Is this the smart thing to do?

[jellybean0583]

Hello

I recently graduated from an accelerated program and got my RN license. I have been searching for new grad positions and have been applying to them but have not gotten any call backs. I have been going crazy sitting at home doing nothing. I came across a position at a hospital that is related to my previous degree in business accounting. Should I apply to this position (I also applied to a grad RN position a couple of months ago at this hospital) and if I do should I leave out all my nursing information (nursing school, gpa, RN license, etc) and just focus on my accounting background? And are there different people who look over nursing applications and other positions (business, hr, etc) because I am worried that someone will come across my previous application to the new grad RN position and will be like does she want to do accounting or nursing.

Thanks for the help.

[tokyoROSE, BSN, RN]

I would apply for the accounting position and leave out the nursing info. It is not relevant to that position. If HR does cross check and sees this, be honest when they question you. However, before you do that, I highly recommend you read my post about how I landed my dream job: https://allnurses.com/nursing-job-search/how-i-got-689384.html#post6285244 I hope that helps, good luck!

[jellybean0583]

Thanks for the response tokyoROSE.

I read your tips and they are so encouraging! Congrats by the way. I am currently googling DON's of major hospitals where I live and have found email addresses and will email them an introduction of myself along with my cover letter and resume and hopefully get the same results you did :)

[elkpark]

Be aware that, if the application asks you to list all your licenses, credentials, schools attended degrees, etc., you leave out your nursing info, and someone at the organization notices or figures out that you omitted information about your nursing education and licensure (which is pretty likely, considering you applied for a nursing position not long ago), most potential employers consider that dishonesty sufficient to disqualify you from further consideration for employment (or perhaps get you fired if you have already been employed by the time they figure out that you withheld information they asked for).