Physician applicants have rated the interview process at Kaiser Permanente with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Physician roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 27 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kaiser Permanente overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kaiser Permanente as a Physician according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 20%
Drug test: 9%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente
Interview
I applied to a few positions, took a long time to hear back from a recruiter, set up for a phone interview, then another interview with a doctor, then a panel interview in person. Took quite a few months to move through the process. It was pretty disorganized for the most part--lots of back and forth to confirm details that should have been simple. I was told certain people would email or call me to connect and it would be days or weeks later than promised. I guess everybody is busy. During the application for two sites, a doc from a 3rd site called not knowing I had applied elsewhere. Did not seem like the recruiter was on the same page with the other doctor-managers or staff. I had much better idea of what was going on in the process than the recruiter. Not a great feeling.
Long story short is, after many months of back and forth with long periods of no contact, I still have no firm offers and no real clarity on the process. If interested in a job, be prepared for it to take many months at best to get an offer, and maybe even longer to get trained to start?
I did get the impression they kind of know who their want to hire and I guess if you aren't at the top of the list, perhaps you don't get a phone call or an email back very quickly, unless their top candidates turn them down. I just wish the process was a bit more transparent, and the communication was better.
In the end I feel like my time has been wasted and maybe I was a backup and not a serious candidate. It would have been good to know earlier on I was not at the time of the list and I would have looked elsewhere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell us about how you handled a difficult patient?
I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Application was easy to navigate, but did ask for signifcant number of letters. There was fast communication. Everyone was polite. Job salary listed was competitive and benefits advertised were really good. Seemed collegial.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Anaheim, CA) in Oct 2024
Interview
good interview. friendly recruiter. Several open positions available. I was interested in an urgent care job. Checked the facilities online and physicians profiles. Seem like a reputable medical enterprise. I hope to be part of their team in the near future.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my past experience and credentials.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (San Diego, CA)
Interview
They had 2 one-hour panel interviews (panel included site leads and non-physician clinic employees), lunch with the clinic physicians, and a dinner. Another candidate vying for the same role was there interviewing for the day as well. It was very intense and formal. Some of the interviewers made faces or didn’t even make eye contact with me. They didn’t tell me other candidates would be there during my interview day. I was referred by a current employee and the process took 3 months to talk to a recruiter, to have the chief call me, then to finally get an interview. Then another 2 weeks to tell me that they selected the other candidate (a new graduate who is a white male, while I’m a female person of color with 6 more years of experience). They did ask if I was interested in a part time role instead where I can’t work anywhere else.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They had me read a patient case example and talk about my treatment plan. They asked me why I left my previous job, how I handle requests for ADHD evaluations, an example of a difficult case I handled, and an example of how I handled a challenging interaction with a superior.