How many interviews before you landed you first job?

[Lacie1213]

A little background, I currently work for a hospital in their nutrition department. In April I started applying for nursing jobs about a month before graduation. I got a call from a nurse recruiter rather quickly. She told me that as soon as I graduated she would start scheduling me for interviews and that my chances for getting a job within the organization were good as the last couple years they have been able to get jobs for all internal new grads. In May I graduated and in June I had 2 interviews and did not get either position. I am scheduled for 2 more interviews but I am starting to get discouraged. Is it normal to have so many interviews before being offered a job?

[CticuRN95]

As long as you have interviews that means they are still interested! Stay positive and good luck

[NRRN,IWP]

What happens on an interview? Why is that they are not interested? What do they look for?

[Nonetheless]

I have a potential job offer waiting for me, and I only went to one interview. I had another interview beforehand scheduled but it was at the same time as a clinical rotation for school that I could not reschedule and the interviewers at the other place were not able to reschedule me either.

I have peers who had 4-5 interviews before getting their first job. Usually getting interviews is a good sign-- it means that out of the bunches of applicants the place got, you were in the top 10-20% to be considered.