BookishNurse97 BSN, RN

BookishNurse97 is a BSN, RN and specializes in New Grad RN.

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1. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

   BookishNurse97 replied to BookishNurse97's topic in Residency

   Just got an interview email for RR Liver Transplant ICU!

2. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

   BookishNurse97 replied to BookishNurse97's topic in Residency

   I applied to ED and Liver Transplant ICU and haven't gotten anything yet either )-:

3. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

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   Has anyone gotten an interview invite for Emergency Department or Liver Transplant ICU?

4. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

   BookishNurse97 replied to BookishNurse97's topic in Residency

   It's just a waiting game at this point 😔 If we get chosen for an interview, we should start receiving an email from HR this month about scheduling an interview!

5. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

   BookishNurse97 replied to BookishNurse97's topic in Residency

   I had mostly behavioral questions and 2 clinical questions! For behavioral they asked: tell me about yourself?, why do you want to work at UCLA?, specific unit questions like: why do you want to work in the ICU?, tell me a time where you made a good ...

6. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

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   When I applied the first time back in March, my application was forwarded to both of the units I chose, and I got an interview for both of them! If you're chosen to do an interview, and both units are interested, you'll get a separate email...

7. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

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   I got an email about 30 minutes ago saying that my application was forwarded to the hiring manager! 🥹 I applied to the ER and Liver Transplant ICU this second time around

8. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

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   Has anyone's portal updated yet?

9. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

   BookishNurse97 replied to BookishNurse97's topic in Residency

   Not yet! )-: I think they'll start looking through the applications after today

10. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

    BookishNurse97 replied to BookishNurse97's topic in Residency

    Yes!

11. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

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    Don't lose hope! I have 2 years of hospital experience working as a nurse extern and 6 years of restaurant/hospitality experience, and I thought that having those under my belt would make me stand out. I applied to so many hospitals (Kaisers new grad...

12. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

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    I wonder what they're really looking for in a new grad candidate )-: Are you currently working somewhere else as a new grad? Hopefully that would give us a better chance this time if they see we're currently working as RN's, but we're still supe...

13. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

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    Hi (-: I got interviews for both units I applied to the last application as well! I felt like the med surg/tele overflow interview went really well. During the interview they kept bringing up how they liked my restaurant experience and nurse extern j...

14. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

    BookishNurse97 replied to BookishNurse97's topic in Residency

    If you've already taken the questionnaire in the past, you don't have to do it again. I first applied to UCLA for a nurse extern position 2 years ago, and that's when I took the questionnaire! I didn't have to do it again when I applied for the new g...

15. UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

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    I did! I included my new grad position on my resume before I submitted the application