lilbug

So this interviewing/hiring process is taking forever and it is driving me crazy!!!!!!!!!! I've interviewed at 2 hospitals and no word yet. The 1st one I interviewed at which is where I want to work is taking a long time. I interviewed in April and d...

Congrats, Cherokeesummer!!! That is awesome you got hired in the NICU! Yea I agree it is hard to get a job in NICU as a new grad but, as people have been posting, it does happen! I hope to be in your shoes soon as well! I will be anxious until I ge...

Congrats on the job and graduating, MUOStudentNurse! I'm from the Akron, Ohio area. I will be graduating in August and hope to be getting a job in the NICU too. Just wanted to drop you a line and say congrats since you are a fellow Ohioan and will ...

Today I just got a call from another hospital to interview for a NICU position!!!! It's a much smaller unit from the first hospital I interviewed at (and will have my 2nd interview/shadowing this Sat. too!). I'm excited that I will have another inte...

Well, I got the long-awaited email about coming back to shadow for a day. A week from this Saturday, I will be going back to the NICU to shadow one of the nurses. She said I have to stay for 2 hours but am welcome to stay longer. I told her I want...

Good luck!!! Like you said, they must have seen something in you that sparked their interest. Otherwise, they wouldn't want you to come in for a 2nd interview. Stay positive! I wish you the best of luck on getting the job! Let us know how it goes...

Well, I had my interview two days ago.... I think it went very well! I was there for 2 hours! We talked for a long time, she told me all about the unit, the shifts, etc. She also spent some time showing me around the unit, telling me about the machin...

Well, I'm off for my interview in a couple hours! Thanks to everyone for your help and suggestions, especially questions to ask. I've written some down to take with me! I'm so excited!!!! I'll let you know how it goes!

What's with everyone wanting to work in the NICU or L&D??? I am another one who wants NICU. No wonder it is hard to get a job in these two areas!

Jolie, thanks for clarifying that for me as well! I'm interviewing this week for a rather large level III NICU (38 bed). They always hire new grads...and I now understand why....that they have the resources and census to teach. What you said makes ...

My opinion would be to take NICU....that's what I would take because I want NICU!! Not that I am trying to by biased or anything, but I think NICU is so much more exciting than mother/baby. I liked mother/baby during my clinical rotation but though...

Thanks for all the suggestions, especially on what kind of questions I should think of asking! My interview is not until next week but I will keep ya posted. :)

Thanks Jackie I've found these posts to be very helpful and full of good advice so I thought I'd start my own! Ha ha. Thanks for the advice. I will tell her that NICU is the only place I want to be and what I have wanted since before I started s...

Thanks for the suggestions! About appearances, I actually have a pant suit I just bought with a nice blouse. I hope a pant suit is ok. I think it looks professional. I have a resume folder put together with my cover letter, resume and references in ...

I want to get into the NICU as a new grad too!!!! I am in an accelerated BSN program (I have a bachelor's degree in another field) and I graduate this August 2007. I have no experience in the NICU. I'm trying to get a position as a Nursing Assistant ...

Does anyone know when UCLA starts there new grad residency programs? I don't graduate until the end of August 2007. I have been trying to find a NICU new grad program that doesn't start in the middle of the summer....this has been a problem. I'm i...