Greetings allnurses! I recently graduated with my BSN. I maintained a 4.0 GPA, recieved nearly every academic award possible from my university, started a student organization that was very active in the community, worked on a large, grant-funded community project, published two research articles in professional journals and presented research at several conferences around the United States. I assumed that my accomplishments would better enable me to find employment; however, the opposite has been true. I applied for two internships and was denied for both. One was at the VA and the other was a local hospital. During my interview at the local hospital, the nurse in charge of the internship program was very skeptical about my research. She stated that she was in her Phd program and has yet to publish research, so how could I (as an undergrad) publish two research studies. As a new nurse, what types of qualities should I present during an interview? I thought research publication was an incredible accomplishment that would be praised by employers; however thus far in my job search, I feel it has hindered my success.
