How long did it take for you to get your job after license?

[kimmy20]

I have been applying for jobs in my city for about two months and I finally got a response from HR at a local hospital and she said she sent my application to a NICU floor. She basically told me that I should be expecting an interview soon. At that time, I was so happy and excited to finally get a response and also possibly working at my dream job! I was starting to feel so hopeless during the two months of applying and not hearing anything.

Well now it's been about 3 weeks since I last heard anything. I even followed up with HR on if I would be interviewing soon and she said she hasn't heard anything from the unit yet. I'm just wondering...is this normal for a hiring process? My application status says "pending review" and I don't even know what that means. I'm trying to be proactive and contacting the HR but she doesn't even know anything at this point so I don't know what to do. It's hard to stay positive. I'm also prepared for the worst and thinking they probably had a bunch of applicants sent to them and they already chose to interview a select few. This is so depressing and I feel like I'm never going to get a job.

I'm just curious, and I know this all depends on location but how long did it take for you guys to get a job after getting your license and how long was your hiring process? I'm from a big major city so it's very competitive and saturated with new grads from December

[NICU_Nightingale, BSN, RN]

First, I'm really sorry you're in this position. I hope things turn out!

For myself, I graduated on Dec 13th with my BSN. I contacted the DON at a Children's hospital in South Florida and was told to expect an interview. I was called the next day and scheduled my interview.

Interviewed for my NICU position on Jan 6th. Received the position on Jan 8th. Will be licensed Jan 29th and start Feb 12th.

For me the process went very quick, so I understand your frustration and anxiety. Again, I hope this all works out and you hear something shortly! ☺️

[kimmy20]

Thanks for all the advice everyone! So far I still haven't heard anything but I did have one of my applications change to "Under Consideration" do you guys know what that means? like is that a sign of hope or is that just standard with every application they get?

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Thanks for all the advice everyone! So far I still haven't heard anything but I did have one of my applications change to "Under Consideration" do you guys know what that means? like is that a sign of hope or is that just standard with every application they get?

"Under Consideration" usually means they are looking at your résumé; they MAY call you for a phone screen or an interview.

[kimmy20]

"Under Consideration" usually means they are looking at your résumé; they MAY call you for a phone screen or an interview.

Thanks LadyFree28! Hopefully I will get an interview

[akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P]

If the NM wants you, they can do quite a bit to move the process along. In my case, it took me just over 8 months to go from license to starting a new job. It took a friend & classmate of mine 9 months. Another classmate took the NCLEX and within minutes of her license showing up, she was offered and accepted a job. As far as I know, the majority of my classmates now have jobs and it's not even been a year since graduation and most aren't even able to apply for jobs with the UC Davis Health system because they're not BSNs.