Montefiore Hiring Process / job search new grad

Published Sep 10, 2015

18 Posts

I am a long time looker but a new registered member of the forumns so i'd first like to start off by saying hi to everyone... Hi :)

So heres my story... I graduated may 2015 with my BSN and passed my NCLEX 1st try on July 2nd. My resume was forwarded to the nurse recruiter at Montefiore Medical Center (NY) through my aunt who works at the MOSES campus. Later that day i get a call from HR to schedule an interview for their interview event. I interviewed on August 13 at their Wakefield campus. The day after i sent out thank you letters. Now its been a month since.

My question is: How long does it usually take to hear a response from HR if i got a job or not?

I asked my aunt who works there and she said it could take months. It took my brother 2months till he heard back from them if he was hired. I would really love to work at Montefiore but the wait to hear back is so long. Ive also heard of people getting job offers the day of the interview. Its been a month now and i still haven't heard back from Montefiore. I have an interview this coming monday september 14 at a long term care pediatric facility. My resume was forwaded to HR thru a current employee. I love working with peds and i even have 4+ years working as a nurse tech on a pediatric unit at wp hospital,however, working at a LTC facility is really different from working at a hospital. I really would love to work at Montefiore especially since a lot of my family members work there but I don't want to pass up a paid job at this ltc peds facility especially since i have loans/bills to pay. The ltc peds facility wants a 2 year commitment. I don't know what to do :/ i would really prefer a job in a hospital setting too inorder to reach my future goals. If i have to start somewhere i will always put my best foot forward tho and be the best nurse I can be.

Should i just take whatever job comes my way even if it is a ltc facility and not a hospital? Would i be able to strengthen my nursing skills? What about the nurse to patient ratios? I heard that ltcs have crazy nurse to pt ratios?

Sorry for all the questions. I would appreciate any advice.Thanks for reading you guys :)