Jobs and the waiting game?

[bleafcna]

How long do you wait for a job to contact you, or do you contact them?

I was told I had a job (guarenteed) just had to wait for the recruiter from HR to get in touch with me so I could formally accept. It's been 2 weeks and I haven't heard from HR yet. Should I be calling them? I don't wanna be a bother, so I've only emailed once and text my ADON once, both of which never had an answer back.

I've been outta school now for months so this waiting thing is killing me.

[mnurse2016, BSN, RN]

It depends on the employer. I asked during the interview if I could reach out if I hadn't hear back within the two weeks they told me to wait. They were very open to it. Once I got my job offer I was given a point of contact within HR. I always called with any questions I had if I hadn't heard back within a reasonable time. I was very anxious to start as well, but it took me one and a half months to get through the preemployment process. (Mind you it is a federal job so I had to undergo background checks, drug tests, fingerprints, and credential verification). Patience is worth if it if it's a good job. Hope this helps a little! Best of luck to you.

[bleafcna]

Thank you! I'm trying to be patient, but as you know it's soooooo hard! My only contact is with the ADON and I know she's insanely busy, especially after the holidays, which I'm sure is what's adding to the wait time for me. Keeping my fingers crossed it comes this week!

[the_murse_factor]

I was offered my first job back on December, the week after Christmas and I called HR MULTIPLE times in order to get the process moving quicker. I'm moving to a different city within the same state so I really couldn't afford to just "sit around and wait". I had to get the ball rolling. I would make a courtesy call to HR, tell them who you are and you are just calling to see if the DON would like to move forward with the hiring process.