Post interview a little worried.

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I interviewed with a nurse recruiter on 9/28. I thought it went okay. I was told that once i get my references in, and if they were good, that I would get an interview with the nurse manager. She said the next orientation was mid to late november. I forwarded my web based references last Monday (not this past Monday but 10/5). Wouldn't she have emailed me by now if we had talked about starting orientation in late November? Or is it possible that it can be too early?

Also, when i checked to see if my references were in, I accidentally clicked a link titled "Click here if you are no longer interested in this position". I was looking at my references on my iPhone, so the letters were small. I immediately emailed her saying it was an accident.

I was thinking of emailing her on Monday coming up.

On top of that, I knew someone in administration that got me the interview, so although i wasn't relying on her, I was hopeful that maybe it would help.

What are your thoughts? Despite an orientation coming up soon, do you think its still possible to get a second interview?

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I interviewed with a nurse recruiter on 9/28. I thought it went okay. I was told that once i get my references in, and if they were good, that I would get an interview with the nurse manager. She said the next orientation was mid to late november. I forwarded my web based references last Monday (not this past Monday but 10/5). Wouldn't she have emailed me by now if we had talked about starting orientation in late November? Or is it possible that it can be too early?

Also, when i checked to see if my references were in, I accidentally clicked a link titled "Click here if you are no longer interested in this position". I was looking at my references on my iPhone, so the letters were small. I immediately emailed her saying it was an accident.

I was thinking of emailing her on Monday coming up.

On top of that, I knew someone in administration that got me the interview, so although i wasn't relying on her, I was hopeful that maybe it would help.

What are your thoughts? Despite an orientation coming up soon, do you think its still possible to get a second interview?

I would have called her promptly after making that mistake!!!

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I emailed her, didn't call. Actually I did call but didn't leave a VM. I was under the impression she would not get back to me but I should have left a message. I followed up 2 weeks later (yesterday) with an updated email to reflect my new ACLS certification. I will call her tomorrow. I felt like I let too much time pass by. But then again, the interview could have gone better. I'm going to be so disappointed if I don't get called back.

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I emailed her, didn't call. Actually I did call but didn't leave a VM. I was under the impression she would not get back to me but I should have left a message. I followed up 2 weeks later (yesterday) with an updated email to reflect my new ACLS certification. I will call her tomorrow. I felt like I let too much time pass by. But then again, the interview could have gone better. I'm going to be so disappointed if I don't get called back.

Definitely call her ASAP. Hopefully they didn't find anyone else for the position but I'm sure they would have told you or followed up with you in some way. Good luck

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Well I recall calling the human resources front desk and they instructed me to shoot her an email. That's how they communicate since they're so busy. When I check on the website about the status it says i'm still being considered. But i'm worried. The orientation is in mid to late November and I haven't even gotten the second interview. I already signed a release form for the background check, and i sent me references in (web based). I already had the recruiter interview, but it could have gone better, AND i didn't even bring my documents as instructed, but they were faxed 2 days later ( I had to drive 4 hours to the interview, doesn't matter why I forgot them but anyway…). I don't know what to think. They should at least call me for the interview. I am under the impression that if I call this soon I will be seen as pushy, and I don't want to put her on the spot, but at the same time, I coming back home this week, so maybe I should tell her …the status is on the website so i don't want to ask about that. I already asked in my f/u email yesterday. what do you think?

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Well I recall calling the human resources front desk and they instructed me to shoot her an email. That's how they communicate since they're so busy. When I check on the website about the status it says i'm still being considered. But i'm worried. The orientation is in mid to late November and I haven't even gotten the second interview. I already signed a release form for the background check, and i sent me references in (web based). I already had the recruiter interview, but it could have gone better, AND i didn't even bring my documents as instructed, but they were faxed 2 days later ( I had to drive 4 hours to the interview, doesn't matter why I forgot them but anyway…). I don't know what to think. They should at least call me for the interview. I am under the impression that if I call this soon I will be seen as pushy, and I don't want to put her on the spot, but at the same time, I coming back home this week, so maybe I should tell her …the status is on the website so i don't want to ask about that. I already asked in my f/u email yesterday. what do you think?

Ohhh okay. If it says you're still being considered I think you're okay, but I would still call and maybe just ask if she has received your references. I had an interview like two weeks ago, they sent me an email to provide them my references and I finished that fairly quickly and still called the next day to make sure they received them. I don't think asking and/or making sure is being pushy at all. I emailed and called two recruiters multiple times and they didn't have any issues with me doing so. I ended up getting the job so I think it helped rather than hindered.

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I used to worry about being pushy but they're doing their jobs and I'm just trying to get a job lol

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I don't think the interview went too well. I don't know. She seemed kind of flat, like she wasn't too interested. And there were like 2 questions I was unprepared for. I also told her about a story that happened a few months ago about some other nurse's patient who was seizing. I was in charge, and this new nurse asked me frantically what to do. What i told her is that I asked if the patient had a h/o of seizures and the new nurse didn't know. I then noticed that the lady had some aGonal breathing and looked like she was turning a little blue. I never saw a seizure before and I became worried and called a code. She came out of the seizure by the time they got up there so she was okay.

What i didn't tell the recruiter was what else i did. (turn her on her side, suction, and check vitals). I hope the recruiter doesn't think i'm stupid because I didn't actually say what i did before calling the code. (I should have called a rapid, I felt really stupid).

Overall, I feel like I didn't have the confidence I wanted during this interview. You know when you imagine how you'll act during an interview, and then when the interview comes, you do the opposite?

Ugh. Then i asked my reference what she wrote as a negative. She said "well i wrote it in a good way, but i said you need more confidence, and you always ask a lot of questions to make sure you're doing something right.." so i guess she didn't phrase it too poorly.

Another reference (from a non nursing job) who i still keep in touch with as a friend said something similar that I need more confidence and to keep my eye on the goal..w/e that means.

In the interview she said if the references are okay i would go for the second interview. I don't know what the other references said, but i know one of them was great. she said great things about me. I had a total of 6, but the recruiter wanted 4. I thought 2 people weren't going to do it on time so i asked 2 other people, but the 2 people i wanted ended up putting it in, so i ended up with 6.

This is taking forever, and I'm nervous.

What's your thoughts, was it the interview or possibly the references? Do they do a background check? i know that takes a while. I signed a consent form for the background check already, and references.

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