Hello all! I've currently been working as an RN on a medsurg unit for 4 months; I graduated in June, passed my boards relatively quickly and accepted this job as it was the only one offered to me at the time. I am extremely unhappy there for a lot of reasons and have been looking for a way to get out, but assumed that I was too "new" for anyone and that's why I wasn't receiving calls back about any other job. The turnover on my current unit is extremely high, with 3 nurses leaving within a few weeks of each other just since I started. But, it's medsurg, and I think that's expected.
A friend of mine works for one of the biggest nonprofit hospitals in the area (and a big competitor of the hospital I work in) in their Emergency Room. A few weeks ago, she mentioned to me that they were hiring -- being that working in an ER is my absolute dream job, I immediately was interested. I completed my internship in an emergency room and before working as an RN, I worked as an aide in an ICU for 2 years... but I was still worried that my lack of real "nursing" experience was going to hurt me once again. A few weeks went by without me hearing anything, and I began to lose hope.
But today, that hospital's talent acquisition team called me today for an interview for their Emergency Room position next week. I am extremely nervous about what the interview will entail now that I have some RN experience under my belt... Especially because I'm pretty sure that my interview for the medsurg unit wasn't too pressing, as my manager will hire just about anyone because of the high turnover.
Does anyone have any tips for interviewing for an ER position?? I really want this job!!!!
whatever you do, DO NOT talk negatively about your current job!!! No matter what you think about it! Speak about the future and what you aspirations are for it. Any time you speak about another work environment in a negative way, they may see it as a complaint , or a person not interested in fixing that problem. Trust me, I have heard it all in interviews and what makes me want to hire one nurse vs another..Good luck!
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whatever you do, DO NOT talk negatively about your current job!!! No matter what you think about it! Speak about the future and what you aspirations are for it. Any time you speak about another work environment in a negative way, they may see it as a complaint , or a person not interested in fixing that problem. Trust me, I have heard it all in interviews and what makes me want to hire one nurse vs another..Good luck!