I have many years of experience in a specialty area that I love. I decided to apply at Allina for the same specialty area I was already working in for a different facility because I desired a reduction in my work hours. I received an email from a recruiter very quickly after applying that they wanted to set up a phone interview with the department manager. The interview was so-so; it was over Teams and apparently there were technical difficulties on their end where they were hearing an echo after speaking (which I could not hear). The hiring manager seemed annoyed about this, the interview questions were strange (this was several months ago and I don't recall them off the top of my head), and the hiring manager seemed to have her mind made up about me seeing that I had only been at my previous job for about 2 years. She mentioned that and asked what it is I was looking for "since you seem to jump around." I explained that I had not been able to obtain a desirable schedule at my last two jobs but the hours posted for this position would be a great fit for me and my family. I did not receive an offer, but was encouraged to continue to apply for open positions I was interested in. Over the next 6 months, I applied for the same department 7 more times. I was never offered another interview and would receive a rejection email fairly quickly after applying-so EIGHT rejections in about 6 months, in a specialty area I am experienced in and really loved. I was never offered any explanation as to why I kept getting rejected. I am now done wasting my time trying to obtain employment at Allina.

I was contacted for a screening phone interview first with HR, then I was contacted for an in-person interview with the manager a few days later, and then and offer was received shortly after that.