Cedars-Sinai RN New Grad 2011

clk0893 · Jul 26, 2011

Murse2244

maybe you are still in...good luck!

Murse2244 · Jul 26, 2011

Thank you for your support but I feel like my got lost in the (proverbial) mail... E-mail that is. I mean this is nothing short of ridiculous! I wish you all the best and please don't give up!

Ms. Informed · Jul 27, 2011

Don't worry. I got my rejection email as well. I've come to the conclusion that Cedars isn't worth it. From what I found out, several of my classmates got hired, and they all had lower GPAs than me, were much older, and didn't get their license until WEEKS after getting hired (I got mine before July..like how they told us to). I followed directions and worked hard in school, but clearly Cedars didn't see that. It was also disappointing and ridiculous to see how many out of state people they hired. Anyways, I'm glad this is finally over with.

clk0893 · Jul 27, 2011

I'm sorry Ms. Informed. I'm sure you were extremely qualified. I felt that I was. I still think we were close picks to have gotten the reject so late.

did you see the list of hirees? how do you know so much about who got hired?

ya, you'd think not being able to take the NCLEX in the timeframe they gave would've disqualified those people or showed that they can't follow instructions and aren't really interested.

I'm wondering how important it is to have a referral to get into Cedars. I didn't have one.

Ms. Informed · Jul 27, 2011

Thank you. I'm sure you were extremely qualified as well

I haven't seen a list (I wish I had access). I just know of at least 10 people who got hired, most of which were my classmates, the others were out of state. Not to mention that several other people on this thread mentioned that they were moving from out of state just for Cedars.

ETA- I didn't even know about my classmates until a few days ago (right before the second cohort orientation). It seems like those who got hired were silent this year as opposed to the past years.

clk0893 · Aug 2, 2011

Can you reapply for the next cohort? or was this a one shot deal? thx

Murse2244 · Aug 3, 2011

As long as it is w/in a year of you graduating... Otherwise you don't qualify (I believe) for the new grad program.

prashantvaghela2008 · Aug 12, 2011

why this hospital group is not willing to accept foreign nurse in their new grad rn program.

BNice74, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2011

why this hospital group is not willing to accept foreign nurse in their new grad rn program.

I don't think it would be fair to hire foreign nurse grads when the United States has a 9% unemployment rate. And new grads that are born and raised in the United States, that went to nursing school in the United States, can't even get jobs themselves. Sorry that is just my opinion.

prashantvaghela2008 · Aug 12, 2011

American is made of immigrant people, nobody is legal citizen, unless you are native American, so many years ago your grand father came to US like me, so you are lucky to born here, otherwise you will born in underdeveloped country like us then you will go through same pain like us, and understand that it is very hart survive in foreign land and it also very hard for foreign nurse to find job in USA even though there is huge shortage of nurses in California,

BNice74, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2011

Don't worry. I got my rejection email as well. I've come to the conclusion that Cedars isn't worth it. From what I found out, several of my classmates got hired, and they all had lower GPAs than me, were much older, and didn't get their license until WEEKS after getting hired (I got mine before July..like how they told us to). I followed directions and worked hard in school, but clearly Cedars didn't see that. It was also disappointing and ridiculous to see how many out of state people they hired. Anyways, I'm glad this is finally over with.

I'm sorry Ms. Informed. I'm sure you were extremely qualified. I felt that I was. I still think we were close picks to have gotten the reject so late.
did you see the list of hirees? how do you know so much about who got hired?
ya, you'd think not being able to take the NCLEX in the timeframe they gave would've disqualified those people or showed that they can't follow instructions and aren't really interested.
I'm wondering how important it is to have a referral to get into Cedars. I didn't have one.

I have 2 good friends that were hired into the new grad program and both took their NCLEX the first week of July, which was fine considering the last 2 cohorts didn't start until after July 25. Yes the original letter said they wanted NCLEX by June 30 but it seems CSMC decided to give new grads that graduated in May/June a chance to get jobs too. My friends both graduated in May and weren't even eligible to sit for NCLEX until the end of June. The first dates available were after July 4. So it's not that they "can't follow directions" its just how it worked out.

@Ms.Informed: I'm sorry you didn't get the job but you sound very bitter. I am sure everyone that was chosen for the new grad program worked very hard in school - otherwise they wouldn't have made it as far as they did in the interview process. As for the ones that were much older, perhaps they bring something to the table that CSMC wanted - like past job experience and/or customer service experience. GPAs are important but they are not everything. I am sure CSMC puts a lot of effort into who they choose to hire, from GPA to clinical experience, to what school you graduated from, to how you interviewed and even past life experience. Lets not forget the essay either and the person you interviewed with - I am sure that played a huge role in who was hired. If the person that you interviewed with really loved you but also loved 10 other new grads, they still had to pick only 1 or 2 b/c everyone else interviewing prob had a handful of people they wanted to hire too. So after you factor in all the variables you still have to account for luck.

If you don't mind me asking what school did you go to? In the cohort my friends are in, they said there were people from Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Los Angeles, MSMC, the Bay Area, a few from University of Arizona, and some from other schools in or around LA . Of those in the cohort, a third were not from Los Angeles (some form SF, some from AZ), half the new hires had BSNs and the others have MSNs. Some people were brand new grads and others had been out of school for a year, looking for a job. I agree it sucks that out of state people were hired over local people, but unfortunately it's out of our control.

Everyone that went to open house was qualified otherwise they wouldn't have been invited. Keep in mind CSMC received over 1300 applications. They only invited 300 to the open house and out of the 300 they only hired approx 80 people. I understand some people are upset they didn't get jobs but it's not very nice to judge the ones that were chosen. I'm not saying this to be rude, but having a bad attitude will not help anyone when interviewing anywhere.

I would like to send a big congratulations to the people that were hired and best of luck to the people that are still looking. :yeah:

BNice74, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2011

I am not saying foreigners should never work in the U.S nor am I saying new grad programs should not accept foreign nurses (a huge majority of the workforce in California are from other countries) but right now, in this economy, in 2011 there is little work for anybody so I can understand hospitals not hiring from out of the country and limiting hiring to American born citizens (which are considered legal citizen of the United States)
Yes my grandparents are from other other countries and I am very proud of my heritage and of being an American.