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Hi everyone! I'll be graduating May of 2018 and got a job offer at Mayo Clinic, Rochester! I thought I would start a thread for all who are thinking of applying to Mayo Clinic and will be graduating in the spring or if you already got hired, you are welcome to share any thoughts on how to land a job there! Even though it is far away, I would like to start looking for potential roommates as well! :)

That's so cool that ya'll got accepted! Congratulations! Has anyone gotten the email to schedule an appointment with HR? I was told that this has to be done no earlier than 90 days before our start dates. Just wondering if anyone has gotten an email about this?

Also, are you guys planning on renting, buying, etc. for housing?

Again, congrats!! This is going to be awesome!

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Now all we have to do is pass boards :) Did you schedule your POPA? I got that email pretty quickly, but I haven't gotten the email yet to schedule an appointment with HR
yes I've scheduled my POPA but I haven't gotten an HR appointment email yet! But I can't wait to pass boards and start!
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Hey everyone! :)

I'm also a May graduate and have an interview for the cardiac surg/heart transplant ICU in a couple weeks and I am super nervous!!! Did anyone else interview for this floor or would give some advice?? Congrats to all that have gotten positions! That is so exciting!!

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That's so cool that ya'll got accepted! Congratulations! Has anyone gotten the email to schedule an appointment with HR? I was told that this has to be done no earlier than 90 days before our start dates. Just wondering if anyone has gotten an email about this?

Also, are you guys planning on renting, buying, etc. for housing?

Again, congrats!! This is going to be awesome!

I've scheduled my POPA but I haven't gotten any email from HR regarding appointments! Maybe they'll send it out in later March or April?! And I haven't started looking at housing yet but I'm looking to rent an apartment! Rochester seems to have many new apartment buildings so lots of options for new grads!
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Hey everyone! :)

I'm also a May graduate and have an interview for the cardiac surg/heart transplant ICU in a couple weeks and I am super nervous!!! Did anyone else interview for this floor or would give some advice?? Congrats to all that have gotten positions! That is so exciting!!

I did not interview on that specific floor but that seems like an awesome unit to start your nursing career! I say be yourself and prepare by going on the Mayo website and reading about the Mayo values and whatnot! I think Mayo even has an interview page that lists typical questions they may ask during the interview. I would google "Mayo interview questions" and it should pop up! Because you are interviewing on such a high intense environment maybe go over some prioritization stuff regarding post op open heart patients! You'll do great! :)

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I've scheduled my POPA but I haven't gotten any email from HR regarding appointments! Maybe they'll send it out in later March or April?! And I haven't started looking at housing yet but I'm looking to rent an apartment! Rochester seems to have many new apartment buildings so lots of options for new grads!

That's awesome! I haven't gotten any emails yet either. I guess I'll just patiently wait :)

I was surprised at how many places to rent and buy there are! And they are much more affordable than where I live! I think the pay-to-cost ratio is pretty great here!

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Hey everyone! :)

I'm also a May graduate and have an interview for the cardiac surg/heart transplant ICU in a couple weeks and I am super nervous!!! Did anyone else interview for this floor or would give some advice?? Congrats to all that have gotten positions! That is so exciting!!

Hi blasa1127,

Here's some advice I gave someone else who was applying for a job at the Mayo Clinic. I figured I'd share it with you too.

Hi! Here is the email address for the nurse residency program: [email protected]. I contacted them first, and explained that I had a few questions for a nurse recruiter. They then hooked me up with the placement coordinator (same thing). I'm actually relocating from Montana. Mayo Clinic is amazing! I have actually never been to the facilities, but I can't speak enough about how kind they all were. They made the whole process simple. The interview was great too! Basically, here's how it goes:

Interview over webcam.

1st interview: 45 mins- talk about job description. Answer a couple behavioral questions "give us a time you did ____"

2nd interview 1.5 hours (right after the first interview, so be ready to sit for almost 2.5 hours!)- mostly behavioral questions, with a couple scenario questions (who do you see first).

Tips:

1.) PREPARE. I spent a lot of time preparing for behavioral questions. I just wanted to say the right words to convey how enthusiastic I was about working there. Also, think of some examples BEFORE your interview about your clinical experience, work experience, etc. That way, when they ask you for examples, you have a few that you've practiced. Definitely don't make things up, but just practice how you'll phrase your experience.

Mayo Clinic looks for the following format when answering behavioral questions: the SHARE model

S Describe a specific Situation

H Identify Hindrances or challenges

A Explain the Action that you took

R Discuss the Results or outcome

E Evaluate or summarize what you learned

2.) Sell yourself to them. They're a business who wants to make sure they get the best nurses. So focus on how you help them accomplish goals/patient outcomes.

3.) When asked scenario questions: explain in DETAIL what your thoughts are for each patient, your diagnoses, your interventions, and intended outcomes. Don't forget to delegate in these scenarios. For example: "You have 4 patients: 1- Diabetes, 2- Hip replacement, 3- Cancer, 4- Whipple surgery. Who do you see first"

They'll give some sort of hint during the question. However, they care LESS about the order of the patient, and MORE about your thought process. How will you assess them? How will you intervene? Talk it out as if you're speaking to a non-nurse. I didn't do so well on the first scenario in my interview, and this is the advice I got. I just thought I'd share

These are just general tips that I received from one of my teachers before I applied. I hope they help. Good luck, and keep applying! What area are you hoping to work?

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Thank you so much for this info and advice! This has definitely calmed my nerves.

The ICU is where I am most comfortable so that's where I'd like to work. I love cardiac so the cardiac surg/heart transplant ICU combines the best of both worlds for me. How about you?

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Hi blasa1127, BSN. I also have interview for the cv surgical icu coming up. I am so nervous too! when is your interview?

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Can someone who has had an interview give some examples of behavioral questions you were asked that you might not have thought of before or that were tricky? Also, was it hard doing the interview online VS in person?

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Can someone who has had an interview give some examples of behavioral questions you were asked that you might not have thought of before or that were tricky? Also, was it hard doing the interview online VS in person?

You can look up behavioral questions online/Youtube. They are going to be very similar to those you get asked in your interview. Things like "give us a time that you gave culturally competent care"... you'll find that there are tons of these questions online. If I were you, I'd spend an hour a day practicing these questions before your interview. I'd also recommend recording yourself, so you know what you look like on camera when you answer.

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Thank you so much for this info and advice! This has definitely calmed my nerves.

The ICU is where I am most comfortable so that's where I'd like to work. I love cardiac so the cardiac surg/heart transplant ICU combines the best of both worlds for me. How about you?

I got a job on a medical cardiology progressive care unit! Good luck! Let us know how it goes!

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