multiple attempts ruining job opportunities...?

[laughlove]

Very curious...for those recent grads that had to take the nclex-RN multiple times, when interviewing for a job (after finally passing of course), did the interviewer ask why there is a gap between your graduation date and the time of you trying to obtain a job? Hope that makes sense

For me it has been now 4 months since graduation and I still haven't passed with 2 attempts, and I'm just fearful of what my job outlook will look like when I finally pass. The next time I take it will probably be November which will be about 6 months....

Anyone with this experience or want to share their thoughts on this matter

[scaredsilly, BSN, RN]

Some new grads take vacation after school before taking the NCLEX, some have family obligations, some have been applying for jobs for many months before getting an interview and some have to take the NCLEX more than once. If you were a couple of years out you would need to worry about that question, but at 6 months I don't think it would be an issue.

[laKrugRN]

I agree with the above poster, I don't think they'd bat an eye unless it had been like a year. However, one of my friends was rejected from a job because she took the NCLEX multiple times and they legally can't do that but that was the word on the floor. Sad.

[laughlove]

Thank you both for the comment! I feel much better!

Lakrugrn, it's possible to check how many times a person took the exam?

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

I agree with the above poster, I don't think they'd bat an eye unless it had been like a year. However, one of my friends was rejected from a job because she took the NCLEX multiple times and they legally can't do that but that was the word on the floor. Sad.

Why not? What is illegal about offering the job to someone who passed quickly (and therefore might be seen as a better bet for orientation) than someone who took multiple tries to pass?

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

If applying for certain government positions, one must explain any unemployment period longer than 30 days. So if someone were studying for the NCLEX, that could certainly be explained....but for months and months on end? Might be an issue.