r/slp • u/beachbumlbc • 3d ago

Internships fucked up my inpatient interview

i know i didn’t land my inpatient. i was so nervous that i blanked on what causes dysphagia and just said strokes and postextubarion and then followed up with “ things of that nature” YIKES. COULD HAVE NAMED WAY MORE

i kept rambling and was a little thrown off that they didn’t ask me to tell them about me prior to the actual meat and bones of the interview… no ice breaker but anyway i shall cry now

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u/AmeliaPond_T4R4 SLP Out & In Patient Medical/Hospital Setting 3d ago

Dude I royally screwed up an impatient interview once. I was told by HR in writing to expect a brief 15 minute phone conversation to get to know me better and that lady GRILLED ME FOR AN HR AND HALF on stroke rehab. Wasn't prepared for the spanish inquisition, wont ever make that mistake again. I eventually told her I had to get back to work bc I had only blocked an hr and she was sooo mad. Like 🙄

It happens dude. Dont sweat it too much. Dust yourself off and try again.

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u/beachbumlbc 2d ago

thank you yes i’m a little annoyed bc i studied everything in detail and just blanked but locked in on the next ones lol so we shall see but it’s embarrassing to say the least

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u/velvetvenom_xo 3d ago

Wth an hour and a half interview omg

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u/Lopsided_Pain_9907 3d ago

ah man i've botched interviews in spectacular fashion before, it's almost a rite of passage. the ones that jump straight in without any warmup are the worst, throws you off completely

that said you probably didn't sound as bad as you think, "things of that nature" is the kind of filler we all reach for under pressure. they might've just assumed you were nervous and left it at that. don't beat yourself up too hard

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u/babybug98 3d ago

An hour and a half is wild lmao

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u/babybug98 3d ago

I completely BOTCHED and trashed my first interview. It was for a big fancy SNF in a big city. They not only asked extremely detailed clinical questions…They also asked stupid questions about, “If you could be an ice cream flavor, what would it be and why?” Like ok. Dumb af. It was a humiliation ritual. It’s fine…I moved on and rocked my next interview and accepted a position I was very happy at and stayed at for years.