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    by Sep 14, '09
    Hi!

    I have an appointment for an volunteer orientation and a volunteer interview with Sharp Hospital in San Diego. I am also applying in the next couple weeks to their new grad program.

    I am wanting to know a little bit about the interview procress...what do they ask, what are they looking for etc.

    Is it hard to get a job at Sharp as a new grad? The interview just for volunteering is 30 minutes long. Makes me wonder what the job interview will be like.

    Any other thoughts/suggestions about getting a volunteering or paid position would be appreciated.

    Thanks!:wink2:
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  3. Sep 14, '09 by
    I just completed a travel contract in SD and know a number of nurses from Sharp. Most like it pretty well, but say there is a problem with racial relations. Several Sharp nurses have told me that caucasians are a minority at Sharp, and that they can have a hard time of it.
  4. Sep 14, '09 by
    Quote from Valerie Salva
    I just completed a travel contract in SD and know a number of nurses from Sharp. Most like it pretty well, but say there is a problem with racial relations. Several Sharp nurses have told me that caucasians are a minority at Sharp, and that they can have a hard time of it.

    hmm I dont know about that.. I work at Sharp Mary Birch (the womens hospital) and actually saw that caucasians were the majority. I go to nursing school here in SD, and have lived here my whole life and have never heard of such a situation.

    Anyways, I really like Sharp, and am also applying for the new grad progam soon... Ive heard that the interviews are pretty intense.. and Im sure that spots will be very limited this time around (meaning they can be very selective). I know that Mary Birch is on a hiring freeze.. and Im sure the other entities are only offering limited positions as well. Its going to be tough for sure.

    Good luck!
  5. Sep 14, '09 by
    Quote from Acosmo27
    hmm I dont know about that.. I work at Sharp Mary Birch (the womens hospital) and actually saw that caucasians were the majority. I go to nursing school here in SD, and have lived here my whole life and have never heard of such a situation.

    Anyways, I really like Sharp, and am also applying for the new grad progam soon... Ive heard that the interviews are pretty intense.. and Im sure that spots will be very limited this time around (meaning they can be very selective). I know that Mary Birch is on a hiring freeze.. and Im sure the other entities are only offering limited positions as well. Its going to be tough for sure.

    Good luck!

    What do you mean by intense? I have heard interviews for these major hospitals can be 45min to an hour long and they mostly consist of oral tests...priority questions and such. That will be fun!!!!
  6. Sep 14, '09 by
    I dont know.. I havent heard that... maybe intense wasnt the right word. I should say stressful, considering there will probably be 600+ people applying for about 20 positions..
  7. Sep 14, '09 by
    Quote from Acosmo27
    I dont know.. I havent heard that... maybe intense wasnt the right word. I should say stressful, considering there will probably be 600+ people applying for about 20 positions..

    Oh, 20, that is a lot more then I heard were available. That's great! It is so sad that there are so many of us (new grads) that can't get jobs. 600 people for 20 jobs means fierce competition. I am glad I have a portfolio; maybe it will make me stand out some.

    Are you doing your preceptorship now? Good luck to you!
  8. Sep 14, '09 by
    They can ask anything.... just be yourself.
  9. Sep 14, '09 by
    ya Im currently doing my preceptorship and an externship.... 20 spots was just a guess, i dont know how many there are...
  10. Sep 14, '09 by
    Quote from Valerie Salva
    I just completed a travel contract in SD and know a number of nurses from Sharp. Most like it pretty well, but say there is a problem with racial relations. Several Sharp nurses have told me that caucasians are a minority at Sharp, and that they can have a hard time of it.
    Sharp is not the only hospital. SDSU, Alvarado, Scripps, Kaiser, Kindred. Rare to find a Caucasian nurse in nursing homes. There is a strong non-caucasian group that are deemed a "protected class" and new or Caucasian nurses have left nursing altogether because of it. I would ask for a tour of the area you are applying for and see for yourself. This group is very powerful and if one of them needs to be disciplined for poor patient care or other dangerous situations, it can be extremely difficult and stressful to report any wrongdoing. All I can say is, don't take my word for it. See it for yourselves. Caucasian minority is an understatement. Ask yourself why CEOs go to another country, sponsor them, and bring them here.