Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) RN Residency July 2022

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Hello! I haven't seen a thread for the upcoming July 2022 cohort and wanted to create one. I just applied and I'm crossing my fingers for this one. Feel free to share any insights or any updates on the application process. 

Good luck to everyone!

On 4/25/2022 at 7:36 AM, JTX said:

Hey guys! I have my second round interview coming up for 5W. Has anyone heard what style of questions the unit normally ask for this round? I'm assuming like patient scenarios/behavioral questions?

I spoke to a couple people who’ve been through CHLA’s interview process and they say it depends on the unit you’re interviewing with. Some of the general questions that one person told me were:

• A lot of “tell us about a time when…” questions.

• Why you think your personality/who you are as a person is best fit to be a nurse on that specific unit.

• What would be the most challenging part of working on that unit and how you’d overcome those challenges?

• How did COVID impact nursing school for you and how did you overcome those challenges?

 

That’s all I got! Hope it helps!?

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Does anyone know when we will hear back with offers? ☺️

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7 hours ago, NurseKay2 said:

Does anyone know when we will hear back with offers? ☺️

I believe HR will start sending out offers early next week 

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Any tips for 2nd round of interviews for those who had it today? ? I have mine tomorrow and I'm sooo nervous!

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54 minutes ago, bsngraddie said:

Any tips for 2nd round of interviews for those who had it today? ? I have mine tomorrow and I'm sooo nervous!

I had interviews with 2 different units and each asked completely different things! One asked simple situational questions (priority, possible conflict) and the other asked more general behavioral questions (tell us a time..., strengths). My interviews were both around ~40 minutes, and they actually asked a lot of questions within that time frame. 

My best advice is to be prepared with really great clinical stories that show who you are as a nurse. I was super nervous too and I honestly don't think I even did that well myself haha, but I just tried my best to show my personality! Remind yourself to relax and breathe during your interview! Good luck, you got this! ?  

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Hey! Does anyone know if CHLA hires new grads for day shift? 

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1 hour ago, woopdee said:

I had interviews with 2 different units and each asked completely different things! One asked simple situational questions (priority, possible conflict) and the other asked more general behavioral questions (tell us a time..., strengths). My interviews were both around ~40 minutes, and they actually asked a lot of questions within that time frame. 

My best advice is to be prepared with really great clinical stories that show who you are as a nurse. I was super nervous too and I honestly don't think I even did that well myself haha, but I just tried my best to show my personality! Remind yourself to relax and breathe during your interview! Good luck, you got this! ?  

Thank you friend!! I'm sure you did amazing at your interviews!

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2 hours ago, woopdee said:

I had interviews with 2 different units and each asked completely different things! One asked simple situational questions (priority, possible conflict) and the other asked more general behavioral questions (tell us a time..., strengths). My interviews were both around ~40 minutes, and they actually asked a lot of questions within that time frame. 

My best advice is to be prepared with really great clinical stories that show who you are as a nurse. I was super nervous too and I honestly don't think I even did that well myself haha, but I just tried my best to show my personality! Remind yourself to relax and breathe during your interview! Good luck, you got this! ?  

Wow thank you so much for this! I'm sure you did amazing. I have an interview today and tomorrow for two different units. Goodluck to you!

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Did anyone interview with the PICU?

If so, how long did your interview last??

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12 hours ago, NurseKay2 said:

Does anyone know when we will hear back with offers? ☺️

I asked at the end of my interview and the nurse told me that they’ll start letting people know around May 3

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6 minutes ago, anairb said:

Did anyone interview with the PICU?

If so, how long did your interview last??

Yes I did! Interview was set up for 30 mins, but was only about an estimate of 15 mins long for me. Not sure if that's how it was for everyone else.

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10 minutes ago, AVNewGrad said:

Yes I did! Interview was set up for 30 mins, but was only about an estimate of 15 mins long for me. Not sure if that's how it was for everyone else.

Mine was 12 minutes!!?

I got discouraged after!? Especially seeing other peoples’ ^^ interviews lasted up to 40 min! Maybe the lengths vary across units.

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