Tips on Interviewing For Nurse Anesthesia School
Posted by Amy in The Application Process on August 13, 2009
1. Know what a CRNA does! How does it differ from the job of an anesthesiologist or an anesthesia assistant?
2. Research the school. Know why you want to attend anesthesia school and that program in particular.
3. Prepare yourself to answer any topic that comes your way. Review the common medications and disease processes you see on your unit and arrive ready to discuss what you know.
4. Spend some time thinking about what you would want to know if you were a member of the selection committee and practice answering those questions.
5. Identify your shortcomings. Can you turn them into positives? If not, what have you done to minimize or negate their impact on your success as a CRNA?
6. Get a good night's sleep the night before your interview. Lord knows, you'll need it!
7. Dress professionally as well as comfortably. You don't want to be worried about a "wardrobe malfunction" when you should be concentrating on the task at hand.
8. Arrive early. As my Assistant Director says, "Early is on-time and on-time is late."
9. Remember: While they are interviewing you, you should also be interviewing them! Keeping this in mind always helps to reduce my anxiety by "evening the playing field".
