[coldhandsrn]

Thank you so much for all of the advice! I have copied the typical interview questions to review. I found quite a bit of relief in knowing that my resume is comparible to the examples. I also put together a portfolio with all of the information listed. This has been very helpful! Thank you!

[Moranguinho]

Originally Posted by kadokin

1)You thank them for the time they took to interview you.
2)Nothing is expected. But it is considered good form to ALWAYS give a thank you note for the opportunity to interview,
3)This varies. Forget hours unless they are especially desperate for help, in which case you probably would not want to work there any way. Be very careful!

So sweet and polite!
I had never thought about that, writing thanks-letter after the interviews, but it sounds really polite.
Thanks for educating me!

[NJNursing]

I'm glad I came across this thread. We're being pushed to put our resume's together and some of my classmates have already lined up jobs! I feel so left behind and very overwhelmed. There's one hospital I REALLY want to work at and would be pretty dissapointed if I didn't get hired there, but I've got 2nd, 3rd, 4th choices as well.

I was trying to find a sort of "resume builder". A classmate of mine found one at www.aftercollegehealthcare.com, but I couldn't find what she found and we're on spring break right now.

[Arkhunter]

I have my resume done, but I have read on a couple of sites that you should not fold your resume. What are your thoughts on this? If I do not fold it, what type of envelope should I put it into and it still look professional? Also, what should be mailed with my resume? Hospital application, cover letter and references all at the same time?
Thanks for any input!

~~ Annette

[Havin' A Party!]

Annette -- Don't think folding the resume is a big no-no. Even if you mail it in a larger size envelope, there's no guarantee that it won't get bent or otherwise damaged (which may even be a more likely result, since it'll be different than most other snail mail, and more easily trapped and "smushed" by the everythng else!).

Always include a cover letter with it. Fold the resume with it neatly.

Wait till the agency asks you to submit an App and furnish references.

[Moranguinho]

Originally Posted by flyinghigh

Hi All,As I am a foreign educated nurse would like to know-Which is the best agency for international recruitment?who one can rely upon to get good job?Thanks.

Hi all!
This thread is really amazing and has been helping me a lot to update and "fix" my resume. It wasn't good (and interesting) at all...
By the way, I'm also a foreign educated nurse and everybody has been posting that we should send a cover letter/ references. How do I do if all my previous bosses only speak Portuguese? Should I write it when I send my documents or it wouldn't be recommended?
I would appreciate if someone could help me with these questions...
Thanks and have a great Saturday!

[transducen]

thanks for the tips!

[chadash]

wow! this is a great thread. I am, seemingly, unemployable in hospitals. I have been working as a CNA in home health hospice and/or LTC/SNF for the past 12 years, and thought I was paying my dues, learning the ropes etc. I have sent many many electronic applications to some local hospitals, and never get passed them just tossing the application. Never called, never interviewed. Finally, I called someone in HR at one of the hospitals and was told I was not being considered because I have no hospital experience. Well, my ramp up time is running out ( I am 54).
I am a very hard worker, read and research incessantly (I want to work as smartly as possible). I 'm no rocket scientist, but I am a mite smarter than a bag of hammers. The HR person said I would not be able to multitask because of my history in LTC.
I asked a MD I once worked for what she thought my problem was and she said :"one word:AGE." I fear she might be right!
I have been studying EKGs, medical terminology and ACLS to smarten up a bit.
Any suggestions?

[pa0723]

Thanks for your quick response, but they seem to love my resume. I get a call for everyone I send out. I plan to come back to this site to do some research, but I don't think this is the problem. Would you be interested in seeing it? Please send me a private reply and I will gladly send it to you.

[PMFB-RN]

IMO resumes are a waste of time. None of the hospitals I applied to would accept them and insisted that I fill out their long and detailed on-line applications. I actually recieved all the resumes I mailed out back unopened. I was offered jobs at all four hospitals I applied to but none of them ever saw my resume.