Violet_roses

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1. Ontario Nurse, please help looking for work.

   Violet_roses replied to Violet_roses's topic in Canada

   I'm in Southern Ontario in Hamilton. Right now I need an 8 hr LTC job as all hospitals are 12 hrs and I have no one to help me watch my son after 5pm. I have applied to every LTC/retirement home posting I could find and no luck yet. I currently work ...

2. Ontario Nurse, please help looking for work.

   Violet_roses replied to Violet_roses's topic in Canada

   It's very tough to get a hold of a Manager. I have tried, just to ask a couple of questions. I know I have to apply to a posting first. I have mostly applied to nursing homes, and Rehab in the hospital or anything that mentions geriatric care as a p...

3. Ontario Nurse, please help looking for work.

   Violet_roses replied to Violet_roses's topic in Canada

   It doesn't go through managers anymore. It all goes through Human Resources. I will call around to HR depts tomorrow and see what they say. If that doesn't work I guess I'll try a career agency and get help with my resume

4. I'm not sure how my interview went?

   Violet_roses replied to Neonatal_RRT's topic in Job Hunt

   It sounds like it went really well for you. Do you feel any better? It sounds like you were super prepared. Maybe the one interviewer that wanted to finish quick because he/she already made their mind up about you and wanted to finish other tasks the...

5. Ontario Nurse, please help looking for work.

   Violet_roses posted a topic in Canada

   I'm desperate, in dire need of help and advice. I have applied to countless postings, tweaked my resume to cater to said posting and I hear nothing back I have 5 years experience in a retirement home and about 2 in community health shift nursing. I ...

6. Help Wanted: 2 years and still no good job.

   Violet_roses replied to Violet_roses's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank-you for the help everyone!

7. Help Wanted: 2 years and still no good job.

   Violet_roses replied to Violet_roses's topic in Job Hunt

   Yes, Practical Nurse. Where is `around here`?? So, its a catch 22, how do we even solve it? I am applying to Athabasca University in AB for my RN, does anyone have any feedback??

8. Help Wanted: 2 years and still no good job.

   Violet_roses posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I apologize if this post is a repeat of previous ones, I wanted to generalize it to my problem. I made the error of accepting a retirement home job soon after graduation, hoping it would lead me to a hospital job. I have given out resumes, attended j...