Background: I'm a nursing student going for my BSN. I'm a week and half (YAY) away from completing my second clinical (first med-surg). I currently work at a fitness center, but pretty minimal hours, and it's somewhere I'd like to get away from.
So, I've been applying like crazy to all five hospitals in town. For pretty much every position I can do. I can't work full time (I would like to keep a bit of my sanity =P), but I'm willing to work evenings, nights, weekends, whatever. I'd just like to get my foot in the door at a hospital and get some more experience.
I've only received one call about my applications. And, I totally floundered on the phone call and ended up getting the rejection email a day or two later.
I don't have my CNA, but profs have stated that the clinical experience we get should be equivalent. Has anyone ever gotten a job just based off their experience? Or have you done the whole CNA-challenge bothersome steps? Would it be worth it to invest a few hundred to have the certification, or is my schooling enough?
Also, any tips of ways to get my applications to maybe shine a bit more and give me a better chance would be appreciated! Thank you for your time and help!
(Mods, this is my first thread, so I hope it's in the right place and everything! =) )
