How long is the wait after an interview?

I am in the same situation. It has been 2 weeks as of tomorrow. She said it could take 3 weeks but I just feel let down. I guess I gotta go back to looking for jobs at nursing homes The last one was terrible! I love working with the elderly but they were treated horribly. I couldn't stay there.

The interview process can take excruciatingly long, :grn: I know from experience. After my interview it took a month before I knew if I got the job or not. Luckily I did! I called the nurse recruiter a couple times to ask if there was any information yet and to show them how interested I was in the job. Good luck!!

how did they finally offer you the job? What did the NR say when you kept asking her about your application? I feel like I bombed the H R interview but the nurses on the floor liked me a lot. Will they TELL us if they went with someone else??????

When I called the NR she was very sweet. She told me "I'm sorry I have no new information for you, they are still conducting interviews and you should hear by x date. I will call you when I have any information regarding the position." Then last week she called me and gave me an official job offer over the phone. She also thanked me for being so patient. I believe I had to wait so long because there were a number of NICU positions they were looking to fill so they could have a full class for orientation.

They may also be waiting to see if another more experienced candidate could fill the position.

I wouldn't freak out too much as these things often take time. After I interviewed I went over every answer I gave in my head and thought maybe I didn't do so well. I hope you get the job!!!

Dont they have to advertise all openings to internal candidates for at least 2 weeks and then to the public for a certain amount of time to meet EEOC requirements or something?

The only reason I got the interview for the job was because someone with MAJOR pull at the hospital put in my resume. It was purely due to someone I knew. I think she might have seen the listing internally but it was never listed on their website. It been almost a year since I graduated. It's hard to accept that I may have completely bombed the interview but am TRYING to stay positive. What would I do without this website haha! It has truly gotten me through this horrible year! Next week (week 3) I will call nervously and see if the job is filled.

new2nicuRN since you have the job do you mind telling us what hospital you got hired at? I would love a job in the NICU more than anything and its always good to know who is actively hiring and is willing to hire new grads into the NICU...If not I understand. I just thought I would ask.

Okay so I called HR yesterday to "follow up" Then the floor manager called me back to offer me the position. She said HR should be calling me very soon because classes start in 2 weeks. 24 hours later NOTHING from HR. I mean whats going on ? HAHA I am so scared!

Update: I got a job! 1 month and 3 days after the interview...finally! Now I get to wait another month and a half to start. :-P

Congrats! ... I am STILL waiting to hear from HR! The floor manager said i was 100% hired! I dont get what HR is doing !! It's killin me!!

Update: I got the job. I found out officially 1 month after first interview. I start NEXT MONTH. That is a total of 2 MONTHS after my first interview! I graduated in December 2009! ONE YEAR LATER I GOT A JOB

I have a similar experience.

I had an interview for a neuro med/surg position. At that time, I met with the nurse recruiter and nurse manager in the same day. I was told by the nurse manager that she would have me back for a second peer interview.

I waited a week for a call back then I called them. The nurse manager called me back the next day to offer me the second interview which we scheduled for two weeks after the initial interview.

The second interview was on last Tuesday. The nurse manager called me on Thursday to basically offer me the job, but she also said that I would have to wait on the nurse recruiter to call me to officially offer it and set up orientation. The nurse recruiter hasn't called me back yet. This wait is agonizing!