Fired within 90 days... advice?

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I was fired from my first nursing job in a big hospital within the 90 day window. It was at will employment, and they told me I was unprofessional and not a good fit (mostly due to me panicking, turns out I have bad anxiety that is now under control). I was discharged during the initial probation period. I have been given advice to leave this job off of an application for a new job. However, I feel like this is dishonest. At the same time, it has been very difficult to find a job, so I am considering it. My former place of employment stated that all they can tell someone if contacted is the dates I worked there and if I was eligible for rehire (I am not). Is it ok to leave it off an application, considering I was there such a short time?

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Never under any circumstance be dishonest. Let the new job know the circumstances and assure them that you learned a lot from your first job. If they are worth working for, they will respect you for this. Good luck in your job search

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Specializes in Medical Surgical-Oncology.

I would leave it off if it was me. Because as a new grad it's already hard to find a job and you wouldn't want to give human resources an excuse not to interview you. Plus, you know in your heart that you have changed and have your anxiety under control. But that is my opinion. Go with your intuition. Good luck with everything!

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leave it off your application.

its not so much about being dishonest, as it is selling yourself to employers. For instance I just wouldn't bring it up at all, but if they flat out ask you if you ever worked as an RN-then I'd be honest.

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Think about it folks, all an employer has to do is a simple check with the BON, should the BON not be aware of previous RN engagements?

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That's my thing mindlor... won't they be able to find out somehow? Yet on the two interviews I've been on (one had the application before I got fired, one didn't), I haven't had luck. The second one kept pushing for answers and I was completely honest with them. They never called, and said their director is very wary of people who have been fired. What I wonder is if the probation period makes a difference on the job app. I also live in a compact state now, and practiced on my original compact license until I moved here. It is a very bad situation, I moved to another state to work, and now I am working part time at a retail store and cannot make ends meet. I'm very worried about getting a job, but I don't want to get in trouble later by deliberately witholding info...

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Ultimately the person that will be effected either way is you. Only you know what is best for you in your situation. I operate from a fairly concrete framework as far as my morality goes but I also realize that not everyone views the world as I do. I will say that honor and integrity are about the only things no one can take from you, those are things you must give away freely.....

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The BON is not the "nurse employment history warehouse"...employers check the BON for a valid license- that's it. :)

I'm not in favor of not including where you've worked- if it comes out, and the new place has ANY idea about getting rid of you, YOU gave them everything they need, since you SIGN the application as being true to the best of your knowledge. You can, however, ask that they not contact them as a reference.

Just say it was a bad fit. :up: When they do a background check, they'll know you aren't wanted by the FBI, or have some heinous background.

Everybody has some place along the line that was a dud fit. Eventually, when you get some experience under your belt, they ask for fewer references- and the most recent count the most; some ask for ALL places of employment, but in reality, they don't check ALL of them.

JMHO :) Good luck :heartbeat

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

You can leave it off of your resume, as you tailor resumes to fit the job you are applying for.

Now when you fill out an application and they ask you to list all places that you have worked in the last five years and have you sign that it is true to the best of your knowledge, then you list the job. Because the signed app is part of what they use to do a background check.

I know my last job, verified my application as part of my background screening

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I used to be a hiring manager in a different line of work. Putting something on your app but leaving it off the resume would make me scratch my head a little.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Neuro, ICU, travel RN, Psych.

Maybe you could list it, but find a way to spin it a bit? Say that you had some unforseen medical issues that are now taken care of. But they affected your ability at the time to give your all to the orientation. Which led to you not working out there?

Just seems to me, if you are a new grad, that it will be obvious that you have worked elsewhere if you were to get hired. It's bound to come out at some point.

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I used to be a hiring manager in a different line of work. Putting something on your app but leaving it off the resume would make me scratch my head a little.

As another poster stated, many applications ask for work history for a set number of years, such as 5-10. A resume is more for highlighting pertinent information related to your current job seeking situation, and it need not necessarily include all of an applicant's work history. In my past experiences, interviewers had access to both the application and the resume, but I am sure this differs among employers.

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