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Updated Nov 28, 2023
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente
5 month's until selected for interview. Interview was 15 minutes long. 6 hours later not selected for job position . The reason, because I did not have prior experience working in a hospital setting. If they had looked at my application, They would of seen this in my job descriptions. A total waste of time and effort.
- Why do you want to work here?

Anonymous Employee in Oakland, CA
I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, CA)
Very straight forward. Wanting to know how you deal with difficult personalities and patients. Usually if you get to the interview stage you already have the job they just want to make sure you will speak to patient safety, evidence based practice and excellent quality of car.
- Name a time you had a difficult patient and how did you deal with it?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Denver, CO
I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Denver, CO)
In person interview with a nurse manager, audiology supervisor, and some staff audiologists. I was asked standard interview questions along with technical audiology questions. Many questions seemed to be judging the protocols of my previous workplace, rather than my skill set. The supervisor made it clear that she did not have very much respect for my previous workplace, and that she did not think highly of audiologists outside of her hospital. Due to this clearly toxic environment and management style I declined the job when offered.
- Describe your process for referring a candidate for a cochlear implant

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chino, CA
I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Chino, CA)
They perform a panel interview with about 3-6 other supervisors. The questions are about day to day things, such as how to deal with heavy amount of work and work place conflicts. My only complaint is that they don’t really notify you when they don’t want to move forward.
- How have you dealt with disagreements?

Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR
I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Portland, OR)
45 min round table and remote questions from Director, Managers and nurses asked about 20 - 25 scenario questions, self examination questions and psychological inquiry questions regarding my work as a nurse in multiple venues.
- How did I handle a difficult situation with a patient

Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Francisco, CA
I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (San Francisco, CA)
Did a presentation in front of manager and director. They asked a few questions about presentation style and dealing with different personalities. The presentation that I did was an old one that I had used at my old job, they don't care what you're presenting on they just wanted to see you present.
- How would you handle a participant who kept interrupting?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Rafael, CA
I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (San Rafael, CA)
I received an email inviting me to complete a virtual interview. It was an automated interview where the questions were read to me by a computer generated voice and my answers were recorded via video. I did not hear back about the job from the organization. Not even a generic email saying that I was no longer being considered. I had to regularly check the online portal, where it eventually was updated to note the position had been filled, but only after 2 months of it saying my application was still under consideration. The process was very impersonal.
- Describe a time you had a conflict with a colleague or team member and how the situation was resolved.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Irvine, CA
I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Irvine, CA) in Nov 2023
The interview was a smooth process. The panel of interviewers were very professional, informative & not intimidating in any way in conducting the interview. Most questions were patient scenarios; be ready to give examples of your experiences in patient care.
- What if you disagree with an MD's order?

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente
Smooth. Phone interviews followed by in person all scheduled for the same day in the office. I met potential Team members also. Professional and straight forward process. Was about 2 hours in total.
- Describe your background and skills

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Oakland, CA
I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, CA)
Very long and tedious. Too many interviewers whose feedback is not even valid. The interview is somewhat relevant to the position you are applying for but mostly it is very general and sometimes during the process you feel that
- Why do want to choose Kaiser?
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Kaiser Permanente as 67.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.88 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Medical Technologist and Administrative Specialist II rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Agent and Patient Services Coordinator roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Kaiser Permanente takes an average of 35.43 days when considering 2,205 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Agent had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Nurse roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Kaiser Permanente according to 2,205 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group Panel Interview: 19.12%
Phone Interview: 17.53%
Drug Test: 13.61%
One on One Interview: 12.99%
Background Check: 11.25%
Skills Test: 10.97%
Presentation: 6.32%
Personality Test: 3.67%
IQ Intelligence Test: 2.75%
Other: 1.79%
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