Nurses Career Support
Published Jun 3, 2014
allnurses
107 Articles; 376 Posts
We all know the job market is TIGHT! So, we all put our best foot forward when we go for that all important interview. Working weekends? Yep, I can do that. Work night? Yep, I can do that? Only a 2 week orientation? Yep, I can do that. So, what have you agreed to in order to get the job offer? What have you regretted?
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T-Bird78
1,007 Posts
But there's a nursing shortage and jobs are plentiful! LOL
CatHair
32 Posts
What clinched the job for me (so I was told) was that I was willing to go anywhere (Home Health).
Previous RN applicants with more experience would not go to the South Side of Chicago.
I told them I would go anywhere EXCEPT Indiana and Wisconsin..... Because I did not currently have a license to practice there.
They laughed. I got the job.
As for orientation: I had a two DAY orientation (short days too) UNPAID. The ride-alongs I was supposed to be part of never happened. I just dove in and began to swim.
libran1984, ASN, RN
1 Article; 589 Posts
When I got my job offer from HR, I said, "I figured this number would be you guys offering me a position!" We both laughed and I hit it off real well with HR after that (seriously! Its kinda cool).
Mandychelle79, ASN, RN
771 Posts
Honestly I did not agree to anything that I did not know going into the job. I knew I was going to have to work weekends, I knew I was going to have to work 3-11/11-7, I knew I was going to have to work holidays. It always amazes me that people working in healthcare think they will start out on a 6-2, m-f job with holidays off.
What did I say during my interview that got me hired... Most likely this " I never blame the patient for their actions, but the disease" working psych this is an important concept. And yes I live it. Joe may have thrown a chair at me last night, but that does not mean I will treat joe any different today ( though I do make the patient approach me first if we have had an altercation)
nursefelly
49 Posts
I agree with Mandychelle79. The only thing I am really praying for is getting a job that isn't 11-7 but even then I know I'm kinda wishing for a miracle. Hospitals don't shut down at 5pm or for national holidays.
amoLucia
7,736 Posts
It always amazes me that people working in healthcare think they will start out on a 6-2, m-f job with holidays off.
Joe V
7 Articles; 2,497 Posts
Good question...
What have you agreed to in order to get the job offer? What do you regret?