sunrays1981

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1. Frustrating Job Market

   sunrays1981 replied to katymom's topic in Washington DC

   I feel your pain. I was on here only a few short months ago saying the same thing. I luckily was offered a position in April after 6 months of searching, dozens of online apps, handful of interviews, 2nd interviews, shadows. Apply to everything that ...

2. Cover letter guidance needed

   sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in Job Hunt

   Thanks I have seen that too but sometimes it seems like that info is hidden but I will definitely try harder to find it. Thanks!

3. Cover letter guidance needed

   sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in Job Hunt

   Do you think when adding this to my cover letter that it would be best adding it onto the 1st paragraph or create a new one? I'm hesitant to have too many paragraphs which could look like too much fill and nonsense and make someone skip over it?

4. Cover letter guidance needed

   sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you for the response. No offense taken. I appreciate the advice and will redo that area of the cover letter. Any words of wisdom will only improve my chances.

5. New nurse grad had a family emergency and now trying to seek first job, one yr later

   sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in General Students

   Thanks for your response. My husband is military as well. Reservist on active duty but will be off orders in Sept. We plan to stay in the area assuming I find something by then LOL. We live in the city and I was really hoping to find something close ...

6. Stuck in a rut..

   sunrays1981 replied to Lina_k89's topic in Job Hunt

   Congrats on the job. That is a tough one. Im a new nurse grad myself and have been applying for positions the last few months. All have been at hospitals and have been debating on joining the SNF world. I had the same fear you are currently experienc...

7. New nurse grad had a family emergency and now trying to seek first job, one yr later

   sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in General Students

   Thanks for the reply. I agree with going somewhere else. The bright side is it saves me time since I won't be applying there any longer and I can focus on some place that will.

8. Cover letter guidance needed

   sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in Job Hunt

   Thanks! Its been a work in progress.

9. Cover letter guidance needed

   sunrays1981 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   HI everyone, I have been job searching a few months and still am not employed. I have tweaked my current cover letter several times and plan to do a big push of applications over the next week and want to make sure my cover letter is on target. Any h...

10. New nurse grad had a family emergency and now trying to seek first job, one yr later

    sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in General Students

    That makes sense. Thank you for your response.

11. New nurse grad resume and cover letter help

    sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in General Students

    Yes thank you for your response. I actually do like the idea of saying this many years customer service experience etc. That would probably look better since I haven't had a job since 2011. I did have someone ask about my employment history since a f...

12. New nurse grad had a family emergency and now trying to seek first job, one yr later

    sunrays1981 replied to sunrays1981's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much for both of your inputs. My mother is luckily still with us. It has been a difficult journey but she continues her fight with cancer. My brother has also come to help out my parents ( as I also have a special needs brother) so they ...

13. New nurse grad resume and cover letter help

    sunrays1981 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone! Just a quick question on resumes. Im a new nurse grade (jan 2014) who has been job searching the last few months. I took off over 8 months taking care of a family member who received a terminal diagnosis and am now having trouble landing...

14. New nurse grad had a family emergency and now trying to seek first job, one yr later

    sunrays1981 posted a topic in General Students

    Hopefully I have this in the right forum... I am looking for any advice dealing with several topics. First, I graduated with my BSN in January 2014. My mother was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in March. I moved back home to be her caretaker fo...

15. Remington College of Nursing Florida

    sunrays1981 replied to panga1984's topic in Florida

    I got my email for my acceptance!!!! Beyond excited!!!