shannahan

Same here - let's keep in touch!

I am also scheduled to begin Chamberlain's FNP program Mar 3. They were still finalizing everything Friday so I have no log in info or anything really! I wanted to start familiarizing myself with the website this weekend. Oh well, I'll just roll with it!

sure - go ahead and send me a message

Thought I'd pop in you all know that I graduated from Carrington in Nov, passed the nclex with no problem, and got 12 interviews during the 4 months I was on the job hunt. I ended up being hired at a local hospital - one where I had no connections and didn't do clinicals at. Going to Carrington vs the CC or university route didn't hurt me one bit. I had one interviewer tell me they didn't care about degrees - it was all about the person during the interview. I thought it was a good, solid nursing program that prepares students well for nclex. Clinicals were a little weak as far as the hospital we were at, fundamentals clinicals we didn't get to experience as much as I'd have liked, but they have a new hospital contract and got rid of the instructor that hindered our fundamentals clinicals.

PM me your email address and I will email you a template cover letter/resume with my suggestions of what to fill in.

Chillceb - do you already have a resume and cover letter? Send me a pm and I'll take a look at it over pm/email.

mnforever: I had a panel interview at a hospital and while waiting for the other interviewers to show up I chit-chatted with the one interviewer there. She told me they didn't care about the degree, it will be all about how well I sell myself. I know not all hospitals will view it that way, but just goes to show how far personality/enthusiasm can go.

You can search this forum for "interview questions" "behavioral questions" "scenario questions" One of those will lead you to the right threads. Here's the link for the Johns Hopkins guide. There's also a mayo clinic one but I can't locate it http://www.son.jhmi.edu/resources/career/center/documents/interview_guide.pdf Good luck! It seems like there has been more hiring activity in the past month, where I'm at anyway. I'm in AZ

What a great thing to say, LunahRN :)

Thanks for the congrats! Good luck Scibruin on the job Monday! It's exciting, isn't it!!

I would take the time to prepare thoroughly rather than "if it's meant to be" approach. If you search on allnurses (or google) you can find the mayo clinic or Johns hopkins interview guide. It will tell you possible scenario questions. Write your patient situations down so that you know them well. Nothing worse than being asked a questions and drawing a blank "Uh, I can't remember a situation like that." Re nerves - remember your mental health training: Having a mild level of anxiety is a good thing and will help you be more alert! What did you mean about a board suspension?

I had a total of 12 interviews and 5 offers. I accepted the offer into a great local hospital new grad program. (I turned down other jobs along the way because of a lack of orientation). In my area, like almost everywhere else, the hospitals are not hiring new grads. We had one new grad program come up that I've found since I've been looking (6 months) and I did not get selected for it. I wanted to tell you all about how I got into this new grad program, though I'm not exactly sure myself! This hospital did not advertise the program. But I apply for anything and everything that doesn't firmly require 1 year experience. If they say 1 year preferred, I apply and that is what happened with this job. When I look on their website at the jobs I applied for, 7-8 positions, each one says Not Selected next to it. Yet they called me to interview for their new grad program! At the same time I was also offered a job on the rehab floor of a LTC facility. It actually seemed like a pretty good place to work, 5 weeks orientation and great salary but of course I turned it down for the new grad program. I was getting so discouraged about doing online apps, but apparently that is how they noticed me. I know that my resume and cover letter are strong. I don't have any healthcare experience but I tied in my past experience with nursing, i.e. time management, prioritization. My cover letter conveys my passion for nursing and excellence in patient care with my own mission statement. I went into that interview with the goal of selling myself. I did my research about the hospital (and wove comments about their history into the conversation) and had answers for all the possible scenario questions (from Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic guides I found out about from this site). I made sure to let them know I am positive, supportive, and excited about the opportunity. I also get all sorts of job leads on my twitter feed and get daily updates from careerbuilder for my area. I apply right away, which is part of why I think I got so many callbacks. I mailed my cover letter and resume to 28 subacute/rehab places in my area and got 4 calls/2 interviews from that. Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that one of these online apps may be your golden ticket. You just never know. I have been out of school for 4 months and let me tell you, I was in absolute despair about the situation. If nothing would have come through, I was going to start applying at doctors' offices. Thanks everyone for contributing to this website. It has helped me all along this journey and will continue to for many years I am sure.

Totally understand your frustration. Have you thought about sending your resume to local doctor's offices as a last resort? If you could get hired, it would be a paycheck and possibly networking opportunities.

If you can afford to get it, I would. I got mine as a new grad and interviewers have been impressed that I already have it. .

First, is this something you had to disclose? I guess I'm asking, does the board know about it? If so, did you send a letter in with your application explaining it? If you did, I would just call them and ask the status.