Mayo New Grad program

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I applied for the Mayo clinic new grad program the first day the position was available (they had the position online from the 14-16 of this month). Does anyone knows when they start calling for interviews and more importantly what is their criteria for selecting the applicants? I know they probably look at the GPA but I wonder if BSN have more priority than ASN degrees. Any information will be appreciated.

Specializes in ICU, ED, PICC.

I chose cardiac just because I've had a lot of cardiac experience and I enjoyed it. I didn't know they would be popular units because of my interviewers reaction on the phone. After I told her, she gave me this "oh?" sound, so I thought maybe I had chosen some less popular floors... Whateves, I'll be happy to be on any floor!

I'm surprised many others aren't communicating on here either. This website has been a pretty good source of information for me. Btw, do you know the average starting wage of a nurse in AZ? I'm used to hearing CA numbers and I've only heard that AZ is wayyy less :\

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I did my preceptorship on cardiac pcu and loved it too. I am totally just assuming it was a lot of ppl's first choice since getting tele experience as a new grad is so great, but maybe I'm just thinking that way because that's what I think :) but hey, I'd be happy on any unit at mayo too!

Oh yes, starting wage in az is way lower than bay area or anywhere in california. But, cost of living is sooo much lower here. I have an amazing 2 bed/3bath with garage for a LOT less than my friends are paying for 1 room in an apt in SF! ( my friend that is working in sf is making over 50 / hr, doesn't that just sound amazing??)

from what I've seen, starting wage in phoenix / az is around 25 dollars a hour for day shift. night diff is typically 4-5 extra. Mayo is actually better than any of the other hospitals Ive seen in AZ and the night diff is 6 dollars! Until the end of February, Mayo will be paying the new grads as Nurse Tech 1 instead of the RN pay as they are waiting for everyone to pass the NCLEX. So even though I passed in July, I wouldn't get paid as a RN ( or be able to start IVs or pass meds) until end of February when they transition the entire class ( if hired!).

I think this week waiting for a phone call, or email, will be tough. The recruiter told me she was finishing up her decision this past thurs/fri so maybe HR will be ready to make calls Monday or Tuesday....

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Specializes in ICU, ED, PICC.

Eesh, monday or tuesday?! I just heard mid-nov during my convo, so I was thinking next week! I guess it was just an estimate though. Hearing tomorrow would be awesome! I'm gonna be nervous the next couple of days now! Are you in contact with your recruiter now getting this info? Or is this info from your interview?

It sucks to have to wait until Feb to start doing real nursing. I passed my NCLEX in June. So I'm guessing in AZ a nurse without an RN can't do med passes or IVs? Cuz in CA, the only thing that is restricted is giving IV meds, and you can give those if an RN is double checking you.

$25 an hour doesn't sound too terrible. Its like $20 on the east coast. And $50 in SF sounds reasonable. I wish I could have a job in SF. I seriously love that place! Besides the incredibly high cost of living, haha. My bf lives there and he shares a tiny 2br/1ba apartment with no living room and pays $800 in rent (his roommate pays $1000). He's in a pretty nice location though. I'm guessing AZ is close to Chico in the low cost of living situation, haha.

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well, I am hoping for early week because of my other offer but I am sure it will take some time for HR to make all the calls.. I emailed the interviewer last week and she told me that last bit of info about her almost being done with decisions. It might be that new grads couldn't do ivs or iv meds until then, this was stuff she told me during the interview and I can't remember it all too clearly now.

I was hoping for a job in sf since I'm from the Bay area but I know its pretty much impossible until I have 2 years of experience. my bf and I are from there and its our plan to get back there eventually! and I actually pay less for my rent here in phoenix than I did in Chico and my house was "pricier" for chico standards since I lived on Ivy.

well, I hope we hear good things. 94 interviewed for 40 spots, yikes!

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Specializes in ICU, ED, PICC.

I don't remember other things too clearly from the interview either, haha. When it was done, I was just relieved. She was also talking really fast, so I felt like I was writing more than paying attention.

I'm happy to hear 94 interviewed (my uncle said it could be from 80-120). That's a 42% chance of being chosen! Better than the odds of getting in to nursing school, haha. Even though getting in to nursing school for me felt pretty easy because I was sure to get straight A's (getting the grades was the difficult part).

Well, I hope we hear good things too :) I'm starting to get a little run down in my job search and getting a job at the mayo clinic would be absolutely amazing. It also makes me think...how come I have the qualifications to get an interview with such a prestigious hospital and yet I hear nothing from anywhere else? It's like every hospital hires internally (or just people they know) except for mayo. I'm happy someone gave me the chance to interview with them :)

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Specializes in Cardiac, surgical, neuro.

Hey guys :)

I also interviewed with them on October 10th. Interviewing is always so nerveracking and I haven't had much experience with it either so that doesn't help me out much. Although I do feel this one went much better since it wasn't a five person panel interview.

I'm sure you guys feel the same way but this wait is killing meeeeeeeeeee :) I've been waiting now for four weeks and every time I get an email notice or unknown phone call it makes my heart stop.

As for the pay, the lady told me it would be $21.25/hr for the first month and then in February it would go up to $27.75/hr, then after you hit the year mark it shoots to $31.25/hr, and this was strictly for day shift. I think night gets another $6 or $6.50 in differential. I was pretty happy to hear all of that considering my friends in south FL are getting started out at $22ish.

Which shift did you pick, day or night?

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Specializes in ICU, ED, PICC.

Welcome to the convo Jackie!

I love/hate it when I get a phone call from an unknown number because I don't know if its a phone call for nursing or just something else, gah! I've been great at picking up my phone to random numbers these past several months since graduating, haha.

I said days would be nice, but I really have no preference. What floors did you pick Jackie? And are you from AZ?

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Specializes in Cardiac, surgical, neuro.

Thanks TashaCorinne! Just like yourself I also said days, but ultimately if it came down to it I would have no preference. And the 3 floors I chose were:

1) med/surg focusing on hematology/oncology and bone marrow transplants

2) med/surg focusing on neurosciences, ENT and plastic surgery

3) med/surg/palliative care focusing on gynecological and general surgery, GI medicine and surgery

As for living in AZ, yes I have been for almost 4 months now. I moved from FL back in July because my boyfriend got transferred here and I had finally finished up nursing school (whew!). Anyhow, this wait should be very interesting. Even if we were to get a phone call I wonder what unit and shift they'd assign us to, hmmmmmmm??? :D It's so exciting to think about actually getting that phone call, yet on the other hand it's also really scary to think about receiving that dreaded email. I want this job sooooooooo badly. What 3 units did you pick?

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Specializes in ICU, ED, PICC.

They're sending e-mails for rejections?! :\ I'd much rather get a phone call... now I'm nervous about receiving e-mails!

I picked the cardiac floor and then the neuro/cardiac overflow floor (which is your #2 choice too). I didn't really get to pick a third one because I think I was distracted with a question, hah. But whatever, that's fine. Do you know if we find out our shift/floor if we get a call back?

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Hi tashacorrine and jackie,

well I got the phone call! very excited and hoping that you two do as well. They give all the info about unit / shift and follow it up with an email with all the attachments that detail the stuff that needs to be done.

Feel free to PM me :) Goodluck!!

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Specializes in Cardiac, surgical, neuro.

Congratulations KatsieRN!!!

How exciting! I really hope that I receive a phone call soon. The anticipation is driving me crazy! When did you 1st hear from them about being accepted into the program? I wonder how long it will take them to extend all of the offers.... Anyhow, what unit and shift did you happen to get scheduled on?

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Specializes in ICU, ED, PICC.

OMG CONGRATS KATSIE! That is so incredibly awesome! And now you can deny your offer at the other hospital, haha. What floor/shift did you get?

My stomach is all in knots now. Holy crap. GAH! These peanut butter M&Ms I just ate aren't feelin so great in my belly anymore, heh.

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