CHLA New Grad Program March 2013

1213_RN · Nov 7, 2012

Is BMT interviewing? My first choice was BMT but got a call for Hem/onc which was my second choice. I wasn't sure if they overlap or something because I think I read somewhere that someone is interviewing for both?

babyrn88 · Nov 7, 2012

Congrats everyone who is being called! I am jealous that your first interview is out of the way -- starting to get pretty anxious for mine! Good luck with your second interview, and to everyone who is still waiting to be called. :)

@TC_RN I was curious about that too because I hadn't heard of anyone being interviewed for BMT. My first choice was hem/onc which is the unit I was told I was interviewing for, but I was curious if there was overlap because I haven't heard anything else about BMT. I think most people have BMT and hem/onc as a pair for their choices so I'm curious about how it will be handled.

spanglec · Nov 7, 2012

Yeah I am the same way. I was called for hem/onc...well I think anyways...which was my first choice and then BMT was me second choice. So maybe they are kinda looking at us for both? That would be nice haha. BMT is also only like a 14 bed unit I think so they probably are only hiring one or two new grads there if they are hiring 4-6 for the bigger PICU unit. 15 for the second interview is more than I was expecting...but Im sure you guys will do great!!

I wish my first interview was done too! CONGRATS everyone getting call backs :) my interview is tomorrow and then a week of torture haha.

Good Luck to everyone who has an interview the next few days!!

1213_RN · Nov 7, 2012

@babyRN88 & @spanglec: Thanks for the responses! Yeah, just curious about BMT and Hem/Onc because they were my top two choices. I am happy to have received a call from at least one of my two choices! Very exciting!!!

Good luck to everyone especially those who are having their interview tomorrow and Friday! Woohoo! :up:

yginay · Nov 7, 2012

I am curious as to how many total they plan on taking for entire program, the number of spots per dept seem lower than the numbers I initially heard which was around 50-60 ...I should have asked last week :/

RCS3 · Nov 7, 2012

has anyone received a second interview call, email, etc?

spanglec · Nov 7, 2012

I counted and there's like 10-13ish units I think...so 4-6 is pretty close to 50-60 total isnt it then? PICU is also a bigger unit then say surgical or BMT or though so im assuming they are hiring more...? I may be completely off haha. hopefully not, hopefully they are all hiring 4-6 and we all have the same odds haha.

kaylee.rn · Nov 7, 2012

@Bailey.C: were you able to ask how many of the possible 20 they plan to hire? Btw, Good luck to the both of us!! :)

I am not sure actually...I wish I had a better idea...Seems like you and I are the only ones on here that chose CV Acute...Have you heard anything yet about a second interview? I haven't recieved a call yet, but still waiting. Yes definitely good luck to us both!!!!!

spanglec · Nov 7, 2012

just double checking...for the interview do we turn right and go into that parking structure under ground thats right in front of the main entrance..? what floor did you get off on? I was kind of freaking out when they called so im not sure i understood well enough .

babyrn88 · Nov 8, 2012

That was the impression I got. I think you get off on the main floor, where there is a line for the info desk. Then we are supposed to tell the people at the info desk that we are there for the RN Residency interviews and which conference room we are in and someone will take us there. Good luck!

houseblew · Nov 8, 2012

@spanglec: Do you mean for 1st or 2nd interview? 1st is in the scary basement, but second is on your unit.

spanglec · Nov 8, 2012

Yeah thats what I think I remember her saying is that it was ground floor and there's like an HR front desk or something?