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?

Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

The fact that the previous employer "wouldn't rehire" is all that need be said. Noone said anything about her former bosses. "trashing" her. The answer "no" to the rehire question is all that needs to be said, the prospective hr will get the hint. Hence, the whole reasoning behind their advise of leaving this job off of any future application.

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.
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:

And that should be "really" !!! I can't believe auto correct let that one slip by!! :eek:

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Hi... OP here :)

Thanks for the feedback. Wanted to clarify that I was NOT given this advice by hr. I am trying to simply see if this will be the best option for me. Going the "honest" route has brought me no luck. I know it is wrong to leave out info. Wanted to try this forum to see if anyone has been where I am now. I also want to clarify that my manager's official reason was unsatisfactory performance. I may have simply made a bad choice to go to cardiovascular stepdown straight out of school, and it got to me. I had to get professional help during this time, and they did not give me the choice to resign.

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Specializes in OB.

Blue Belle - here is how I would handle it: I would list the job. In this day and age nothing can be hidden.

However, I would list reason let go as "poor fit for the position" and when asked to explain state "I feel that I made a poor choice to attempt to go directly into a critical care area right out of school. It became apparent that it would be better for me to get a good grounding in basic med-surg nursing care first." This finesses the issue while taking responsibility and showing insight.

You are not obligated to divulge anything about your personal medical history to an interviewer.

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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?

dont lie cause if ever before the nursing board they will get all your applications and charge you with unprofessional conduct

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

this.

i have a dear friend who is an experienced nurse.

she got a new job and worked there 3 months, ended up getting fired.

it really was a bad environment but that's besides the point.

the point being, she decided to leave this job off her resume, got hired elsewhere and around 5 months into the job...

the DON called her at home, asking why she left this particular job off her resume.

she was fired over the phone.

there's a network out there...amongst DON's and other administrative folks.

they get together at meetings, seminars, some are personal friends.

they talk, trade stories...

as meriwhen stated, the truth eventually comes out.

i don't think it's a matter of moral vs amoral...just know, people talk...

even as far as 40 miles away.

that said, i'd leave the job on the resume, and talk honestly in your interviews.

someone will hire you.

i see it this way:

there are thousands who are job hunting, have had jobs, and have never been fired...

yet are still receiving rejection letters left and right.

maybe your inability to get a job now, has more to do with hiring more experienced candidates, and less to do with your termination.

stay strong.

many of us have been where you are now.

leslie

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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?

Are you even a nurse?

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Are you even a nurse?

No, but I stayed at a Holiday inn last night.

Seriously though, a few more weeks of school then NCLEX and then I will be

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there's a network out there...amongst DON's and other administrative folks.

they get together at meetings, seminars, some are personal friends.

they talk, trade stories...

And that clearly explains my point of how word of mouth about a person gets around.

HR may legally not say anything more than you are a Do Not Rehire. But someone at your potential new job may have a friend at the job you were fired from, they get around to talking and somehow your name comes up...and there you go. You'd be surprised who knows who and where. And it's not illegal for people to swap war stories about work, and it's not slander if anything said is factual. But this informal chit-chat could nail you in the end.

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And that clearly explains my point of how word of mouth about a person gets around.

HR may legally not say anything more than you are a Do Not Rehire. But someone at your potential new job may have a friend at the job you were fired from, they get around to talking and somehow your name comes up...and there you go. You'd be surprised who knows who and where. And it's not illegal for people to swap war stories about work, and it's not slander if anything said is factual. But this informal chit-chat could nail you in the end.

I went to a group interview one time where the entire interview consisted of the panel asking me questions that pertained directly to the disaster place I had just left. They were obviously comparing what they had heard through the grapevine to what one of the "blacklisted" ex-employees had to say. I figured that one out before the interview was half over, and I was not surprised when I did not get a job offer.

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.
No, but I stayed at a Holiday inn last night.

Seriously though, a few more weeks of school then NCLEX and then I will be

Then cross fingers that BON's duties don't come up as a question on your computer screen during your NCLEX...

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Specializes in Pediatric, adult medical, lt.

My employer will automatically terminate you if caught falsifying an application no matter how long you have been there when it is found out.

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