Contacting nurse managers

[Faith.O]

What if I don't want my potential employer call my previous and current ANMs? 

I recently applied to two nursing jobs through different agencies and they both want to contact my previous and current ANM. 

I don't feel good about putting the pressure on my ANMs to do the questionnaire or whatever it's called on top of their busy schedule. (They are nice but I feel like it's ridiculous that every single time I apply to a job my ANMs have to fill out a questionnaire)

I'm also not even sure I want to continue with these job agencies.

[klone, MSN, RN]

If it's a requirement to proceed with the hiring process, what is your other option?

Funny story - I just started a new nurse manager job at a fairly prestigious teaching facility on the west coast. They paid to relocate me across the country, gave me a very generous sign-on bonus, everything. On my second day on the job, I got a call from HR that my references never all went through (she had been on vacation for the 2 weeks leading up to my start date). All of my references responded except the ONE that was absolutely required for the position (my supervisor from my most recent job). And I was told that I NEEDED to have that supervisor reference on file or I could not continue. After being ghosted by that supervisor, I had to track down the person who had originally hired me, and had moved on from the organization 4 months later. Luckily, we were friends on LinkedIn and he responded right away and said he'd be happy to fill out a reference for me.

Anyway, moral of the story - if they say they need a reference from your most recent supervisor, then that's what you need to do. Also, that's part of the job of a supervisor, so you shouldn't feel bad about asking for it.

[Faith.O]

klone said:

If it's a requirement to proceed with the hiring process, what is your other option?

Funny story - I just started a new nurse manager job at a fairly prestigious teaching facility on the west coast. They paid to relocate me across the country, gave me a very generous sign-on bonus, everything. On my second day on the job, I got a call from HR that my references never all went through (she had been on vacation for the 2 weeks leading up to my start date). All of my references responded except the ONE that was absolutely required for the position (my supervisor from my most recent job). And I was told that I NEEDED to have that supervisor reference on file or I could not continue. After being ghosted by that supervisor, I had to track down the person who had originally hired me, and had moved on from the organization 4 months later. Luckily, we were friends on LinkedIn and he responded right away and said he'd be happy to fill out a reference for me.

Anyway, moral of the story - if they say they need a reference from your most recent supervisor, then that's what you need to do. Also, that's part of the job of a supervisor, so you shouldn't feel bad about asking for it.

Thank you for sharing your experience 🙂