NYU hiring process

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Members are discussing the hiring process at NYU Langone, sharing experiences with phone screens, interviews, and references. Some express frustration with the website, while others offer advice on navigating the application process and timelines for hiring. Questions about salary offers for new grads and comparisons between hospitals are also brought up.

Hello I recently applied for a position at NYU, they sent me an email recently saying to complete an online questionnaire or assessment tool. Is that a good sign? Do I have a good chance of hearing back?

What nursing schools did you guys go to? Did it influence you getting hired?

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So I've been on allnurses.com since the pre requiste phase and applying to nursing schools.

Now that I'm officially a registered nurse and a job at NYULMC, I promised that I would write my experience as this forum has been extremely helpful in helping me prepare for my interviews at NYULMC.

I graduated from NYU's nursing school as a second degree holder. NYULMC's recruitment team came to our school for career fair and I was able to get more info on the nurse residency program that requires a minimum of 3.5 GPA. I applied in May before graduation and was set up for a preview day not long after.

At the preview day, I was met with 19 other graduates (I believe were also from NYU) and we took a dosage test and the recruiter gave us information on what the nurse residency program is, salary, benefits, etc. After that, we had nurse managers come down from various units and they set up at different tables in the huge conference room we were in. We came with a lot of copies of our resumes and we basically had a free for all, go to your unit of choice to introduce yourself and pitch yourself for roughly 2-5 mins per person.

I believe most of us pitched it to all the units available as we wanted to increase our chances of getting a call back for an official interview.

I pitched it to all the available units hiring and the next day, I got an email for an official interview set in late June. I was honestly preparing for that ONE interview and studying for NCLEX. All of a sudden, I received confirmation for multiple interviews set up (all were from the units I pitched to at the preview day).

I landed all of them within a week. By July I was lucky to be able to choose what unit I wanted to work for and after that I focused on passing NCLEX as my job was contingent on obtaining my license and other paper work.

I'm starting orientation in Sept and I couldn't be anymore grateful.

Here are some tips I'd like to share for other NYULMC hopefuls:

- Do your research on NYULMC's care model (know about their DNA model)

- If you had a clinical at NYULMC, talk about what about the unit appealed to you, what about the nurses and interdisciplinary team that stood out to you?

- always have 2-3 clinical experiences/stories ready to share with the person you are interviewing with. It is much easier to remember a story and it can provide great insight into the potential nurse you will be- nurse managers want to see that you have leadership, independent yet a team player. They want to see if you can translate what you learned in nursing school along with your volunteer or past job experiences into nursing. For example, as a second degree holder, I was honest in how my past experiences may not be health care related but the concept is the same: delivering customer service (patient care satisfaction), working in a team to solve issues, speaking up when you see something bad is about to happen, communicating with everyone, working efficiently on projects, having a thick skin, being bilingual....etc... if you do not have a health care background or related experience, IT IS OK!!! IM A TESTAMENT OF THAT! My first degree was in psych and minor in English. It is all about how you can translate your past professional experiences into nursing and you have to somehow convey it to the nurse manager that you can still be a great nurse and that you have the maturity for that.

- Be sure to ask questions as the end. I asked the nurse managers I interviewed with: "What are some short term and long term goals you have for your unit? How do you work with your nurses to achieve those goals?"

asking the nurse manager about patient and nurse ratio is ok but I feel they want more than that (most cases, they already address that in their little background when the interview starts)

- Some questions I was asked included:

-> the dreaded "Tell me about yourself" (( do not give a whole background on your previous degree and give a autobio, this should be a 2-3 min pitch that reveals traits that can be utilized as a registered nurse))

-> Why NYULMC? Why this XYZ unit?

-> How do you handle stress?

-> Tell us about a difficult situation where something went wrong and tell us how you dealt with it.

-> What do you think are important qualities in a nurse leader/ manager?

-> How do I know that you are stressed?

-> Strengths and weaknesses (you all saw that coming lol)

-> Explain what you did on this clinical XYZ? what did you like and not like about it? (be honest, concise, and bring your answer back to how your experience at that site whether pos or neg helped strengthen your nursing skills, therapeutic communication skills that can be utilized at NYULMC.)

My personal thoughts on the interviews I went on:

Ill be honest, I was really nervous prepping for the interviews. I did research, I tried thinking about all the questions nurse managers could potentially ask and how I would answer them, I read up on other people's exprience on this forum...But when the day came, I told myself "You did everything in your power to prepare for these interviews. Just be you and stay true to who you are and be confident. If you are passionate about nursing, it will show on your interview. I was complimented by one of the nurse managers who said she really saw that passion in me for nursing. From that point on, I realized that I know myself best. It is a matter of sharing your experiences with someone else. My first interview was an hour long. I forgot to wear a watch so I lost track until after I left to check my phone. My other interviews lasted 30 mins each. I was given a tour and was able to ask the nurses questions about what they like about their unit. I asked the nurses for tips they have for new grads, etc.

Now looking back, I see that my interviews were more so conversational style than the typical question, answer, question, answer format and that killed all the nerves I initially had walking into the interviews.

**** I really hope this helps other nurses and to be nurses out there. I hope this gives you a boost in confidence as well! Nurses should really support each other and I found that support here on this forum. I'll be updating again once I start orientation.****

Good Luck to everyone! :)

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Congrats on the job! I was also recently hired at NYULMC and will start orientation in Sept. too!

I graduated with a BSN from another nursing school, but was referred to a nurse manager at NYU by a friend. HR called me for an interview which went well and then sent me to meet the nurse manager later that day. Unfortunately, the unit didn't have any open positions, but the recruiter kept in touch and scheduled me an interview with a unit that was hiring. For that interview, I met with a panel of about six people from the unit. Fortunately, it went wonderfully and HR contacted me with the offer a week later :-)

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Congrats on the job! I was also recently hired at NYULMC and will start orientation in Sept. too!

I graduated with a BSN from another nursing school, but was referred to a nurse manager at NYU by a friend. HR called me for an interview which went well and then sent me to meet the nurse manager later that day. Unfortunately, the unit didn't have any open positions, but the recruiter kept in touch and scheduled me an interview with a unit that was hiring. For that interview, I met with a panel of about six people from the unit. Fortunately, it went wonderfully and HR contacted me with the offer a week later :-)

Congrats radioed! I have an interview set up with HR... any tips? Im scared my nerves will get the best of me!

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First off, thank you to all who have posted on this thread! It not only gave me confidence, but has helped me plan for my upcoming interview with NYU. I am a new grad that has been applying for jobs since July with no luck. I had one interview that unfortunately did not end with an offer. I was so excited this afternoon when I received an email to interview with a recruiter in early Nov. I am really hoping that this ends well and I can get hired at NYU. Just from this thread I can see they hire exceptional people! I'm taking these next few weeks to practice and prepare for the interview as best as possible.

For those who have been working at NYU how has it been so far? Was the Residency Program what you expected? Any advice for a new grad?

Again, thank you all very much! I hope I can be as helpful to others as you all have been...once I get hired of course.

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Hey Jasmin910,

Did you ever hear back from NYU? I was considered by them back in October as well, but was left in a waiting pool.

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Hi SimplyBliss,

Just a quick question, usually how long after interviewing with the nurse manager does HR get back to you about whether or not you were given the position or are being wait listed? Any info you have would be very helpful.

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Specializes in AGACNP-BC/Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing.

I just had an interview last Friday and received official position offer email this morning......took a week to hear from them. Good luck!

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Hello! Every post in this thread has been very helpful! I just recently received an offer to work at NYU and I will be starting in September. I graduated with a 3.7 GPA and the hiring process took approximately one month between applying, meeting with recruitment, and interviewing with the nurse manager. I am currently waiting for the next steps and am looking for some advice! How long does it take to hear about background checks/physicals/orientation information? Any information would be helpful :)

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anyone who is working there : can you share what the hourly rate is along with differentials and if the hospital is union an d if so which?

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So I've been on allnurses.com since the pre requiste phase and applying to nursing schools.

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**** I really hope this helps other nurses and to be nurses out there. I hope this gives you a boost in confidence as well! Nurses should really support each other and I found that support here on this forum. I'll be updating again once I start orientation.****

Good Luck to everyone! :)

How awesome are you!! This is so nice - to go out of your way, come back here to provide great insight.

And honestly this thread has been such a helpful thread regardless of where you are applying to - throughout the country!

Thanks for all the tips, thoughts etc. I'm moving from the West to East, like I said I found this thread super helpful!

Thanks EVERYONE!

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Regarding the Background Check: What did it consist of? Fingerprinting??

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