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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leaving the job off your resume is one thing. You can do that. But the direct question, have you ever been let go or fired from a facility and why... you can't lie on that.

and if you have a gap in your resume, be prepared for them to ask you why.

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There is no evidence where OP states firing agency advised her to leave the job off the resume. In fact anyone in HR would never make such a suggestion. Secondly I think it makes perfect sense for a BON to know which nurses are working where.

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Why would it make sense for the BON to know where an RN is employed? It's not part of what they do...at least in Massachusetts. They have too many important things to do.

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I'd list it because the truth has a habit of coming out and biting you.

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There is no evidence where OP states firing agency advised her to leave the job off the resume. In fact anyone in HR would never make such a suggestion. Secondly I think it makes perfect sense for a BON to know which nurses are working where.

Mindlor, you just have got to do a little "study-up" if you are going to enter nursing, even as a student you need to know what a BON is/does. And, as far as the world of healthcare goes, it ain't nothing like the "real world" so this is a big heads-up to ya.

If I got advised not to list by a NM who let me go, I would not list. That my friend is street for you are going to be trashed. FYI, nursing folks will trash you, again, we are talking healthcare, not the real world. Healthcare, like the military runs by it's own rules.

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I appreciate your insight and will take all you have said into consideration. That said, OP never said her emploer said do not list. in fact, the employer CANNOT TRASH anyone. All they can legally divulge is dates worked, and if they would rehire, Thats it. The exact same labor laws that govern every other business in the US apply to healthcare. I am assuming and the OP can clarify, that the advice to leave the job off the resume came from family or friend....

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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...

i probably would not list this position on my resume but if asked on an application or during an interview if you have ever been fired from a position i would definitely tell them. it's amazing how things travel in health care if you are looking in the same geographical area. someone always knows someone who knows someone who knows that you got fired from your last job.

as far as the bon is concerned at least in my state the only information employers receive from them is whether your license is active and if you currently or have had in the past any restrictions on your license.

good luck in your job hunt :)

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I would leave it off, if you feel like you want to address it you could mention it in the interview. But I've had a couple of jobs that didn't work out for me and I left before the probation period was up, and it has never come up at all. I did mention one of them at an interview and explained some issues that from my point of view it was something I realized that I didn't want to do and they thanked me for my honesty and then offered me the job.

I recently got my credit check report from the three big companies and the only jobs they have listed there are two temp jobs I held 15 years ago when I first moved here.

I also did review a background check that I got for a job and it didn't have anything listed at all in reference to my job history.

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I appreciate your insight and will take all you have said into consideration. That said, OP never said her emploer said do not list. in fact, the employer CANNOT TRASH anyone. All they can legally divulge is dates worked, and if they would rehire, Thats it. The exact same labor laws that govern every other business in the US apply to healthcare. I am assuming and the OP can clarify, that the advice to leave the job off the resume came from family or friend....

Legally, that's what they are supposed to do. And HR departments are usually compliant with that.

In reality, the world of nursing is small and word of mouth about a person can travel by many routes.

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If you say you worked somewhere when in fact you hadn't, they would find that out. Or if you say you worked at that place for 3 years instead of

If you want any chance at being hired again, I would not mention this job even if they directly ask you if you've ever been fired. That is such a big red flag. They specifically ask that question to weed people out. Hardly anyone would give you a second chance like that in this economy. I think in the past, when there were sign on bonuses and a nursing shortage, it was still possible to get hired while being honest about things like this. Not any more. Trust me, the only way they can find out is if someone you used to work with ends up working there and tells the manager they know you from a previous employer. Even then, the risk is worth it because you sure won't get a job now if you say you're a new grad with

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There is no evidence where OP states firing agency advised her to leave the job off the resume. In fact anyone in HR would never make such a suggestion. Secondly I think it makes perfect sense for a BON to know which nurses are working where.

Lol!! YOU be the one to suggest that bon's keep track of of every nurses employment situations and see how far you get! Reasly?! :lol2:

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and saying you're not rehirable is basically saying you were fired.

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