joan of snark

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1. Got an offer letter, now nothing...

   joan of snark posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hi all, Good news: I went in for the job I desperately wanted and after a short interview, the director of the unit offered me the last slot in the 8-person team she was assembling to bring onto the...

2. Wait period after applying?

   joan of snark replied to joan of snark's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it! I figured as much, I think I'm just getting anxious since now I'm competing with December grads AND May ones! But I'll keep at it. Sent in four new applications...

3. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

   joan of snark replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Three male nurses were moving a middle aged, morbidly obese patient with Fournier's gangrene (mostly affecting his scrotum). As they started easing him into a chair, he howls out in pain and bellows...

4. Caption Contest

   joan of snark replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   That's it, Karen, go to your happy

5. Wait period after applying?

   joan of snark posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hey all, December grad here, started applying to residencies almost immediately after I took/passed the NCLEX in April. I plan to keep casting a wide net in terms of job-hunting... But does anyone...

6. Northside Hospital Atlanta

   joan of snark replied to hmm94's topic in Georgia Nursing

   Same! Waiting to hear back. Wondering if they're pooling candidates before contacting people or not... Anyone heard back

7. My coworker was high and got away with it

   joan of snark replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

   I think OP has gotten the point... Deep breaths,

8. When to address low GPA?

   joan of snark posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hi all, I'm a December BSN grad who passed the NCLEX last month. I've started applying to nurse residencies in my area, and have a question regarding the inclusion/omission of my GPA in some resumes...