I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NHS (Birmingham, England) in Jun 2014
Interview
One interview with a panel of senior staff. This interview lasted less than one hour and I received an offer within a number of days. Overall a positive and straightforward experience. Nice people, questions were challenging but not abstract or too difficult. Many questons related to experience and challenges.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you see yourself integrating into the team?
The NHS admin interview process usually includes questions about previous administrative experience, communication skills, confidentiality, teamwork, and handling patient information. Candidates may also be asked scenario-based questions to assess problem-solving, organisation, and ability to work under pressure in a healthcare environment.
Good experience I felt they weee friendly and very short but I felt they just were doing a tick box instead of selling myself , I met the team went around the ward and that sort of thing so I’m very pleased
Applied on the NHS jobs website, where I filled out personal information and wrote why I was a suitable fit for the role and how I match the criteria for the role. Consisted of a series of questions relevant to the duties of the role being applied for.
Administrative Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at NHS with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Administrative Assistant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NHS overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NHS as a Administrative Assistant according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Other: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
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