Torrance Memorial-RN New Grad 2013

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Hello everyone! I just wanted to make a thread for the upcoming program in August 2013. Good luck to everyone!! :)

Hi all,

I had my panel interview today and left feeling not so great about it. I was just a bit caught off guard by some of the questions and felt I didn't explain myself clearly. Oh well....I guess there isn't much I can do about it now but wait. Does anybody know when we should start hearing back?

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Sorry about that.

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a friend was offered a position today.

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I think we're supposed to hear back by the end of this week, @Sophia432.

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To all that were interviewed fora RN New Grad position at Torrance Memorial - would you be willing to provideinsight to how you were able to obtain an interview? Due to the highly competitive nature of New Grad positions in California I would like all or anyhelpful pointers to improve my chances at obtaining a RN New Grad position whenI graduate in May 2014.

For example, did you....

1. Contact the hospital beforehand to schedule a tour with a Nurse Manager

2. Did you know someone at thehospital that was able to pass your resume forward to HR/Nurse Manager

3. Have specific certificationssuch as PALS, ACLS, BLS, ECG and Pharmacology

4. Something special or differentyou did on your resume/cover letter to convey your enthusiasm for nursing

5. Graduate from a top-notchschool with a 3.7+ GPA

6. Involved with an organizationon campus or had prior nursing skill experience such as volunteering at ahospital as a Nurses Aid

Any insight would be much appreciative.

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I did my medical-surgical I rotation at Torrance. I asked my clinical liaison and a friend who got into their program to put in a good word for me. Or at least, put my name on the HR's desk. I don't think certifications will do much. I graduated from UCLA but my GPA was around 3.5. I was in their accelerated Master program. No previous nursing experience but I did volunteer a lot out in the community and internationally during the program. Honestly, I'm not sure how they choose who to interview. I used to think TMMC was big on connections, but I've heard of many candidates who didn't even do their rotation there or knew anyone there at all. I even had a classmate ask me about my experiences because what she knows of the hospital was based on the information online. I also had a friend who had a combination of stellar GPA (as in, top of our class) and activism during the program and still didn't get an interview. Personally for me, I think it was the 2 employees pushing for me that got my name on that list. My suggestion, just list whatever you think makes you stand out. A strong GPA seems to be really common nowadays so you'd have to add extra umps to your application. Start volunteering now if you can. Good luck!

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can anyone share their experience at torrance and how the program was?

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have not seen the new one for the 2014 yet so had to post on here

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