Cedars-Sinai New Grad Summer 09

ya its really hard to actually get in contact with someone here i guess just keep posting =)

rnsofy,
would u mind sending me the housing info also? thanks a lot!

Hello NurseRoxy, rnsofy and dncorn! I am so happy for you guys starting in Cedars-Sinai!! it sounds very exciting! and I have a few questions, I was hoping you could kindly help me out. =) did you guys include your clinical rotation experiences on your resume? were they really strict on gpa? (above 3.5 was what I heard) also what did you wear to the interview? Thanks so much in advance. and congrats again!!!

oops i meant to space out my 3 questions but wondering why it didn't work...hope it wasn't too long. thanks again!

Hey Shine86
Thanks!! to answer your questions... I did include my clinical experience on my resume(because I dont really have much else experience)... but I think either way is probably fine. I wore a pant suit to the interview and it looked like most people were also wearing suits... I dont know how strict they were about the GPA thing, from what I heard it seems like most people that were hired did have above a 3.5, but I did not. so who knows!!
hope that helps!
are you planning on applying for the next new grad program?

thank you so much dnconr! i am planning on applying for their new grad program but i already know my chance is very low because i don't have a decent gpa, but it wouldn't hurt to apply.

i am working on my resume right now. I also don't have much else experience and it's so frustrating because i don't know what clinical experience i should include in my resume.. monitor pt, labs, iv, etc. and and if i should include the units we had one-day-experience in...i don't want them to glance at it and toss it in the trash. i'm going insane. Mind if i ask you what you include under clinical experience?

thanks again and have fun moving! =)

hi shine86,
i didn't include all of my clinical rotation experiences on my resume, but i did include my internship as part of my professional experience. i thought it would make it too long, esp since my resume is already a page and a half. i included a copy of my clinical rotation experiences in my portfolio in case they wanted to see it, but they barely glanced over it. it seems like they were open to other gpas, but leaned toward higher gpas. mine was 3.7. i wore a black suit (skirt) w/heels to the interview. from what i saw most ppl were wearing pant suits though. good luck & i hope this helps!

Thanks much NurseRoxy! i don't have any professional expereience but i have volunteer experience. I think i will put that on. Did you always make a profolio for the hospitals you applied to or only the ones they required? It sounds very nice and organized. =)

I made my portfolio bcause cedars required it for the interview, but you can always use it for other job interviews & they'll probably find it pretty impressive! so it's not a bad idea to make one.

Thank you NurseRoxy =)