Do you have to include a recent job on new Application?

cherick22 · Oct 9, 2009

No, don't put this on your resume. You dont have to include anything you don't want to.

rnwotwob1 · Oct 9, 2009

no, you don't. consider it a temporary position - anything under 6 months.

(it's a shame that had to be your first position/first experience in the medical field. look at it as a learning experience of the sort of place you don't want to be at)

LeaRNed · Oct 9, 2009

No, it is not mandatory for you to put any job on an application.

elkpark · Oct 9, 2009

You are taking a chance to leave it off. Applications typically request you to list all your previous employment (or all within the last X years, or whatever), and a discrepancy between what's on the application and what's on your resumé will look fishy to people. Also, if you leave it off your resumé and application, there is always a chance (and the chance is getting greater and greater as time goes on, and employers get more sophisticated and detailed about background checks) that a potential employer will find out about this employment in the course of checking your references and doing the background check -- plus, nursing tends to be a small "club" in most areas, and nursing administrators talk to each other. Many employers consider leaving a job off an application or your resumé to be dishonesty that is grounds for eliminating you for consideration for employment (or firing you if you've already been hired). Is that a chance you want to take?

Honesty is always the best policy in nursing. We're talking about an occupation where people's lives depend on our personal honesty and integrity. Please don't start out your career by "cutting corners." Lots of people, including new grads, leave a job after a v. short time because they found the job wasn't for them -- it's not unusual or a big deal in nursing. There's nothing wrong or bad about putting this job on your resumé and application -- and be prepared to talk about the job and why you left in interviews without sounding defensive or badmouthing your previous employer in any way ("not a good fit" is the classic nursing language you use for this kind of situation :)). Plenty of other nurses have been in your same situation over the years, and it's turned out to be just a v. minor bump on the road of their career. Best wishes!

rnwotwob1 · Oct 9, 2009

not always the case. i clipped an article from the newspaper stating that anything under 6 months can be considered temp. The article was written by an employment specialist. they would know.

why on earth would a person list it on the resume but not on the app?

sometimes you can list duties under "related experience". (that was in the same article)

Creamsoda, ASN, RN · Oct 9, 2009

Leave it off. If for whatever reason potential employers find out and ask, tell them but you were only there for 3 weeks so there is no point in putting it on your application OR resume. Just pretend like it didnt even happen, lol.

elkpark · Oct 9, 2009

not always the case. i clipped an article from the newspaper stating that anything under 6 months can be considered temp. The article was written by an employment specialist. they would know.
why on earth would a person list it on the resume but not on the app?
sometimes you can list duties under "related experience". (that was in the same article)

I'm sure that plenty of people leave things off their resumés and applications all the time and it works out fine for them, but, IMHO, why take the chance of it coming back to bite you at some point? Esp. when there's no particular reason to be ashamed or secretive about what is a fairly common experience in nursing.

cocosmama · Oct 10, 2009

I say leave it off! i had a similar experience. Only thing was I have been a nurse a very long time, but this particular job was only my third job in 10 years..

I went through the verrrryyy lengthhhyyyy (3 weeks) hospital orientation, took repeat ekg classess (even though i could read a strip backwards) etc.....I only lasted about 3 shifts. It was the WORST job ever. i walked in at the end of my shift, asked nicely to have a different preceptor. Needless to say they would not make the change. My reasons were valid. So I quit. Right there.

I just got a job at one of the top children's hospitals in the country. I did not list them anywhere, resume or online app.

There are plenty of nurses out there that have been in the same situation. After such a short time, its impossible for that employer to have a good idea with what kind of nurse you are. Do not risk it. People give bad references....That is a fact. No matter what you hear, it happens.

Just start fresh! There are a ton of jobs out there.....You will find one that fits and that is right for you!

JStyles1 · Oct 10, 2009

leave it off if you can afford to. i'm in the same position as you. the professionalism and teamwork are seriously lacking at the job i have been at for close to a month and i'm in the process of finding another job. i put them on my application so it wouldnt look like i havent worked since july. this way i've worked since september :)

what sucks is when you put them on there and they see you've left so soon and ask you about it. i had an interview recently and was asked why i am looking to leave my current position. you don't want to bash the other company so you have to choose you words carefully.

Spritenurse1210, BSN, RN · Oct 15, 2009

It's really up to you. Most employers will understand the phrase "the position wasn't a good fit for me," without further explaination, and it doesn't bash your ex employer. best of luck