Hello everyone, and welcome to my channel. My name is Maria, and on my channel.
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successful during our school interview and during your whole nursing career.
So, let us start.
The first tip is to consider this interview to be the biggest and the best
opportunity of your life. For the next 20 minutes or so this is the
best thing. That's what you want to get across.
This is the best thing that has ever happened to you,
because right now we're not just trying to have an interview.
We are trying to have a successful interview.
Anyone can turn up that webcam at 12 o'clock or one o'clock.
When you interview schedule and talk and talk and talk.
That's not what we're trying to do.
We're trying to have a successful interview and success, you know,
so many different ways to describe it. But for the purpose of this video,
I want to say success could be talent meets opportunity.
Do not let this opportunity pass you by. A lot of you guys already have the
talent. You meet the grades,
or they believe you have the potential to meet the grade.
You've already got the relevant experience.
Now you have the opportunity to really sell yourself and let them know what it
is that you are about.
You want to make sure that you also get your enthusiasm across. In light of
everything that's happening.
I appreciate that a lot of the interviews will not be face-to-face in terms of
you go to university, a lot of them, or all of them will be over
Zoom will be over. Webcam will be over Skype.
You want to get your passion across whether that's you talking loudly,
you talking clearly, using your hand gestures.
If you're the sort of person who talks with your hands.
Rather than having the camera so close to your face
where they could only see your face,
try and have it at least where you've got maybe your hip upwards, or your chest
upwards, because that way you can lean into the camera, you know,
show your enthusiasm. Obviously, with it being a camera
It might be hard to show eye contact, and eye contact is very important.
Because it's a sign of sometimes it's a sign of confidence.
So use other things such as hand gestures, talking loud, talking clearly,
and basically showing your enthusiasm for the course. Oh, um,
one skill that I think, um,
nurses should have is courage because courage means
that you act as an advocate for your patients. Um,
Come on, like, what is that?
I feel like enthusiasm, not only shows the person who's interviewing you,
that you're serious, but it also helps you, like enthusiasm.
It hypes yourself up. Even if they're like. I don't know what to say.
I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. But the enthusiasm
Trust me, to a certain degree. Will help you, you know,
slide your way successfully during this interview,
The next Tip is to sell yourself. And what do I mean by this?
I literally mean sell yourself, persuade the person who has interviewing you,
that you are the best decision that they could ever make,
that you are everything that they have ever wanted.
Let them know that this is who I am. This is what I can do.
I've got the facts and figures to back it up.
And I'm willing to exchange all of this in exchange for a university place.
That is what you want to do. And the best place, or the best way to sell yourself
is if you actually know what you're selling.
And if you actually know what it is,
that the person who is buying what the interviewer wants, luckily for you,
the interviewer actually wants to buy something. So best believe if you walk away
from this interview without a university place,
it's not because you lack the knowledge, because obviously you put that in your
personal statement. You've had that in your nursing application.
It is simply because you did not package yourself and you did not sell
yourself properly. Sounds crude, but I'm being absolutely honest.
And honestly, it sounds really simple,
but the best way to sell yourself is to know what you're offering. Know,
what relevant skills you have.
Another very good way to sell yourself is not only to know what you're offering
or what skills you have,
but also to know what it is that the university is looking for.
Have you looked at their essential criteria?
If they've published it on a website,
have you looked at their desirable criteria?
Do you know what it is that they actually want?
Do you know what it is that they're assessing you during your interview,
because what they look for during your interview,
is very different from what they look for in your personal statement and in
your grades.
So you need to be aware of what it is that they want, be aware of what it is that
you have, and then present that to them properly.
What are the essential and the desirable criteria?
What is the best way to show it?
Are there any resources that can back up the importance of what it is that you
have to offer? If you can communicate it then? Yeah, that's a good thing,
but why is it relevant? Do you have any examples?
Why should we give you a place? That's the energy that you want to come with.
During my nursing school interviews, and interviews that I've had up until this day.
I always make sure that I go over the STARR interview technique. STARR stands for
situation, task action results.
And then there's the extra R at the end for reflection.
Your reflection is very important in nursing practice.
I do have a video that goes over the STARR technique in greater detail,
and I recommend everyone to have a good understanding of the STARR technique.
The STARR technique is a great technique when answering interview questions,
because it allows you to combine your personal experience with nursing
principles in a cool, calm and collected way.
That actually answers a question. Cause you can be cool. You can be enthusiastic,
but if you're not answering the question, you have literally failed it.
So if you are asked a question, and you're unsure of how to answer it or what
angle to approach it from,
then always refer back to the STARR technique situation, task action,
results, and reflection. Again, make sure you practice interview questions.
If you want a handful of interview questions,
then make sure you check out the I up here, and also click the link in the
description box. Not do I have the video that goes over the STARR technique.
I also have a video that has 40 plus interview questions to help prepare you for
what it is that you do have your interview.
The fourth and final tip that I want to share with you in the video is to be
professional.
Understand that this interview that you are having is not like conversation
that you've had with one of your college tutors.
So make sure you're professional in terms of showing up on time,
in terms of what you're wearing,
something like this would be completely appropriate. In terms of turning off your
mobile phone, try and find the quietest part of your house.
Even if it's like against a door against the wall,
there's a plain background like this. That would be absolutely fine.
Try and find good lighting. Things like that will really,
really work in your favor.
I do want to add a note on that when it comes to being professional,
that is one part, but there is really levels to this.
Another dimension of being professional is,
don't embellish any stories.
If you're trying to think of example of when you did this,
if you don't have an example, just tell the interviewer,
you don't have an example. Don't make up lies. Don't embellish any stories,
be truthful to yourself.
If you follow what it is that I've said in this video, and that I have in other
videos on this channel, then everything will fall into place.
Don't stress about it too much.
If you're not accepted onto your university course, then it wasn't for you.
And there's something bigger for you.
But if you weren't accepted because you weren't prepared, then I understand.
But if you've done everything that you know, you need to do, then God willing,
everything will fall into place. Anyway,
thank you guys for watching this video, all the best in your nursing interviews
and I'll see you guys next time. Bye.
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