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Updated Nov 28, 2023

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Negative Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente

Interview

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.

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Anonymous Employee in Oakland, CA

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, CA)

Interview

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.

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  • 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

Declined Offer
Negative Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Denver, CO)

Interview

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.

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  • Describe your process for referring a candidate for a cochlear implant
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chino, CA

No Offer
Negative Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Chino, CA)

Interview

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.

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Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR

Accepted Offer
Negative Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Portland, OR)

Interview

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.

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  • How did I handle a difficult situation with a patient
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Francisco, CA

Declined Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (San Francisco, CA)

Interview

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.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Rafael, CA

No Offer
Negative Experience
Average Interview
Application

I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (San Rafael, CA)

Interview

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.

Interview Questions
  • Describe a time you had a conflict with a colleague or team member and how the situation was resolved.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Irvine, CA

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Irvine, CA) in Nov 2023

Interview

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.

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  • What if you disagree with an MD's order?
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Anonymous Employee

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente

Interview

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.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Oakland, CA

Declined Offer
Neutral Experience
Average Interview
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I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, CA)

Interview

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

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Kaiser Permanente Interviews FAQs

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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Confused. Currently working for a mid sized firm with big clients but have been offered a role through my network for a relatively small startup but a with higher designation / lead role & similar salary to my existing pay. The new role is more strategy + lead but non technical while my current role is managerial level but more technical. If in my position, would you stay in your current role or take the new one?? Happy to answer follow up questions. Thank you.

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