Pediatric Mental Health Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Seattle Children's with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Pediatric Mental Health Specialist roles take an average of 65 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Seattle Children's overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Seattle Children's as a Pediatric Mental Health Specialist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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Real life scenarios were presented and you would provide examples for how you would handle it. They asked about your relevant experience, interest and passion in psych, how you want to progress in field and continuing education, next five year plan for career
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Seattle Children's (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Had first round with a recruiter, second round with some management type people. Took about four months to have final notice of decision. About eight weeks from the time I submitted my application for interview one. Then another two weeks for notice of interview two.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Seattle Children's (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2023
Interview
It took about a week from filling out the pre-screening to get an interview. I was interviewed by 2 people and it felt fairly quick even though it was a full 45 minutes. The interviewers were friendly and provided detailed and transparent information about what I would be getting into with this job. They were supportive and answered all my questions with genuine thought.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What interests you about this role/ what qualifications do you have to suit this role?
Q: Describe a time you made a mistake
* Had situational questions, provided scenario but was reassuring that there is no right answer and you will still be provided with training for these situations (ex: you are doing an activity with a group of teens and one teen starts insulting you and displaying aggressive behavior, what would you do?)