Mental Health Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at McLean Hospital with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mental Health Specialist roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McLean Hospital overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McLean Hospital as a Mental Health Specialist according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 26%
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Phone interview: 11%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at McLean Hospital (Belmont, MA) in Jun 2015
Interview
I applied online and received an e-mail from the nursing director to schedule an interview the next day. It was a very quick turnaround! I met with her in her office, where she discussed my experience and interest in the position. After I received a tour of the unit from a current mental health specialist. I then I went to the administrative office to talk about pay and look at my references. They followed up with me the following week with an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They didn't ask me much since I had previous experience but why I wanted to work for Mclean.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McLean Hospital (Belmont, MA) in Aug 2025
Interview
Nursing director of the unit reached out a day or two after I sent in an application, scheduled an interview in person or Zoom (I chose in person) for the next week. HR contacted shortly after for references.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
general background and what you're looking for, strengths/weaknesses, comfort level with helping people use the bathroom and other ADLs, comfort level with restraints
Brief phone call with HR, then a virtual meeting with hiring manager was easy. I was asked questions about previous jobs and why I wanted to work here. The hiring manager had clearly reviewed my resume and asked me specific questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at McLean Hospital
Interview
She spent the better part of an hour just telling me about the role and responsibilities i would be holding, which was quite informative and good. But, she never asked me about my skill levels, or what my prior experiences are. Although she did mention me taking a skills survey with HR once my interview was done. So I am still waiting on that
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What do you want to do with the skills you'll learn.