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Congratulations!!! Yassssssssssss

Building off of this reply, if you are coming from a compact state, it is so much easier to transfer! Find out if your state is compact or not - if your state is noncompact like mine, I would highly recommend you apply for MD BON for a MD nursing license. You can take the NCLEX in your home state - the NCLEX is the same nationwide. It just depends on which state you want your license to be active in. At the time I was applying to take the NCLEX, I didn't know that 4 weeks later I would apply for jobs in Maryland lol. That's what I would've done differently and you save a lot of money that way too! Also, lol I had applied to Pedi/Adolescent Psych and there were a lot of questions about ECT, etc... Literally an hour before my interview, I had read an article trying to prepare to know about ECT but it was so clear that I didn't (insert cringing face emoji hahaha)

So my temporary license was up in 1 month and my actual license in 4 months! Yeah MDBON told me the same thing about 1 week and 6-8 weeks... yeah no... I hope it goes much faster for you! Maybe since it's not the holidays anymore, it'll be much faster? Good luck! ?

I just saw this response! ugh so sorry for the delayed response. You've must have been dyinggg So one of my friends is in the dual peds program and loving it!! The total time for NursingCas to verify everything and get my app to Hopkins was 3 weeks maximum. I think that they're still considering late applicants, because in previous forums on here, there was one person who applied mid Feb like you and got accepted!! I'm sending you positive vibes! Also I spoke to admissions and they said that they send out decisions in cohorts, so if you applied late, they'll send out your decision with your dual Peds cohort. Also again, there are 30-40 seats in each program and there's still a good chance it can be you!! ?

@CWNursing + EVERYONE I DIDN'T MENTION STARTING IN MARCH Y'ALLLLLLLLLLLLL WE START IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS. WE SHOULD MEET OR SOMETHING AM I THE ONLY ONE NERVOUS?? ALSO DID ANYONE DO THE MODULES?

So I'm licensed in a noncompact state (NY). I had to apply online to Maryland BON which took a couple of hours to complete the questions but processing took 2+ months!! ; do fingerprinting + background check in MD which took about a day to complete but processing for both was about 2-3 weeks. (I know that you can get a fingerprinting card mailed to you from Maryland BON, and get fingerprinted at your local police station, but that was too much of a hassle. That's why I decided to do it in MD.) I ended up paying for a temporary license and a regular license together, which is convenient for me bc the temp license will allow me to work by the deadlines that JHH gives you. My temp license came after 1 month and some change. My actual LICENSE FINALLY CAME THROUGH LAST WEEK AND IT TOOK 4 MONTHS. 4 MONTHSSSSSSSSSSS!!! Maybe I'm unlucky or something?! The Temp license SAVED. MY. BUTT. ...Maryland BON never picks up their phone btw... They are worse than Apple support. Also, be prepared to spend ~$200+ for everything total. Thank you for attending my Ted Talk, sheesh

Hey!! and thanks ? I hope you will join the JHH family one day! I know that first the recruiters will look at your resume and cover letter, and depending on if your experiences or interests line up for a particular position, they'll send it to the manager. The manager of the unit will then review your application and decide from there if by your resume and cover letter, you seem like a fit. So I know that they choose multiple people per position, depending on the position. A lot of people apply to JHH!! I was surprised that after a couple of hours of a job posting going up, there were 5 other applicants interviewing with me the same day. From all the interviews I had, the interview questions were all really similar - they asked me about my resume, then asked me situational questions like "what would you do if you got into a fight with a patient, coworker, etc" and "tell me about a time you made a mistake / were under a lot of stress /etc". I feel like if you really vibe with the person interviewing you and they sense that you'll get along with other employees on the unit, then they'll want to hire you. There was 1 unit that I applied to as a backup option (terrible I know but YA GIRL WAS NERVOUS) and it was so obvious I did not have anything in common with the unit/ didn't know much about the specialty. However, I got along with the manager and my answers to her questions were more of the environment she was looking for, so she ended up offering me the position and told me I would need to study extra if I wanted to work there lol. Hope this helped!

I used the Transcipt service and it took them about 2-3 weeks! Which program did you apply to? I know that some programs allow you to send unofficial transcipts to view in the meantime.

First of all, congratulations!!! Remember they need YOU, yasssssss. Some of my references used their personal emails and my recruiter ended up calling them and verifying that it was them. It shouldn't be a problem! Lol my professor's email was something like ilovemisterbugz, so it'll be fine :)

I think it took about a week to 2 weeks to hear back. I also forgot to mention that you choose the dates and times!! Mistake from earlier.

They had an ER posting a couple of months ago!! What I learned about JHH postings is that, every unit will post hiring positions every couple of months or so. The ICU bridge program may have closed for now, so you might want to interview at other units and wait. My friend who's been at JHH x 2 years started out in the OR but really wanted to be in oncology. I think 3-4 months in, she saw a posting hiring in oncology, asked to switch, interviewed, and got accepted! It was an internal transfer. That may be an option for you in the future?

I can't wait!! I'm glad I'll at least know 1 person in my cohort ? I've been trying to message you, but I think we're both too new on this website lol

So there's no phone interview! They'll send you an email with further instructions and ask you to pick 3 dates that the nurse manager of the unit you're interviewing on will pick. I was out of state as well and it honestly wasn't too bad! I got an AirBnb nearby the hospital and ubered there in the morning - be careful with where you end up staying, because the area around the hospital isn't the safest. They asked me for my official transcripts to put in your applicant file and they make a bunch of copies. You end up bringing your file to your interview with you to give to your interviewer. The file includes: your cover letter, resume, copy of transcripts. The nursing recruiting office doesn't necessarily look at your GPA - they look for completion of courses, no failed courses, nothing with red flags. Next, they gave me a cute little map of the hospital and sent me on my merry way to my interview. Your interview times is determined by your interviewer. All of my interviews were usually in the morning. The hospital is big with long hallways and lots of corridors lol so imo, it was easy to get lost. BUT there are information desks every couple of feet and lots of people who are nice and willing to help you out. Each interview varied for me - one unit asked me situational questions, like "If you got into a fight with a coworker about your patient, what would you do?" Another unit asked me more about things I put on my resume like "Tell me more about volunteering with XYZ." Roughly, each interview took about 30 minutes. They have this thing called "share time," where you follow a nurse on the unit around and get to observe. I found it really helpful and I usually asked the nurses on the unit more about JHH, Baltimore, where to live, where to eat (lol), etc. You will find that there are a lot of new grad nurses everywhere, which is nice. For lunch, I wandered into the cafeteria. There's a cafe and there's a cafeteria. The cafe is more pastries, coffee, and expensive salads. The cafeteria has great food choices - I think there was a Subway and some Bagel company in there? After lunch, I reported back to the nursing recruiting office for a presentation. There was a powerpoint on benefits, types of insurances, adulting stuff, uniform, PARKING ($12/DAY??), etc associated with JHH. After, you meet with your recruiter to discuss your pay. Then, I think I was free to leave unless I had any other questions. Other things that I thought I should mention is - they tell you that you can wear business casual clothing and change into scrubs for share time. I personally didn't? I showed up in navy blue scrubs (navy blue = JHH nurse), bc I found that there isn't staff break rooms on the units I interviewed in and I didn't want to take up too much time changing in and out. No lab coat needed. Also, other interviewees did the same thing. Bring a little snack/ drink in case your nurse has a break to sit down. I hope this somewhat answered your question and if I'm missing any important info, somebody feel free to jump in and fill in the gaps! I can't message you for some reason ? I'll just edit this post if I think of anything else. -- Also, there's only 1 start date per month and it's not guaranteed on if you'll start immediately, because it depends on if the seats are full. I interviewed in Oct 2019 for a start date of Dec 2019, only to now start in March 2020 bc Jan/Feb 2020 were full ? A PSA for anybody transferring their licenses to MD BON!! IT TAKES FOREVERRR!!! AND MD BON does not pick up their phones!!! I was placed on hold for 2+ hours on multiple occasions.

If anybody has questions regarding interviewing, onboarding process, etc, feel free to ask me ? I've been through the entire process twice (I was originally supposed to start in December, but my RN license didn't transfer over until much later)

MICU! How about you?