Would you hire me back if you were them?

[2klkds]

I posted this on another website and am getting no's and I am really desparate. I already sent off my statement and would be devastated if they it came back denied. Any opinions or help please?

Hello :)

Here is my dilemma, my husband is working two jobs, we have two children, and I am ready to go back to work. I would like to apply at a hospital that I previously worked at before but was discharged from involuntarily. I sent an application and received a rehire review request form in the mail. One of the questions is "Please provide a statement supporting your request for rehire:"

Here is what happened. I worked there about six plus years ago and I had the best job in the world working in pediatrics, I LOVE kids. I thought I was in love and had been going through a bad time in the relationship that I was in, my boyfriend cheated on me and then moved to Florida but he still gave me his phone number, and I was calling him on a calling card from work while I was finishing up my charting. I was warned but did not listen and made the stupidest mistake and was let go. I have regret this decision ever since and now I have an opportunity to hopefully get on at the company.

Here is my statement, would you hire me back?

"To have wisdom is a gift. To have that same wisdom and help others is truly a blessing. I took that for granted and gave up way too easily many years ago. From the time I became a [co.] Medical Explorer all the way through earning my Certified Nursing Assistant status has been a true privelage. I have made many mistakes since that time, but I have also learned from my mistakes and would love the opportunity to show how I can be a great asset to [co.] and a great help to all the patients that I will encounter in my future.

I am now married with two children and more so now than ever understand what responsibility means and just how important life is. I also understand that life is not easy nor fair for anyone and to appreciate each gift that is given to me. The smile on those faces and knowing I will be one of those that helped make everything better will be worth it. I would give anything to have that world back in my life."

[2klkds]

..Still waiting to hear ----Exactly what is a " Medical explorer?" .

A medical explorer is a group of kids age 14-21(?) that are interested in the medical field and they can explore the different roles and types of medicine that they might be interested in.

A medical explorer group leader is responsible for setting up appointments with the hospitals and clinics for explorers to go to, collect dues, set up meetings, conduct meetings, go to a required amount of rounds per month, etc.

The first year I was a Medical Explorer and the second year I applied to be a Group Leader and was accepted...there were four total group leaders I believe along with the director of nursing and guest speakers every so often.

[2klkds]

Anyone???

[ilstu99]

Do you think that if my submission was bad that they would not even have asked that question or do you think it matters?

I don't think it matters. Our HR department has interns that do things like look through applications for missing pieces. That's done before the person doing the hiring ever sees the application.

Best of luck.

[2klkds]

It just confuses me because I talked to one of the reviewers on Friday and she said she wanted to make sure they had everything they needed before she let me go, she came back on the phone and said "everything looks great"..."we will be reviewing on monday".

[Music in My Heart]

Try not to make yourself crazy thinking about it and trying to "read between the lines".

[2klkds]

BUMPed

[CritterLover, BSN, RN]

wow, you really seem to be concerned about this! i guess i would be, too, if it were my opportunity for a job. but i think you need to take the above advice an try to relax.

the phone call can only be either positive or neutral. if they had decided against you, they wouldn't call for further info.

since you got a clarification call, you were still in consideration at some point. we don't know if it was strong consideration, but at least they still have your application open.

hope you hear something definitive soon.

[FireStarterRN, BSN, RN]

It sounds to me as if you have a chance to get the job! Good luck!

[loricatus]

I am sorry if I "sound" immature, and I am sorry if I sound like I should have done more research. I "thought" I had done enough, I had posts on another website, I asked family, one of my friends is a doctor and I asked him, etc. I was just trying to convey how much it really means to me to be back on the staff and to hear most of the opinions that I am hearing about either you would not hire me or I should have been more short and sweet is truthfully depressing to hear. Yes, that is what I put the post here for and I "honestly" do appreciate your opinions, but I feel like most of you think it does not mean anything to me and that I still act like a child. My career was everything to me until I met my husband and then we had children and now I am trying to catch my life back up to get back on track to where I was before. I miss it terribly and it is sad that it seems to be withering away so easily, so easily that I do feel like I am going to the extreme sometimes to get back there and I just do not know what else to do.

Please do not tke offense of what I am about to say, as it is meant as constructive criticism:

Employers really do not care what you feel, only what you can do for them. Why you come off as immature is because of the refernces to yourself, your feelings, your regrets, your happiness, etc. In seeking a job where you must prove you have learned a lesson from past mistakes, you must put the employer/job/patients first in your words and actions. Although it will make you happy to be working for them again, what have you said to make them believe they would benefit from having you back, or how productive you can be for them?

I think some of the other posters were trying to tell you this, in a more subtle way than I approacjed it. You have to start looking outside yourself and put yourself in another's shoes to approach this problem.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

I think you have a decent shot.

Good luck!

Oh, the OP was clear that, while talking to her ex on the phone, she wasn't paying attention to her work and made a mistake after she'd been warned to stay off the phone.

[beachbum3]

I too think your statement was incredibly unprofessional. In the future, leave out all the personal stuff. If you were fired 6 years ago, you were 24 then and 30 now. All you need to say is that you've grown and matured since then and would like an opportunity to prove you've learned from your mistakes and would be an asset to the company. Its expected that one grows and changes from age 24 to 30. You could even throw in that at the time you allowed a personal situation to cloud your judgment and you've learned as you've grown over the past 6 years to maintain professionalism and not allow personal issues to affect your work performance.

However, given that you've already submitted the statement its all sort of irrelevant. Just remember for the next time- keep it professional. Don't talk about anything personal like that, they don't really care, nor do they want to hear it. HR wants to know about things like your work ethic, how you handle yourself at work, and how you are going to benefit their company/facility.

You seem really, really hung up and stressed out over this particular job. Try to calm down and get some perspective. This is not the last job on earth, nor is it the last hospital there is. It may take some time and you may need to do something else in the mean time. Is there a LTC facility that might be hiring CNAs? How about a different hospital? Any other hospitals in the area that you could commute to? What about a home health agency?

Hang in there and try to realize, no matter what, you will be fine. Its not the end of the world if you don't get this particular job right now. There will be other jobs to be had.