Emailing nurse recruiter..

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Okay so I was interviewed by a nurse recruiter at the children's hospital in my area in July 2015. At the time, there were no available openings and I knew that going in. She said that I would be considered for any openings in the future and to email her at any time.

I was on the hospital's website and I see that there is an opening for part time overnights on a med surg floor. I emailed her back in December in an attempt to stay on her radar, but there were no positions at that time. It was a kind of a "hey I'm still here" email.

Now that there is a position open, I was going to apply and email her after. This is what I have so far..

Dear :Recruiter:

My name is Dana and you interviewed me back in July of 2015. At the time, there were no open positions. I was just looking on the :hospital's website: and I see that there is a part time medical surgical nurse position open.

I am still very interested in working at :hospital: Since we last spoke, I have gained some hospital experience as well as pediatric experience. I have applied for the open position and I hope that you are still considering me for future employment opportunities.

I hope to hear back from you soon.

Sincerely,

Me

Does this sound okay? Should I not email her at all? Thanks!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

At this point, I believe you have absolutely nothing to lose by emailing this recruiter to gently attract her attention toward your application. Good luck to you!

[amb218, BSN, RN]

Definitely email and perhaps include more in the email about your personal skill set and maybe more information about your recent peds experience? That way, it'll be a little more focused than just an "I'm interested" email and show that you're really serious! Good luck! :)

[cjcsoon2bnp, MSN, RN, NP]

To the OP, I think it's a great idea that you e-mail the recruiter and remind her of your strong interest in working for their institution. I would suggest that you get a little more specific on your hospital and pediatric experience. I would also change a little bit of the wording at the end to take it from a passive tone to a more confident/assertive tone that will help catch the recruiter's attention. I have some experience as a nurse manager and as a nursing faculty member, I routinely help to review the cover letters/resumes for my students as they apply for positions prior to and after graduating from nursing school. If you are interested in having me review your letter and make a few suggestions please feel free to PM me and we can chat more. Best of luck and keep us posted!

!Chris