parkland jan 2011 residency

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I just had an interview on Monday for a nurse resident position in the NNICU. This is my dream job and I want it SOO bad, but I feel like I did not shine as bright as I could in my interview because all the questions were those situation one "tell me about a time...". I still think it went well I just wish I would have said more. I already work on a different floor as a student/tech, so I don't know how much that will affect whether or not they choose me. Any current employees or other people who applied have any information on the residency/hiring process? Is the medication test only if you get offered a position? Thanks for any feedback. :uhoh3:

Yea, luckily the recruiter was the same for L&D. I scheduled my interview for next Thurs, so I intend to be VERY prepared for this one! I was telling one of my friends about my interview, which initially I had thought it went well, but she is a business major and has taken classes about interviewing and stuff and she talked through it with me and the areas that I probably did not give good answers and stuff, so hopefully this next one will go much better.

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What kind of questions did they ask? Like what were the scenario questions? Im just starting nursing school in January, and I want MORE THAN ANYTHING to get the Parkland residency... I have two years to prove myself, but I need to know from you guys what would be good to get in with them. I've thought about getting a part time job working there while Im in school. I do know that school is a full time job even though Im only taking 8hours, but I am willing to do whatever I have to do to get that residency. Its right up my ally... who wouldn't wanna learn about all the different areas of the hospital?

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Yea, all the questions were "tell me about a time when you had a difficult patient" and things like that. I think its called situational interview or behavioral? You can look it up for all kinds of example questions. Also, I know you are barely about to start, but you can consider trying to get a job as a nursing student there after you finish your first semester. That's what I am did (still do). Its prn so you basically work once a week or as much as you can and its good experience while you are in school. Start looking probably in march for them to post those positions.

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Can you give us the contact info for the nurse recruiter. Are there different ones per area or are they all the same. I am so interested in the L&D residency. Thanks

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Well, I just had my interview at Parkland, and I think it went well (hopefully)! I took and aced the math test and now all I can do is wait. Wish me luck!

As for recruiter info, look online at the Parkland recruiting website to get information. That's what I did.

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I tried calling, but a person told me I would have to wait to be called. I even asked for the nursing recruiter's contact info. I called the number that ended with 8535. Is this the right number?

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gobannans how did your interview for L&D turn out, did they ask the same type of questions?

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I think it went well....better than the first one I had. It felt much more comfortable, not as many situational questions, and more typical questions like goals, about me, things like that,which I liked bc it gave me a little more opportunity to sell myself. The residency sounds pretty intense I really hope I get accepted. They are making calls the week of Thanksgiving........I hope I will have one more thing to be thankful for! :uhoh3:

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OMG... I think we ALL know how hard it is to wait for news that could change our life... I had to wait two weeks after they said we were supposed to find out about nursing school to finally get me letter. I was getting really worried and then BAM! There's the letter in the mail!

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I have an interview on Monday for the L&D residency? Any tips? When are they suppose to email you for directions and for the medication test? thanks

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Idk, I have had two interviews and I never received any information about the test for either one. They had said to wait until you receive the study guide before scheduling the test but I never got it so I am prob going to call to find out about that. I emailed someone and never got a response from them.

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