Practice Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Brigham and Women's Hospital with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Practice Assistant roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Brigham and Women's Hospital overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Brigham and Women's Hospital as a Practice Assistant according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Drug test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Personality test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Nov 2015
Interview
Met with the Nursing director and a few people in HR. Everyone was very polite and had a lot of wonderful things to say about working here. They gave me an in-depth idea of the position and we had a few scenario situations to which I had to respond.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To describe how I work under pressure and in stressful situations
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, MA) in Dec 2022
Interview
They ask you typical interview questions about customer service skills and how you handle stress. Will ask directly from resume about certain positions and how you handled those stressful situations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Did you ever have to deal with difficult situations or people and if so how did you handle that?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Brigham and Women's Hospital (New York, NY) in Aug 2018
Interview
Two interview process. First was with administrative leader and consisted of basic questions and insight into my background. Second interview was more personal and detailed. Took about a week to get the second interview and now I'm waiting to hear back.
Went through a staffing agency, which is how most Practice Assistants get hired. Multiple call-backs to interview with several members of the team. All behavioral questions with a few questions about previous experience. Asked discriminatory and inappropriate questions that were tough to evade.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you balance being a mother of 2 children with your job, especially during the winter when there are a lot of snow days?