Applied online. They offer New Grad Residency program 4 times a year. Make sure you sign up for email job-notifications on their career site, because they stop accepting online applications (usually) after 50 applications. So once the first 50 applications have been submitted online, the job posting closes. The job posting is usually titled: New Grad Program - Registered Nurse I.
2 rounds of interview. First was a one-way video interview where you record yourself. Second was an in-person interview with the unit-managers and/or nurse educators. Mostly behavioral/scenario based questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A patient is informed that they have 6 months to live, what do you do?
I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Beverly Hills, CA) in Sept 2025
Interview
Quick interview, around 15 minutes. Interviewed with 5 people on teams (educator, unit manager, one nurse), interview was mostly behavioral, clinical and situational questions.
Friendly interviewers, felt casual
Interview was 20-30 mins
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you dealt with a patient with mental health issues
3 rounds of interviews: 1. Video interview submitted online with preset question, 2. With nurse educators, 3. with a nurse manager/assistant manager charge RN from a hiring floor. Mix of clinical and personal questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA) in Sept 2019
Interview
Completed a one-way video interview through Montage. First section is introduction, which you can record an unlimited amount of times. Second section were the timed questions. You have 2 minutes to answer each question (5 questions total). Allowed you to record your answer 3 times before submitting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you the right person for the New Grad Residency Program? Why should we hire you?
