So after three (very) long years doing ortho/ neuro/ med-surg, I have an interview tomorrow for an ER position. I am super excited. I love my floor- even at its craziest- and the people I work with are my family, but I'm feeling, well, less than challenged lately and am looking for something new and the critical care experience I've always wanted. My question is this- I'm currently in an RN- BSN program that is mostly online but does meet once a week, on Mondays, from 4- 8pm. So obviously, I can't work Mondays, which my current manager was fine with. For interview purposes, do I mention during the interview that I can't work on Mondays? I mean, it is on my resume that I am in an RN-BSN program, so they will see that, and I know it looks good to potential employers to have their employees becoming better educated. All that being said though, does it look bad in an interview to already be making schedule requests (regardless of the reason why)? If my schedule doesn't come up and I wait until after I'm hired to say something, does that look bad as well? Sorry for the questions... I just don't know the best course of action. Any advice would be appreciated.
JessiekRN
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So after three (very) long years doing ortho/ neuro/ med-surg, I have an interview tomorrow for an ER position. I am super excited. I love my floor- even at its craziest- and the people I work with are my family, but I'm feeling, well, less than challenged lately and am looking for something new and the critical care experience I've always wanted. My question is this- I'm currently in an RN- BSN program that is mostly online but does meet once a week, on Mondays, from 4- 8pm. So obviously, I can't work Mondays, which my current manager was fine with. For interview purposes, do I mention during the interview that I can't work on Mondays? I mean, it is on my resume that I am in an RN-BSN program, so they will see that, and I know it looks good to potential employers to have their employees becoming better educated. All that being said though, does it look bad in an interview to already be making schedule requests (regardless of the reason why)? If my schedule doesn't come up and I wait until after I'm hired to say something, does that look bad as well? Sorry for the questions... I just don't know the best course of action. Any advice would be appreciated.