Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Apr 2009 (took 2 days)

Interviewed with several people from top management down. Interview questions were mostly relevant except for the occasional idiotic question such as "what are your weaknesses". Finally interviewed with the techs with whom the new hire would eventually work. They looked tired & seemed rather "bothered" and jaded by the whole process. Management nixed any ideas concerning research projects, which was odd considering D-H's ivy league-ish University aura and emphasis on research. In other words, they wanted a lab drone - no more than that. Their 3rd shift had no dedicated blood bankers so it would fall on 2nd shift to complete most of the work regardless of how late it became. In a level trauma center it's ridiculous to NOT have dedicated bankers on all shifts - period. Lab tour was last and on seeing it, could understand WHY the blood bank crew looked tired and seemed ornery - it was the worst designed lab ever - anywhere, regardless of facility size in my almost 30 years of employment around the country. I couldn't imagine working there and suddenly felt sorry for the crew. The facility itself was posh and very patient/family oriented (read: lots of $$). My accommodations were posh as well. Was reimbursed handsomely for travel. But it was clear that little or no $$ had been relegated to the labs - and that the new hire would be a slave. I prayed that they would not offer the position to me, desperate as I was to get a job. Fortunately that prayer was answered and someone else (poor soul) was hired.