help getting a job

[bryandamatrix]

bear with me this is my first time applying in health care.

i am just waiting for my official license....(pass nclex already)

but it said it may take 2-4weeks recieved my license (california)

Can i start applying already???(so i can a secure a job already)

what can i put on the application for license #????

i cant wait no more i need to pay for my loans already.

any tips on looking for a job????

i heard when asking for apllication dress approirately because u never know they might interview on the spot? or i heard too dress in a scrub. ??

i need advice because this is the first time i am going to apply in healthcare.

thanks in advance

[Miss SubQ]

Hey Bryan24.

I am trying to search all these threads looking for answers to the same questions. I've talked with other people that have just passed nclex also. They said that it was fine to apply for a job and to just explain your current status: awaiting for your license to be sent by mail. I also read in another thread that some people dress nice just in case they get on the spot interviews or they even said that they wear scrubs. I hope others will reply to this thread to confirm some of these things that I have been reading around in threads....

Good luck job hunting Bryan24!

Miss SubQ

[sanctuary, BSN, MSN, RN]

Hey Bryan24.

I am trying to search all these threads looking for answers to the same questions. I've talked with other people that have just passed nclex also. They said that it was fine to apply for a job and to just explain your current status: awaiting for your license to be sent by mail. I also read in another thread that some people dress nice just in case they get on the spot interviews or they even said that they wear scrubs. I hope others will reply to this thread to confirm some of these things that I have been reading around in threads....

Good luck job hunting Bryan24!

Miss SubQ

Hello, and welcome to both of you. I have been around a while, so would suggest the following:

There is a pre-licensed position that hospitals can hire into. It usually includes 4-6 weeks wait for license to be issued.

Do dress well, not fancy, but neat and clean.

Do NOT wear scrubs. That makes you look like you just got off a NOC shift as a NA.

Smile, look pleasant, look like you are glad to have an opportunity to work at THIS hospital and be ready to say why.

Relax. The fun is just begining.

[bryandamatrix]

i actually got a job in a LTC. (just to get experience)

first facility i applied they hired me on the spot.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Look on the BVNPT website and click on "license verification"; your license number is probably listed online.

My California LVN license number was listed well before my actual license was mailed to me.