kimmy20

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1. My job hunt experience so far...

   kimmy20 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   As of today I have counted that I applied to 83 job positions since mid January. I applied to 23 different hospitals/facilities to any unit available and hiring so I wasn't picky at all. I got rejected from 35 of those positions through email (the dr...

2. What to Expect from a Peer Interview?

   kimmy20 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Job Hunt

   I was actually wondering about the whole pony tail look as well. For my interview I wore a pony tail because I tend to play with my hair if I get nervous and I didn't want to subconsciously do that and look unprofessional. But I also read from anothe...

3. Ok I give up

   kimmy20 replied to live2nursebetter's topic in Job Hunt

   I feel like I'm in the same position. I had my license since November. I lost count of how many postings I have applied but I did get two interviews but haven't heard back. I got a couple of rejections saying I don't have enough experience despite th...

4. Thank You email VS. personal hand written

   kimmy20 replied to krazykat48's topic in Job Hunt

   I decided to do a hand-written note and personally delivered it (I live really close to the hospital I interviewed at). I also feel that emails sometimes get lost on top of all the other hundreds of emails they get everyday. I read somewhere on this ...

5. Is the first applicant to interview a disadvantage?

   kimmy20 replied to kimmy20's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much for sharing your experience! Makes me feel a little better...and yeah I'm pretty sure I was reading too much into it as others have told me. I just can't help it! I looked it up on google and there's mixed reviews but majority articles...

6. Is the first applicant to interview a disadvantage?

   kimmy20 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently had my first interview as a new grad for a great residency position. I was nervous but I felt pretty confident with my answers then I noticed things during my interview that made me feel like I probably won't get it. First of all, I found ...

7. What do you do to stay sane? :?

   kimmy20 replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

   It's perfectly normal to feel like that! I started nursing school thinking it would be manageable but I found myself struggling hard! I was stressing out like crazy and feeling like a complete idiot. If I wasn't in class I was studying and I basicall...

8. IL License Number posted on IDFPR?

   kimmy20 replied to ILRN2015's topic in General Nursing

   No actually. They wouldn't tell me anything. While I was waiting the first four weeks I called probably once a week to get a update on the process but they would tell me I had to wait 4 weeks. When 4 weeks passed they sent me a letter saying they wer...

9. IL License Number posted on IDFPR?

   kimmy20 replied to ILRN2015's topic in General Nursing

   I really think it's random. I know a lot of classmates who had their license number on the IDFPR website in 2 weeks after sending in their license application. I was not so lucky...took them about 2 months to finally have it up online and mail my off...

10. Can you use an instructor as a professional reference?

    kimmy20 replied to kimmy20's topic in Job Hunt

    Thanks for the good advice! I already contacted them to ask if it's alright to list them as a reference :) Two of my references are from previous jobs so even though it may not be nursing related they can comment about my performance and work ethic

11. Can you use an instructor as a professional reference?

    kimmy20 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    As the title said, Can we use our nursing instructors as a professional reference? Technically they are academic references but I feel like they are still our supervisors when we have clinical. I'm suppose to list 5 professional references when I go ...

12. How long did it take for you to get your job after license?

    kimmy20 replied to kimmy20's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks LadyFree28! Hopefully I will get an interview

13. How long did it take for you to get your job after license?

    kimmy20 replied to kimmy20's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks for all the advice everyone! So far I still haven't heard anything but I did have one of my applications change to "Under Consideration" do you guys know what that means? like is that a sign of hope or is that just standard with every applica...

14. HELP! Failed NCLEX IL..

    kimmy20 replied to pags145's topic in NCLEX

    Hi and sorry to hear that. I also didn't pass on my first try but passed on my second attempt so there is definitely a chance that you can also. What materials/resources did you use to study for your first attempt? Look at your CPR and see what areas...

15. Taking Nclex, when is license posted online (IL)?

    kimmy20 replied to almaguerrn's topic in Illinois

    I'm not sure which area in IL you're from but in Chicago I would not buy quick results because you get your results from continental testing site in the mail in 2 days after you take your exam. If you pass you get an application for licensure and you...