Real life scenarios were presented and you would provide examples for how you would handle it. They asked about your relevant experience, interest and passion in psych, how you want to progress in field and continuing education, next five year plan for career
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Seattle Children's (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Had first round with a recruiter, second round with some management type people. Took about four months to have final notice of decision. About eight weeks from the time I submitted my application for interview one. Then another two weeks for notice of interview two.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Seattle Children's (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2023
Interview
It took about a week from filling out the pre-screening to get an interview. I was interviewed by 2 people and it felt fairly quick even though it was a full 45 minutes. The interviewers were friendly and provided detailed and transparent information about what I would be getting into with this job. They were supportive and answered all my questions with genuine thought.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What interests you about this role/ what qualifications do you have to suit this role?
Q: Describe a time you made a mistake
* Had situational questions, provided scenario but was reassuring that there is no right answer and you will still be provided with training for these situations (ex: you are doing an activity with a group of teens and one teen starts insulting you and displaying aggressive behavior, what would you do?)
