CanKor

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1. New grad and rural nursing? How do I go about it?

   CanKor replied to OptimisticRN376's topic in Canada

   I was in same boat as you last year. Found HFO job at LTC after >200 applications, but felt like I was losing the little hands on skills I had to begin with. So I ended up relocating to different province after couple of month. I am now at a rural...

2. Which province for new (old) grad?

   CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

   I did my phone interview with Central Health (Newfoundland) who took my resume at the job fair I attended. I will see how it goes!

3. Centenial RPN bridging Flex/fulltime Sep 16

   CanKor replied to Demelza85's topic in CA Programs

   Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you! GBC/Trent was challenging but not super difficult. You need 75% average during bridging in order to get into Trent part. Bridging part also cannot be done part time. Since most courses are online, you just need to m...

4. Centenial RPN bridging Flex/fulltime Sep 16

   CanKor replied to Demelza85's topic in CA Programs

   I heard it is really tough at Centennial. I did mine through GBC/Trent and some of my classmates took the program from centennial before and dropped out. They told me how crazy it was there. Are you currently working FT? Then I suggest switching to P...

5. Jurisprudence exam

   CanKor replied to Mintchoco's topic in CRNE

   Make sure you read all the documents they say you need to know in advance. Have them open while you are doing the exam just in case. I remember it was not difficult but time consuming. Most questions were common sense while I had to google some of th...

6. Are there any new grads that are struggling to find a hospital job in the GTA?

   CanKor replied to Canucks's topic in Canada

   I am also a new grad as well but got HFO position at a long term care. It took me 5 month to find the job! I have been trying to get into acute care, but I only had one interview which I did not make it (it was also HFO). I am willing to relocate jus...

7. Which province for new (old) grad?

   CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

   Did anybody take your resume? Actually, last time I went, one of them emailed me to set up a phone interview. I declined back then because I was so overwhelmed with nclex... I regret it And yes, I found that many of them were basically just giving ...

8. Which province for new (old) grad?

   CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

   The job fair was hectic. I talked to recruiters from saskatchewan, Manitoba, NF, Yukon and even from Canadian Forces. After talking to the recruiters, I found Manitoba most attractive. I gave all of them my resume. They told me to continue doing wh...

9. Which province for new (old) grad?

   CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

   I will make individualized cover letters for sure! And also dress professionally for it too.

10. Which province for new (old) grad?

    CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

    I really appreciate your tips.:) I registered online. Do you think it is also necessary to do cover letters for employers that I am really interested in? I guess it's better to be over prepared than under prepared..

11. Which province for new (old) grad?

    CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

    Thank you dishes! I hope so too. I already applied to that through health canada. It has been a month since I sent them proof of citizenship and other necessary documents..

12. Which province for new (old) grad?

    CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

    I started applying through that website! There is going to be a job fair this week in Toronto where recruiters from saskatchewan should also be attending. Looking forward to it to make some connections. :)

13. Which province for new (old) grad?

    CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

    That's what I thought. So I excluded alberta from my list. I guess I will stick with Saskatchewan. Hopefully, it doesn't take too long for the license..

14. Which province for new (old) grad?

    CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

    Sounds good to me! Are you practicing there??

15. Which province for new (old) grad?

    CanKor replied to CanKor's topic in Canada

    Thank you for the tip! Upon quick search, seems like saskatchewan has the least debt. So I will look into moving there.