Interview Role Play Script

Open Position: Allergy Office LPN

Employer Name: Anthony Rodriguez, RN$,$ MSN

Employer: $$Did you bring a copy of your resume?$$

Applicant: Yes, sir, I did. $[$You open up a folder you brought with you to the interview $($where you have copies of your resume$).$ You hand one copy to the interviewer.$]$

Employer: $$Tell me a little bit about yourself.$$

Applicant: I have lived here all of my life, I love being around people, and I love learning new things. Right now, I$$m learning a new language because I think it is important to be able to communicate with a variety of people. I also like doing physical work and enjoy gardening and landscaping. I$$m quite proud of my yard.

Employer: $$What are your strengths?$$

Applicant: I$$m a really good listener. Don$$t get me wrong, I$$m a good talker too, but I think listening skills are even more important. I$$m also a good organizer. It doesn$$t make any difference if it is organizing my closet or a trip with my family; I love all the planning and organizing that goes into it$.$

Employer: $$What are your weaknesses?$$

Applicant: I like things to go according to my plans so when something comes up that may make my plans go off schedule it sometimes stresses me out. But what I have learned about myself is that coming up with a plan B helps a lot! So$,$ if I plan ahead for potential problems, then I don$$t stress out at all because I have a good idea of what to do next.

Employer: $$Why do you want to work here?$$

Applicant: As I said earlier, I love being around people and in this job I$$d get to meet every patient that walks through the door. Your office has a good reputation for quality care and service and that$$s the type of office I$$d be proud to work in$.$ I think my qualities will fit nicely here.

Employer: $$Tell me about a recent job or volunteer position you had.$$

Applicant: I worked in a cafeteria serving food. Sometimes I worked in the kitchen but I really loved working as a server. I got to meet a lot of people. Some days were easier than others. I set a goal for myself to smile at everyone I served, especially those people who seemed upset or depressed. It may seem like a boring job to some people but not me$.$

Employer: $$Why did you leave that position?$$

Applicant: I left because I had started school and couldn$$t do both school and work at the same time.

Employer: $$Do you have any questions for me$?$

Applicant: Your staff has a great reputation for patient outcomes, so I thought perhaps I$$d ask if you have a training program you put your staff through to achieve that?

I also have a list of references for you. $[$Hand the interviewer a sheet of paper.$]$ Thank you for the interview; it was a pleasure to meet you.

$[$Offer a professional, firm handshake $$ and a smile.$]$