I passed my boards on June 29th and I have my license. Granted I don't really have experience besides clinicals but I don't understand why I haven't even had one interview or at least a phone call! Everyone told me getting a job would be easy!! Now I have no money, my fiance and I just went and sold some DVD's but only got 20 bucks! And yes I said my fiance we are getting married in 50 days! And he isn't Mr. Moneybags good job just not a lot of pay. I really don't understand. I've called and checked up and I've got nothing. I've applied hospitals, community health, schools, physicians offices you name it I've pretty much applied. I don't know what to do I need a job ASAP. Any one have ANY advice?
Well I dunno I have to take the time off everything is booked I can't not do all the stuff. Well hopefully it will be ok. Suppose to hear back this week I think it went well though. I think they only had 1 or 2 interviews and the girl before me was about 5 or 6 months pregnant and didn't look very appropriately dressed and her hair looked like she didn't wash it and tied back in messy pony tail. So I hope I get it and everything goes good!
Wow, this is all very interesting. I am in VA and have been offered every job I've interviewed for. Plus I did some in NC and got offered those. Now I am deciding what to take.
My advice re the time off - mention it when you get the offer. It's possible they would want to postpone your start date rather than interrupt the beginning of your orientation.
Good luck to you! You did the right thing bringing the stuff you did to the interview. Often the resume sent online looks bad. I always bring a copy for each interviewer and my references. I've had to use them many times.
Hi, VegRN2Be what is your secret? I have yet to get offered a job. I have had 3 interviews. The last one was yestereday. Was told they would call me by next week to let me know. Was told they had 23 position to fill. I pray I gt it.
Haha! : ) I don't know if I have any secrets. Could it just be the area I am in? I was pretty active in school - held office in our SNA and SGO and did other things. I put all those type of things on my resume - as well as a section for Professional Activities like SNA conferences and such. It definitely adds to my resume - made it a combo of CV and resume. I also worked as a tech for over a year. I am so glad I did - no one told me I'd get offered more than all my friends who didn't work in healthcare!
Best advice I can give is be yourself (your best self though) during interviews. My attitude is that I don't want to work where they don't like who I really am. I joke around (appropriately) and am myself. Fitting into the culture of a unit is more important than most things at this point - IMHO.
Good luck to you!
Stephanie
PS - Whether email, phone call or actual thank you note - don't forget to follow up in a day or two and say Thank you. I usually say thanks for their time and let them know I am excited about the prospect of working on the unit.
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Did you get the job?