Student Nurse Intern- what do I say?

[SaraMC]

So, I'm going to speak with this person in the HR dept. of the hospital at which I applied for 3 different nurse internships. I have 2 classmates -both married- who recently applied, went and talked to a specific person in HR and now they are both hired(granted, one of their kids works at the hospital) , whose name they gave me, and now I will go speak with them, but, I honestly have no idea what to say to them. Hello, my name is Sara... I'm a student nurse in a nursing program at yada yada college... please hire me?

All joking aside, I really need some help. What exactly should I ask or say to them? I want them to look over my application and pull it and have a face to match to a name... I'm really nervous about it, and just need a little direction. I haven't had to apply for a job or go to an interview in 7 years. I'm a little rusty :-)

Thanks!

[CardiacKittyRN]

Let them know why you want to work at their hospital. Tell them about your clinical experience in the nursing programs; what type of floors you've worked on, how far along you are in school, ect. If you have relevant nursing experience, like working as a tech, talk about that. At my first RN job interview the HR rep asked me how would I rate my customer service skills and to describe my experiences providing good customer service, so I told her about my past job as a waitress and how I handled difficult customers. Just spin whatever experience you have to be positive! Oh and have a reference sheet to provide them.. I'm sure it would look great if you had some past instructors or clinical instructors as references! Good luck!