Shadowing Practice: Excellent vs. Terrible Nursing Interviews | Advice for New Grad Nurses - Learn English Speaking with Video

Don't give us a textbook answer because this is the only time we get to know you.

I had a new grad interview last year who was probably my best interview ever.

She came into the interview so positive,

enthusiastic, smiling, a little nervous,

but still able to answer questions. and very genuine.

So somebody who really, truly answers questions that are not just by the book, what you think I want to hear, but a truthful answer.

One, they arrive early.

Two, they're very neat and well-dressed.

Three, very poised and ready for their interview.

Ready meaning that you actually have some knowledge about the area that you're interviewing for

and you're prepared to answer any question being asked or as prepared as possible, and actually having questions yourself.

Smile during your interview, make eye contact, be kind.

I think those things will go far in helping someone successfully interview for a new position.

Maybe 15, 20 minutes, I'm asking the applicant questions

and then I keep the last 15 minutes for the applicant to be able to ask me questions,

you know, and the questions they ask me is that, you know, how long have I worked at Cedar Sinai and what do you look for for a new grad?

So it's a, it's like a, this time they're the ones interviewing me.

That's a good interview for me.

I absolutely love to hear the personal sides of a candidate.

Sometimes I even ask because the first year of nursing is so stressful, what are the type of things

that they enjoy doing on a personal level to differentiate the work-life balance

so that they have something that they can rely on when something gets very stressful?

An excellent interview would be if an interviewee is so prepared.

I can tell by the way the interviewee dress up for the interview.

At the same time, if you know that they did the research beforehand by basically answering all the questions about the organization.

And somebody who's very engaging.

I love the interview that is more conversational rather than like a question and answer.

So that will be really an excellent interview for me.

I think it all comes down to you

and to begin with that's a good question to ask when you're coming into an interview.

Let's ask what makes someone really successful in this setting and then you can reflect on whether you really fit that profile.

Best interview would be an interview that is based upon conversation.

So it's not just me asking you questions.

You hear the energy, you see the smiles, you see the excitement in their eyes.

A terrible interview, of course, being certain that you know exactly where you're applying to and where you're interviewing for.

I've had candidates come in

and they think it's a great opportunity to work at a trauma level one hospital

when we do not have trauma level one at all.

And then they go on and on about trauma care and all the things they brought up about trauma care, but we don't offer trauma care in our hospital.

Again, making sure that you truly know exactly what you're interviewing for

and where you're interviewing is very important because you don't want to walk in

and have this thought that you're gonna see something that you're not gonna see at all.

When they come in or if they're late, first of all, I think that punctuality is huge.

So if they come in late, now if they have the reason for it, we did have somebody who came in late, they couldn't find the garage and whatnot, which things like that happen.

But one that is you can feel almost that they are not really engaged.

And so if they're not engaged from the get-go, I can't imagine them getting completely engaged with the culture, with the unit, with taking care of your patients.

So, you know, it's a lot has the attitude.

Again, it's I said previously, it's not so much the skills the skills you'll get,

but it's the attitude and what you can bring to a unit or a culture or an organization.

As a manager we're not looking for somebody who just wants a job and does their three shifts and goes home.

We want people who are very engaged in our team

and our patient environment and share the same passion for nursing as we all do.

Someone who is asking about how much we pay What are the vacation times like?

Do they have to work weekends?

We have 30 minutes to 45 minutes and we have to judge you based on this.

Which is kind of hard sometimes and you may hit and miss but I say be yourself.

Be who you are.

And so normally people are really excited and you can tell that's who they are.

📺 Zelfde Kanaal

Heart Failure Medications: What to Monitor Before You Give Them (Video 4 of 5)

IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep

NCLEX 2026 Update: What’s Changing (and What’s Not) + How to Study Smarter | SimpleNursing

IELTS PrepTOEFL PrepCambridge Exam Prep

✨ Aanbevolen Video

14 zinnen

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Excellent vs. Terrible Nursing Interviews”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: interview, answer, interviewing, trauma, engaged. Deze video bevat 58 zinnen en 818 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:09. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 159 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 89% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 10 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
trauma zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈtɹɔm.ə/	trauma
interviewee zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˌɪn.tɚ.vjuːˈiː/	geïnterviewde
applicant zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/	aanvrager, sollicitant
stressful bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈstɹɛsfəl/	stressvol
punctuality zelfstandig naamwoord	/pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/	stiptheid
differentiate werkwoord	/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/	zich onderscheiden
beforehand bijwoord	/bɪˈfɔɹhænd/	vooraf, op voorhand
textbook zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/	studieboek, handboek
enthusiastic bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/	enthousiast
excitement zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/	opgewondenheid

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding	somebody who really · somebody who came · somebody who just
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	being asked · is based · are not really engaged

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, they're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: truthful /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/, enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/
De klanken “sh” en “zh”: conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: interviewee /ˌɪn.tɚ.vjuːˈiː/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, punctuality /pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/, differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/, punctuality /pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/, beforehand /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/, enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/

Zo oefen je met deze video

Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als trauma, interviewee, applicant.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

Shadowing-techniek: lees de volledige stap-voor-stap-gids →

Shadowing Practice: Excellent vs. Terrible Nursing Interviews | Advice for New Grad Nurses - Learn English Speaking with Video

Heart Failure Medications: What to Monitor Before You Give Them (Video 4 of 5)

NCLEX 2026 Update: What’s Changing (and What’s Not) + How to Study Smarter | SimpleNursing

Job Interview English 🇬🇧 | Real Conversation Practice (B1–B2 Level)

Phlebotomy Job Interview Questions and Answers! Get hired!

Career Talk: Internship Success feat. The Intern Queen

What makes a good doctor

The Essential UX Interview Questions (And How To Answer Them!)

Emirates Cabin Crew Interview in 2026: The Secret Scoring System REVEALED

How to Ace an Interview: 5 Tips from a Harvard Career Advisor

Nestle Interview Questions with Answer Examples

Job Interview: Nurse at a London Hospital

15 Common Health and Safety Interview Questions and Answers - Safety Training

Stay Positive in Teacher Interviews

Interview Question: “What Are Your Weaknesses?” And You Say, “...”