Reflective Essay On Clinical Interview

Introduction
Reflection is a process that enables nurses to explore and evaluate clinical situations and hence identify areas of improvement for future practice. This reflection paper will evaluate the interviewee and interviewer’s performance and thoughts during the interview process.

Interviewee’s reflection
The panel welcomed the interviewee and gave some time to settle. This helped me to reduce the anxiety level and nervousness. When entering the interview room, I tried not to show my nervousness and control my anxiety by putting a smile, talking in an appropriate tone. I sat down in an open and attentive posture in order to impress the panel members. During my interview process, I used good communication skills such as verbal and non verbal communication, maintained good eye contact and used appropriate gestures where applicable, as well as paying equal attention to all the members in order to create a broader picture. Furthermore, I kept my answers clear,
The interview panel created a friendly and welcoming environment which helped to reduce the anxiety level in the interviewee, and also interview was conducted in a professional manner by using appropriate language and questions relevant to the job advertised. All the questions were asked at a regular pace and the interviewee was given ample time to respond to the questions. The interviewee was given opportunity to raise any issues of concern regarding the interview. Note taking during the interview process enabled the interviewers to reflect on the answers given by the interviewee to determine the grades awarded at the end of the interview. Use of open ended questions during the interview process helped to assess the knowledge of the interviewee. All the panel members used appropriate facial expressions as well as good gestures to maximise the interviewee’s response to the