Cedars-Sinai just opened their New Grad RN Residency for the Winter 2024 Cohort, with a start date of Monday, February 5, 2024! Anyone applying?
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Congratulations to everyone who got an offer. For those who didn't, don't give up. This was my second time applying before getting an offer. Is anyone interested in creating a facebook group for our cohort?
Congratulations to everyone who got an offer. For those who didn't, don't give up. This was my second time applying before getting an offer. Is anyone interested in creating a facebook group for our cohort?
Has anyone applied to 8N - Brain and Spine? If so, did you hear anything back yet
Hi! Long shot to get a reply, but worth a shot. How was your interview? What kind of questions were you asked?
pinklover said:
I have an interview with surgical spine 8N! For first week of December. Anyone know how the interview questions will be? Originally applied for Peds and med surge. I'm also curious does anyone have their RN license already ?
Hi! Long shot to get a reply, but worth a shot. How was your interview? What kind of questions were you asked?
Hello! If you don't mind, what type of questions did the unit ask? Any advice? Super nervous
I don't recall the specific questions but even if I did, I'm pretty sure we're not allowed to post them here. I think I've seen them deleted in the past. I would suggest preparing answers for a few specific topics and using those to answer the questions. As long as the topic is vaguely related it will work. So for example, here are some generic questions I always have a specific example/answer for:
Why I want to work there
What are my top skills/attributes/strengths?
you can also use this to answer "Why are you a good candidate for this position?" or work part of this answer into question #1 above; interviewers want to know what you bring to the table, not just want you want from them
A mistake I made, how I fixed it, and *what learned from it* to avoid it in the future
don't make this a critical mistake like giving Oxy to the wrong pt!
mistakes on the job are inevitable and expected, especially as a new grad; what matters is taking ownership and learning
a conflict with a worker and how I resolved it & learned from it
a time when I gave exceptional care to a patient
this can also be used to highlight your strengths & skills if they haven't asked you about them OR you can briefly mention those strengths/skills again to reinforce them in the interviewers minds
no matter what your story is, mention how patient SAFETY was part of it
General keywords you may want to use, but make sure they make sense and ideally have an example ready to go:
***SAFETY*** (as a new grad, there's a lot you don't know, what efforts will you make to practice safely while you are learning and making mistakes along the way?)
I don't recall the specific questions but even if I did, I'm pretty sure we're not allowed to post them here. I think I've seen them deleted in the past. I would suggest preparing answers for a few specific topics and using those to answer the questions. As long as the topic is vaguely related it will work. So for example, here are some generic questions I always have a specific example/answer for:
Why I want to work there
What are my top skills/attributes/strengths?
you can also use this to answer "Why are you a good candidate for this position?" or work part of this answer into question #1 above; interviewers want to know what you bring to the table, not just want you want from them
A mistake I made, how I fixed it, and *what learned from it* to avoid it in the future
don't make this a critical mistake like giving Oxy to the wrong pt!
mistakes on the job are inevitable and expected, especially as a new grad; what matters is taking ownership and learning
a conflict with a worker and how I resolved it & learned from it
a time when I gave exceptional care to a patient
this can also be used to highlight your strengths & skills if they haven't asked you about them OR you can briefly mention those strengths/skills again to reinforce them in the interviewers minds
no matter what your story is, mention how patient SAFETY was part of it
General keywords you may want to use, but make sure they make sense and ideally have an example ready to go:
***SAFETY*** (as a new grad, there's a lot you don't know, what efforts will you make to practice safely while you are learning and making mistakes along the way?)
compassionate, respectful care
prioritization
learning opportunity
communication skills
SBAR/report to healthcare workers
therapeutic comm. with patients & family
time management & delegation
Hope that helps
Thank you for sharing! How long did it take for you to get an offer?
NurseSol
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Wishing you the best ??