Annoying or showing determination???

[ilovenursing2009]

i applied to a new grad program which is very hard to get into. there were about 600 people that applied. i received an email stating my submitted portfolio has been submitted to the hiring manager at the hospital of my first choice. if chosen for a phone interview i will get a call by nov 30th. that was very good news because it meant i made it to the next step and the manager will actually see my portfolio. i do not know how many applicants were sent to the nurse manager; so i am still concerned that my portfolio will not stand out and i want to do everything i can to make it known that i want this job more then anything!!!!!!!!

question: should i go down there on monday and introduce myself and hand the nurse manager my professional portfolio (it contains things like achievements, recommendations and my resume among other things)?

is that annoying to the nurse manger or showing determination that i want this job?

i would not take more than 10 minutes if his/her time. i tried to call hr and find out the managers name, but they will not give it to me. i was originally going to send out an introduction letter instead of just showing up.

thanks so much for your input!!!

[Music in My Heart]

Let's see ... 600 applicants all trying to get "just 10 minutes" of special attention from the hiring managers = 6000 minutes = 100 hours ... of people distracting the hiring team from its work, clogging up the parking lot, driving the Security Department crazy trying to get in to see someone without an appointment ... etc.

Yeah, you guessed it. I'm with the camp that says "annoying" and more likely to hurt you than help you.

Good luck!

I love analytical people!!

[Needsmorechocolate, ASN]

All those apps were not for one position....and yes I agree and understand that going down there would be taking up the managers precious time. That is why I asked first.

Sarcasm like that is not helping me or making me feel any better.

I honestly do not think LLG was trying to be sarcastic. I think LLG was trying to show the reality of what happens to managers when there are many applicants for only a few jobs in a tight job market.

The benefits of being part of AN allows nurses to draw on the experience and assistance from other nurses. We are here to support each other and grow.

I wish you the best of luck in your job search.

[netglow, ASN, RN]

Always remember that it just might end up you are called in and find you are not impressed at all! I can't tell you how many times I've been less than impressed with what was said to be spectacular. Don't go in there already dying for the job. If you do, you will end up begging somehow even if you didn't intend to. Let them impress you!

[pennyaline]

Advisor...what advisor. This hospital has an HR that is impossible to get a hold of. I am just a name in a pile! HR of the hospital sent the email. Why do you think it says a great deal that HR would not tell me the nurse mangers name?

If you are applying to a new grad program, I assume you are nearing graduation. If you are still a student, you have an advisor.

If the HR department sent the e-mail with no further instructions, then that is the extent of the communication they want at this point. If they will not give you anymore contact information or the name of the department head, it's because they don't want or warrant more contact at this time.