tippytootagon

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1. Unemployed & inexperienced New RNs. Vent it out!

   tippytootagon replied to captain byakuya's topic in Job Hunt

   You are not hired until you have an offer in hand. Maybe she interviewed someone else and liked them better? Maybe budgets got cut and she was no longer able to create a new position? Maybe the sky fell down, who knows? Do not make the mistake of thi...

2. Want to be a stay at home mom before my first job!

   tippytootagon replied to pacifyproblems's topic in Job Hunt

   Best way to have it all - work and make your partner stay at home with the baby. (Hey, I'm a feminist and it is a possibility). Otherwise, I would either suck it up and work with a newborn at home, or yes, put off having the baby for a year or two.

3. Sending resume

   tippytootagon replied to KJM-RN's topic in Job Hunt

   Do it! I graduate in may as well, started applying in February, and have already been hired! (Pending licensure, of course).

4. Urgent! Dream job opening, critique my cover letter??

   tippytootagon replied to ama3t's topic in Job Hunt

   I hope I wasn't too harsh. Your cover letter isn't bad, it's just not a standout. I can tell you really want this job, and I hope you get it. Keep us updated!

5. Weird Job interview

   tippytootagon replied to yachaaness's topic in Job Hunt

   it's only been TWO DAYS. Give it at least a week. Then follow up ONCE. If they want you, they will contact you. Put yourself in the hiring manager's shoes. Would you hire someone you didn't like just because they were annoyingly persistent? NO. If th...

6. Urgent! Dream job opening, critique my cover letter??

   tippytootagon replied to ama3t's topic in Job Hunt

   To be blunt, I think you need to start over. A cover letter isn't about you or what you want, or your career goals. A cover letter is about your employer. This is what a good cover letter looks like: What does a good cover letter look like? â€" Ask...

7. Culturally insensitive patients

   tippytootagon replied to tippytootagon's topic in Relations

   Thanks for the replies. I don't take it as an insult. Like I said, I try to have a sense of humor about it. however, its frustrating when i politely correct them and they either say something like ,"oh come on, now where are you really from?" Or othe...

8. Culturally insensitive patients

   tippytootagon posted a topic in Relations

   A little background: I am Chinese American. I live in a university town in the Midwest that is fairly multicultural, but that is also surrounded by farming communities that are generally 100% white and very insulated. I work at a magnet teaching hos...

9. Please help...

   tippytootagon replied to sofla98's topic in Job Hunt

   I'm sure there are those who would disagree with me but: I would leave off that you are currently pursuing your masters to become a FNP. From a hiring manager's perspective, why should I hire you and train you in a critical care unit, when you are j...

10. New grads, How did you list your clinical rotations on your resume?

    tippytootagon replied to grownuprosie's topic in Job Hunt

    I didn't put any of my clinical rotations on my resume - I got an interview at my first choice hospital and was hired. I agree with Sun that your hiring manager is going to know generally what your clinicals are all about. Here are my ideas regar...

11. Any New Grads Want to Post their Résumé?

    tippytootagon replied to ChicagoRN1's topic in Job Hunt

    Hey Bayat, I appreciate the advice, but I'll probably not be using a resume for a while, as the one I posted has already landed me a residency at the first hospital I applied to before I've even graduated. I disagree with some of the extra stuff yo...

12. Interview and jury duty obligations.

    tippytootagon replied to AlaskaHopeful's topic in Career Support

    Don't mention it until you receive an offer. It is illegal for jury duty to be held against you in any way.

13. Any New Grads Want to Post their Résumé?

    tippytootagon replied to ChicagoRN1's topic in Job Hunt

    I will post my résumé. I will graduate in may and I've already been hired to a new graduate residency at a university affiliated magnet teaching hospital. Also, I didn't need to hand deliver my résumé to a manager or anything, just applied online. ...

14. I am tiny and need help finding scrubs that will actually fit!

    tippytootagon replied to kaimkaim's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I'm 5' 2" and around 105 pounds. I wear xxs petite Cherokee drawstring flare-leg pants. I cannot do xxs Cherokee tops as they are HUMONGOUS. Instead I do Grey's anatomy or Koi tops in xs (they dont seem to make xxs) with any sort of drawstring or sha...

15. Questions for Night Shift Nurses

    tippytootagon replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at has a strict no-sleeping policy. If you are found sleeping, you will be fired. Immediately. I am in Central Illinois. So no. No naps. No special nap rooms. And I think the main obstacle to taking a nap on the job is the a...