How did you get your hospital job???

lilliben1 · Mar 10, 2012

It can take months sometimes to get a call back, or a rejection letter sometime. I applied in January and just now, last week, finally got an offer on a job. The hospitals are just flooded with applicants. I would say get that resume to really stand out, and keep following up, regardless of who you irritate. Maybe she was just having a bad day the day that woman said that to you.

On a side note, I too, just quit my nice paying office job to go back to work as a PCA while in nursing school. It was a hard decision because the salary was nice, but I didn't love it or feel passionate about it. It is worth it :)

Good luck to you, you will find something, you just have to be persistent.

stigrl · Mar 13, 2012

Thank you for the encouragement! Not just about applying, but about switching careers. I have been very, very nervous about the pay cut. I have an interview tomorrow at a very nice Assisted Living facility, it's not a hospital but perhaps just another step on the way. We'll see!

Skips, MSN, RN · Mar 16, 2012

I agree with the above poster. Persistence is key. I talked to some girls in my class that are PCTs at a hospital here, and they said to keep applying for months. Eventually, they'll recognize your name and give you a call. Go for it.

cscott123412 · Mar 25, 2012

Find out when the hospitals are having job fair. Thats how I got hired. They hired me on the spot.

Karolyte · Mar 28, 2012

I was in your shoes as well. I decided to quit an office job with a good salary and focus on the nursing school only. Now I'm in my senior year, graduating in August. I started applying for a PCT position on 01/02/12 ? and I did that every single day and finally I got the offer on March 18th I just recently started my orientation. Good luck to you and keep looking and keep applying and you will get it. By the way I did not have any hospital or nursing home or anything else nursing related experience and I got the job!

stigrl · Mar 28, 2012

Wow! It really does take forever. Congrats on the job!! :)

kalium · Mar 28, 2012

I have two friends that work at the hospital where I was just hired. Contacts are key!

stigrl · Mar 28, 2012

Did you use your friends simply as references? Or did they actively talk to managers, etc to get you hired?

nursingcalling · Mar 29, 2012

Me-erThanME,

HEY!! My name is Tiffany and Im debating If I am going to attend Clarkson College,I have been accepted and really need some advice!!! I found you on here searching Clarkson. Would you be willing to message me, my email address is [email protected].

It wont let me private message you on here for some reason since I have not had 15 posts?

THANKS!! :-)!!

Tiff

sarah.e.foley · Apr 23, 2012

Persistence IS key! I graduated my CNA program last June, and IMMEDIATELY started applying for jobs- didn't get one until OCTOBER! I applied to just about every LTC, hospital and rehab place in the county. I'd never had trouble finding a job before, and I was frustrated and sad. Then, on a whim I decided to apply to the one last place I knew of, a hospital that was a little farther away than I originally had considered commuting... I wrote a convincing cover letter, and BAM! Two weeks later I was hired :) Moral of my story: don't give up, and write a good cover letter! People these days over look them a lot since most places do online applications only, but usually there is still a way to submit one, and it can make allllll the difference as I've learned :) Happy hunting!

blackandyellow · Apr 23, 2012

Keep at it! I applied to the hospital I currently work at 6 times before I got a phone call back. One of my friends in HR says she get's 300 CNA/PCT applicants a month so sometimes it's just timing. One of my friends got hired at another hospital by going to a job fair there and applied there 3 times prior. Dont give up it will happen it just takes time.