CHLA Versant RN Residency September 2020 Cohort

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Hi! I know the application for CHLA's RN Residency Program doesn't come out until March 2nd, 2020, but I just wanted to get a heads start!

I'm planning on applying for their NICCU and was curious if anyone knew what the prescreen interview would consist of?

hi everyone! I have my interview for the Heart Institute coming up! I was wondering if those who have interviewed could give some insight on how their interviews went? Were the questions behavioral or clinical? Was it a panel interview? What would your biggest advice be? Any insight or advice would be much appreciated ?

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9 hours ago, sunnysideup heart nurse said:

hi everyone! I have my interview for the Heart Institute coming up! I was wondering if those who have interviewed could give some insight on how their interviews went? Were the questions behavioral or clinical? Was it a panel interview? What would your biggest advice be? Any insight or advice would be much appreciated ?

Hi! I know that every unit does things differently, but I had a panel interview with 2 managers and 5 staff RNs. They were incredibly friendly and the whole thing lasted only 25 minutes. If your interview is via WebEx like mine was, I highly suggest going to their website and doing a practice meeting first to make sure your audio and sound is good. Have confidence because they wouldn’t be interviewing you if they didn’t already want you! I personally was not asked clinical questions but that could be different for you. Know why you want to work at CHLA and have 3-5 good questions prepared to ask at the end. Good luck, you got this!

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10 hours ago, sunnysideup heart nurse said:

hi everyone! I have my interview for the Heart Institute coming up! I was wondering if those who have interviewed could give some insight on how their interviews went? Were the questions behavioral or clinical? Was it a panel interview? What would your biggest advice be? Any insight or advice would be much appreciated ?

I’ll add on because NICCU did it differently! I had a 20 minute meet and greet with 3 managers first that was basically an intro interview, mostly wanting to know about me. Then I had a 45 minute interview with 5 staff and it was mostly behavioral but I think I had 1 or 2 clinical questions (hard to remember now haha). Make sure you’ve done your research about the hospital and your unit(s) specifically, have lots of questions prepared to ask them, and don’t be afraid to express your passion and excitement for this opportunity! And again, have confidence and peace knowing that they are interested in you and that you are qualified for the job ? best of luck!!

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@sunnysideup heart nurse: are they still interviewing candidates for new grad heart institute?

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is anyone else still waiting to hear back from the heart institute as well?

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@jcm1998 and @anjo98 WOW!, thank you both so much for your feedback! it means a lot and I will do my very best. congratulations to the both of you! ☺️

3 hours ago, MichelleJ01 said:

@sunnysideup heart nurse: are they still interviewing candidates for new grad heart institute?

hi! I believe that there are two days where the HI is conducting interviews this week! I received an email about two weeks ago with an invite to interview! best of luck, I hope you received the opportunity too!

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@hopefulwithsmiles and @sunnysideup heart nurse: I am still waiting to hear from the Heart Institute. I hope they will conduct interviews after the second day of interviews. I am a bit nervous.

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On 6/9/2020 at 9:15 PM, sunnysideup heart nurse said:

hi everyone! I have my interview for the Heart Institute coming up! I was wondering if those who have interviewed could give some insight on how their interviews went? Were the questions behavioral or clinical? Was it a panel interview? What would your biggest advice be? Any insight or advice would be much appreciated ?

How’d the interview go? Did they tell you when you should hear back by?

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Anyone heard from Med/Surg yet?

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26 minutes ago, cvaldez5 said:

Anyone heard from Med/Surg yet?

I have not heard anything :/

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29 minutes ago, nb18 said:

I have not heard anything ?

Did you receive an email from them about waiting for their reply between now until the end of June to schedule an interview?

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For the Heart Institute: I talked to the unit manager today. They've finished interviewing and they're making their final decisions today.

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