyone offer any advice or tell me what to expect? Am I required to send thank you notes to all 57 afterwards? I really am freaked at this concept and have actually considered dropping out of the running because of the pressure. Anyone??????
Update:Mary - I agree with you. Its for a hospital administrative director position, and apparently, i need to meet with representatives from EVERY department currently within their healthcare system. I have been out of work now for about a year, as so many hospitals are restructuring their organizations and only want RNs and MDs as administrators. While I am excited they are considering me, I also don't want to move only to develop an ulcer within 6 months from the bureaucratic stress of it all. I really don't know what to do.
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I had a panel interview once, but there were only 7 people in the room the entire day. It lasted around 4 hours, and then I was free to go. Even though there weren't 57 people, I felt like I had been interrogated on Capitol Hill by a bunch of Congess members. It was brutal.
I look at your interview this way. Do you really want to work for a company that needs the input of 57 people to hire you? I mean, come on! That's ridiculous. IT sounds like a bureaucratic nightmare of a company to work for.
Unless you are unemployed and desperate for a job, I would politely decline.
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