I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mid Cities Psychiatry
Interview
One hour interview with HR. They outsource their HR to a company based in the Philippines.
You have a second interview on-site at the clinic. They make you do a typing test and a written test describing psychiatric disorders. Then you meet with the CEO. He made unprofessional comments on my appearance, and tried to persuade me to take a lower salary. I declined. He also seemed distracted & I could tell he did not read the notes from my first interview. I’m glad to not
have moved forward with interviewing at this clinic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle crisis situations?
How do you handle workplace conflict?
The interview process started with a 45-minute phone call with HR, which is outsourced (I’m pretty sure the person I spoke to was in the Philippines). After that, the HR rep reached out to schedule an in-person interview with the CEO.
I showed up for the interview but was completely ghosted. After waiting 30 minutes with no update, I decided to leave. It was an incredibly rude experience, and I wouldn’t recommend applying here based on how they treat their applicants.
I had an initial warm conversation with the CEO of the company and then I decided to come down to shadow and see how the operation runs. I thought this is fair because my last was position was not a good fit for me. We discussed salary (more on this in a bit). I’ve been agreed to come and shadow for two days equaling 16 hours unpaid. I was OK with one day but I thought two days was a little much since I am an experienced therapist. I observed a therapist that used so many F bombs with her client that I was truly appalled. It was unprofessional.
I informed the CEO that I was initially interested in continuing on with accepting the position until my salary offer was given. It was at least 20,000 lower than I am used to making in this area. I voiced my concerns on increasing my salary and ultimately the company could not make it happen. I walked away a happier person because I value work life balance and I saw in this role that this potentially would not happen. The therapist’s lunch hour is dedicated to catching up on notes. Who cares about a free lunch if you’re burnt out?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience with seeing clients on a telehealth platform?