Job before license?

[Idiosyncratic, BSN, RN]

Has anyone been offered a position contingent on getting your CNA license?

I just got a call from a local hospital(I applied expecting it would be a few weeks), and they want to hire me contingent on my passing my certification.

Is this the norm?

[verene, MSN]

In my state you can register after completing training and then start work before certification for a period of up-to 120 days, so it is pretty normal to receive an offer and sometimes even start working before passing the exam and receiving official certification. I interviewed and worked for a full month before getting my certification. If I hadn't received certification in the allotted time frame the facility would have had to either put me on leave, or more likely fire me.