How to cancel an interview after accepting another position?

[knon24]

Just as the title says.. I'm a new grad RN that just accepted my first position. I start January 15th. I'm really happy with the job, as it's at the hospital that I wanted and the position I was most interested in. However, I have an interview this week at another hospital. I know I'm not interested in working there anymore. How do I politely cancel this interview without burning any bridges? It will be my 2nd interview with them so we already have a bit of a professional relationship, if you will. Most of our communication has been done via email. Is it okay to email her about this? What do I say?

TIA!

[Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I had something similar happen to me last yr. I had an interview then a week later a walk thru of the unit was set up. In between that time I had another job interview and they offered it to me on the spot and I took it. I emailed the other place back and explained to them that they had offered me the job and as much as would have enjoyed working at their unit, I felt this position was a good fit as I knew others working their. Just keep it polite and they will appreciate that you took the time and notified them

[CCStacey]

I asked my HR dept head, he said that this type of thing is common - most unemployed professionals looking for work will apply for several positions. Now that you've accepted a position, informing them quickly is the main thing, as long as you're polite then you shouldn't have any problems whether you do it by email or by phone; but whether it will affect future opportunities with that organization depends on the management. It's their job, you're just doing it - got to look out for your own interests.

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

Go on the interview anyway. It is good practice and no interview comes with an obligation to accept an offer. Life happens. You aren't starting the next job for a month and it never hurts to have more than one potential on the horizon. I have had job offers disappear more than once after the offer was made and accepted. Stack your cards in your own favor. Go to the interview and make a good impression.

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

I had this happen the last time I was switching jobs. I emailed the person I was scheduled to interview with and said "thank you for your time, however I received an offer on Friday that I accepted today so I am no longer available for this position. I will definitely keep [prospective employer] in mind for the future."