How to get hired in LTC as an LVN

I myself do not see walk-ins of any kind. Right now I am fully staffed and have been so for close to a year. I still get resumes mailed to me and I check their license on the State Board. You wouldn't believe some of them I have seen with years of legal issues with the board. Right now, my voice mail states that i am not hiring and nurses still leave messages. At the front desk where the applications sit, I have a note attached that there are no positions. Even with these two items in place, I still get apps. They immediately go in a file and a note stating they can't follow directions... do not hire.

As CapeCod said, watch the way you fill out your resume. I discard those that can not spell or complete a sentence appropriately just because it gives me a clue as to how nurse notes will look. I do not pay any attention to someone bragging about their GPA or placement in school as it is the real world when you enter our facility and none of that has helped in the past.

When I have done hiring, I do grab new grads eagerly, sincethey have no bad habits from other facilties that do not mesh with ours. Best of luck in your endeavors.

"can not follow directions, don't hire"? I must say I am glad I do not work for you. What does it matter if they leave a resume? If they leave a resume you are not going to hire them and if they don't leave a resume you are not going to hire them. What do they have to lose except for the chance to work for a people person like yourself?

Saving their resume with a note is alot like keeping a list of names of people that have made you mad. What kind of person does that? I know what kind but I am not allowed to say it on this site. Does it really bother you PERSONALY that people desperate for a job are taking desperate measures in this economy.

In my previous life I was hiring and firing people and appreciated persistant people. More than once I hired someone after telling them no only because they would not take a no for an answer. That indicated qualities I was looking for and it sure was not the quality of blindly obeying me. I never regretted hiring them in the end.

Yea, sorry. Now that I think about it you are right. How dare they leave their resumes after YOU told them not too. Just put them on "the list". that will teach them not to cross you.

I have kept "all" the applications that I have gotten since I have been there, over three and a half years. I have a note on the top of each one, whether I interviewed, how the interview went, if a job was offered and their response, why I didn't offer a job, etc. It saves time down the road if they reapply. I don't have the time or luxury to be sitting at my desk all day calling lots of applicants for non-existent positions. I am usually out on the floors with the staff assisting where I can.

I did not and will not take a personal dig at another person on this site, and I don't work like that either. It's just that I was trying to point out that some job seeking practices may or may not work.

Our building is very old and we do not have the amenities that others have or the wonderful pay. But, we only had one tag during survey and the staff and residents love the environment.

I think that's a little harsh since we are in a recession. People are doing whatever they can to get a job.