Walden University Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Interview Questions Discussion: Creating Interview Questions Sam Pederson, the head of HR at Leeland Radi
Walden University Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Interview Questions Discussion: Creating Interview Questions
Sam Pederson, the head of HR at Leeland Radiological Laboratory, met with the manager of the X-ray department to get a better idea of the kind of individual they needed to fill the vacant assistant X-ray technician position. Later, Sam reflected on how the manager described the department and the role. He then began drafting interview questions that would help Sam determine whether the applicant was a good fit.
The interview process is a key component of the employee recruiting process. Designing a good interview can lead to hiring the right person for a job and may even predict future employee performance (Foster, 2013). Interviewing is a skill that requires training (Quinn, 2018). The interview process can be successful if the interviewer has structure and format, follows guidelines, and conducts it in a staged manner (Steindhart, 2017).
In this Discussion you will select a position in the field of healthcare and imagine you are an HR manager who will be conducting interviews for this position. Then, you will draft several interview questions in preparation for the interview.
References
Foster. T. (2013). Hiring talent: Decoding levels of work in the behavioral interview. Foster Learning Corporation.
Quinn, C. (2018). Motivation-based interviewing: A revolutionary approach to hiring the best (1st ed.). Alexandria, VA: Society of Human Resource Management.
Steindhart, G. (2017). The product manager’s toolkit: Methodologies, processes, and tasks in technology product management (2nd ed.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review Chapter 11 and 13 of the Fallon and McConnell textbook. Focus on the involvement of both management and HR personnel in the recruiting process and conducting interviews.
Select a position in the field of healthcare to focus on for this Discussion. You may find one published on the website of one of your local healthcare organizations or posted on Indeed.com or Monster.com.
Imagine you are an HR manager who will be conducting interviews for the position you selected.
Develop at least one open-ended interview question for each of the following areas you would pose during the interview.
Organizational culture
Organizational fit
Organizational fit as related to diversity
Organizational fit as related to inclusion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance at the workplace
Legal issues and government regulations
Question of character
BY DAY 4
Post a comprehensive response to the following:
Provide a brief description of the healthcare position you selected
Provide the interview questions you created that can be used to ascertain the perceptions of the interviewee on:
Organizational culture
Organizational fit
Organizational fit as related to diversity
Organizational fit as related to inclusion
EEOC and ADA compliance at the workplace
Legal issues and government regulations
Question of character
Provide a brief rationale for each question.
Support your Discussion and peer responses with in-text citations and references from specific Learning Resources Week 2: Interview Questions and Position Descriptions
Think back to the scenario involving Jane and the Leeland Radiological Laboratory.
Sam Pederson, the head of HR at Leeland Radiological Laboratory, informed Jane that
current job postings were usually placed on the public announcement board in the lobby
as well as on several major online job search sites (Indeed, Monster, and ZipRecruiter).
Jane Smith led herself to the far right of the Leeland Radiological Laboratory lobby
(where the public announcement board was located). She looked through the job
offerings on the board and noticed a specific job posting that interested her: X-ray
technician/medical assistant. She carefully read the positions description and
requirements. The position was described as:
Deliver overall support for providers and clinic operations.
Assist with the operation of X-ray equipment and production of X-ray images used for
diagnostic purposes.
Explain procedures and observe patients
Ensure safety and comfort of patients during scan
Ensure imaging equipment is in proper operating condition
Prepare exam and treatment rooms for each patient
Jane was very interested in the position as the pay seemed reasonable and it included
health, dental, and vision plan benefits. She took a snapshot of the job posting with her
mobile phone camera and decided she would submit her resume for the position
through the online recruitment system. The next day, she planned to contact the
Leeland Radiological Laboratory Human Resources Department to express her interest
in the position and to let them know she submitted her resume.
The process of recruiting and hiring the right candidate for an open position is extremely
important to an organization’s success. Hiring a candidate that does not possess the
proper skills can drain a company’s resources. An unqualified candidate requires
extensive training, instruction, supervision, and adjustment time to fulfill a position.
Furthermore, a candidate may be unsuitable for a position because his or her
personality and interests do not align with the position’s requirements.
HR professionals, with the help of department managers, are tasked with posting
accurate position descriptions in an effort to find candidates who are both qualified for
and interested in the position. They also need to be skilled in the interview process, a
key component of identifying the appropriate individual to hire. Asking the right
questions during an interview is essential to ascertaining whether an applicant is the
right fit.
This week, you will compose interview questions for a position in the healthcare field.
You will also explain the importance of effective position descriptions. Additionally, you
will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of position descriptions and identify terms
and concepts related to recruiting and hiring.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Compose interview questions for a position in the field of healthcare
Explain the importance of effective position descriptions
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of position descriptions
Identify terms and concepts related to recruiting and hiring
Learning Resources
Note: To access this weeks library resources, please click on the link to the Course
Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Fallon, L. F. & McConnell, C. R. (2014). Human resource management in health care:
Principles and practices (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 6, “Position Descriptions” (pp. 115-126)
Chapter 11, “Department Managers and the Recruiting Process” (pp. 203-222)
Chapter 13, “Conducting a Successful and Legal Selection Interview” (pp. 239-265)
https://ideas.ted.com/5-interview-questions-that-will-help-you-hire-better-people/
Fawal, J. (2017, August 3). 5 interview questions that will help you hire better people.
TED Conferences. Retrieved from https://ideas.ted.com/5-interview-questions-that-willhelp-you-hire-better-people/
Haden, J. (2019). This new LinkedIn study reveals the top 8 job interview questions
(and how great job candidates answer them). Inc. Retrieved from
https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/this-new-linkedin-study-reveals-top-8-job-interviewquestions-and-how-great-job-candidates-answer-them.html
Hawkinson, N. (2017). The three Rs: recruitment, retention, and revenue. Greenbranch
Publishing. 33(2), 111-113.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Heathfield, S. M. (2019, July 1). What hiring and recruiting trends affect recruiting
employees? The Balance Careers. Retrieved from
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/recruitment-1918242
Knight, R. (January 23, 2015). How to conduct an effective job interview. Harvard
Business Review, 26. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohostcom.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=118648220&site=edslive&scope=site
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
LBMC. (2019, February 4). The importance of writing and maintaining job descriptions.
LBMC Family of Companies. Retrieved from https://www.lbmc.com/blog/theimportance-of-writing-and-maintaining-job-descriptions/
aRS. (n.d.). Open-ended and behaviour-based interview questions: Examples.
Retrieved August 8, 2019, from https://learn.marsdd.com/mars-library/open-ended-andbehaviour-based-interview-questions-examples/
Morgenson, F. P. (n.d.). How to reduce employee turnover in healthcare. Healthcare
Source. Retrieved August 8, 2019, from http://education.healthcaresource.com/how-toreduce-employee-turnover-in-healthcare/
Ng, E. S., & Sears, G. J. (2018). Walking the talk on diversity: CEO beliefs, moral
values, and the implementation of workplace diversity practices. Journal of Business
Ethics, 1-14. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1007/s10551-018-4051-7
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Shepherd, S. M., Willis-Esqueda, C., Newton, D., Sivasubramaniam, D., & Paradies, Y.
(2019). The challenge of cultural competence in the workplace: Perspectives of
healthcare providers. BMC Health Services Research, 19(135). Retrieved from
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-019-3959-7
Society for Human Resource Management. (n.d.). Interviewing candidates for
employment. Retrieved August 8, 2019, from
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-andsamples/toolkits/pages/interviewingcandidatesforemployment.aspx
U. S. Department of Justice. (n.d.). Information and technical assistance on the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Retrieved August 8, 2019, from
http://www.ada.gov/
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). (n.d.-a). Retrieved August 8,
2019, from http://www.eeoc.gov/
Discussion: Creating Interview Questions
Sam Pederson, the head of HR at Leeland Radiological Laboratory, met with the
manager of the X-ray department to get a better idea of the kind of individual they
needed to fill the vacant assistant X-ray technician position. Later, Sam reflected on
how the manager described the department and the role. He then began drafting
interview questions that would help Sam determine whether the applicant was a good
fit.
The interview process is a key component of the employee recruiting process.
Designing a good interview can lead to hiring the right person for a job and may even
predict future employee performance (Foster, 2013). Interviewing is a skill that requires
training (Quinn, 2018). The interview process can be successful if the interviewer has
structure and format, follows guidelines, and conducts it in a staged manner (Steindhart,
2017).
In this Discussion you will select a position in the field of healthcare and imagine you
are an HR manager who will be conducting interviews for this position. Then, you will
draft several interview questions in preparation for the interview.
References
Foster. T. (2013). Hiring talent: Decoding levels of work in the behavioral interview.
Foster Learning Corporation.
Quinn, C. (2018). Motivation-based interviewing: A revolutionary approach to hiring the
best (1st ed.). Alexandria, VA: Society of Human Resource Management.
Steindhart, G. (2017). The product manager’s toolkit: Methodologies, processes, and
tasks in technology product management (2nd ed.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review Chapter 11 and 13 of the Fallon and McConnell textbook. Focus on the
involvement of both management and HR personnel in the recruiting process and
conducting interviews.
Select a position in the field of healthcare to focus on for this Discussion. You may find
one published on the website of one of your local healthcare organizations or posted on
Indeed.com or Monster.com.
Imagine you are an HR manager who will be conducting interviews for the position you
selected.
Develop at least one open-ended interview question for each of the following areas you
would pose during the interview.
Organizational culture
Organizational fit
Organizational fit as related to diversity
Organizational fit as related to inclusion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) compliance at the workplace
Legal issues and government regulations
Question of character
By Day 4
Post a comprehensive response to the following:
Provide a brief description of the healthcare position you selected
Provide the interview questions you created that can be used to ascertain the
perceptions of the interviewee on:
Organizational culture
Organizational fit
Organizational fit as related to diversity
Organizational fit as related to inclusion
EEOC and ADA compliance at the workplace
Legal issues and government regulations
Question of character
Provide a brief rationale for each question.
Support your Discussion and peer responses with in-text citations and references from
specific Learning Resources.
By Day 6
Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ postings in the following way:
Identify at least one question your colleague proposed that you would like to use in your
interview and explain why.
Identify at least one question your colleague proposed that could be improved. Explain
why and recommend improvements.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting.
Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your
colleagues comments.
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