Accepted a position but my dream job offered me a position

[m2038, BSN, RN]

Hello nurses! I’m stuck in a dilemma as this has never happened to me before. I’m a new grad and I recently accepted a job offer after applying to so many nursing jobs. I filled out all my paperwork and I start next week. The thing is... I got a call back from my dream job and I scheduled an interview. This interview is in a week and a half (so I would already have a week and a half of training done). In the event that I am offered a position for this dream job, what do I do about my current job? I do not want to burn any bridges, but how would I go about quitting? The state I live in is an “at-will” state.

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

You would simply submit your resignation. Since you will be on orientation, they likely will not bother with having you work out your notice, but you need to give at least two weeks in your resignation letter. You do not have to give them a reason. It is unlikely to burn any bridges that early in the game, though they will be annoyed, understandably.