Prepare for your interview
Discover what you bring.
You are more than your experience or the role you applied for. Our leadership team values the individual strengths, perspectives, and personality each person brings to the team. Explore what makes you stand out — and prepare to share it with confidence.
Optional reflection tool
Discover your strengths with 16Personalities
There is no right personality type and nothing to pass. This is simply a way to better understand how you communicate, contribute, and work with others.
Optional reflection tool
Discover your strengths with 16Personalities
There is no right personality type and nothing to pass. This is simply a way to better understand how you communicate, contribute, and work with others.
16Personalities is a free, widely used reflection tool. It takes about 10 minutes. Your results are private — share only what you're comfortable with during your interview.
- Understand how you naturally communicate.
- See where you tend to add value on a team.
- Notice how you handle stress and change.
- Bring language to your strengths in the interview.
16Personalities is a third-party site. NORA doesn't receive your results.
Module 1 · 5 min
Welcome to Healthcare
Real stories, real people, and a day in the life of a CNA.
Module 2 · 10 min
Career Simulation
Walk through real caregiving moments and see what great care looks like.
Module 3 · 4 min
Am I Ready?
A short, honest self-reflection across six dimensions of caregiving.
Module 4 · 3 min
How You Get Certified
You start on the floor as a paid helping hand. When you're ready, the facility sends you to paid training for your certification.
Module 5 · 3 min
Career Pathways
How a CNA career can grow into LPN, RN, leadership — and beyond.
Module 6 · 2 min
Resources
Background on NYS certification, Prometric testing, and the state registry — for when the facility sponsors your training.
Module 7 · 5 min
Practice Exams & Study Resources
Free practice tests, the official Prometric handbook, and NORA study guides for the NYS CNA exam.
Module 8 · 2 min
After You Apply
Exactly what happens after you hit Apply — confirmations, recruiter review, and how you'll hear back.
Module 9 · 4 min
Interview Preparation
How to walk in confident — what to bring, what to wear, and the questions great candidates ask us.
Module 10 · 4 min
Graduation & Becoming a CNA
From training to Prometric to your name on the NYS Nurse Aide Registry — and what career growth looks like after.
Ready to start?
Find open CNA Trainee roles.
You don't need a certification to begin. Browse paid CNA Trainee openings at our facilities — start as a Resident Assistant and we sponsor your training on the way to becoming a CNA.
When you're ready
Take the next step.
Apply to start on the floor as a paid helping hand, join the talent network, or start a conversation with a recruiter. Your progress saves automatically.