Recruiters want to hire nurses with a passion for their practice and for helping their patients. Your enthusiasm defines your values. Be prepared to describe your best day at work, your favorite patient, and the coworker or supervisor you admire most. Praise for coworkers and a positive attitude are infectious. Avoid criticizing others because it portrays you as someone who is never satisfied and doesn't fit in.
Every employer wants to hire nurses who are team players and easy to work with.
Remember to highlight personal characteristics, such a sense of humor or dependability, that make you a desirable coworker. Make sure you can back up each positive trait with an example of a situation when having the trait in question made a difference. When giving clinical examples, always explain why you acted as you did. Nurses need keen skills in critical thinking. Clinical decisions may seem routine to you, but explaining how you arrived at the proper decision will show that you exercise sound judgment.