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I work at Weiss. They do not have a new grad residency program right now, but they do hire new grads.

I work at Weiss and we get transfers from Thorek. The patients are not happy with their care and they do look pretty bad when they come to us. I hope that some fresh new nurses will give these patients the care they deserve! Good luck to you all in your careers!

Smiggers, I start tomorrow also!! I'm not quite sure what our hours will be like, I am guessing we will get out sometime between 3-5pm this week. See you tomorrow!

It took about 3.5 weeks from the time I applied to the time they first contacted me. I was scheduled to take the NCLEX the following week so they told me to call them back after I passed the NCLEX to set up a phone interview. Don't know what happens if you are rejected since I start working there in one week!! Woo hoo! But seriously, good luck to you! Hope they call soon.

thanks for the replies :)

I am a new grad starting my first job as an RN on a med surg unit. I am excited & terrified. Med-surg was not my best clinical in nursing school & I am worried that I will not remember anything I learned. I am wondering what others' experiences have been starting out in med-surg. Did you spend your off days studying procedures & disease processes? I will be working 5 nights a week & I have four kids. I don't feel like I will have any time to brush up on my knowledge outside of work. Will working with my preceptor be enough? Is there any one pocket sized book that I can get that will help me "fake it til I make it"? Thanks!

Don't listen to anyone who tells you not to go to school!! Even with kids, it is possible. I have four kids & recently graduated from a BSN program. When I started, they ranged in age from 1-7 yrs old so they were pretty little. It was hard at times, but you are doing what needs to be done for your family!! Go for the BSN because it will get you farther. You will get all the hands on experience you need once you start working. Nursing school only sets the foundation, the real learning takes place once you get a job! You have a few years before you need to think about what schedule to work. Chances are you won't have much of a choice, as a new grad you need to take what you can get. Whatever the schedule, you can make it work. Good luck!!

I agree with the previous poster, you may have done nothing wrong at the other interview, but someone with more experience may have come along. Think positive. It's a good thing that interview did not end in a job because then you would not be interviewing for your dream job! Sounds perfect, go get it! Good luck!

I wouldn't get too worried yet, I interviewed on a Weds. & did not hear back from them until the following Thurs. Good luck! Keep us posted.

a classmate of mine also found out that she got the job today. I guess they were telling a lot of people today!

Smiggers!! You are my new best friend! I got the job too!!! So excited!! I start Aug.29, is that when you start? Just a recap for anyone who is curious about the process: I had a phone interview, then 8 days after that I got a call to schedule a face to face interview for the next day. My face to face interview was on Friday and they told me that HR was already closed, but they would call me to set up my background check & sign papers. They called me yesterday, told me to come in for a background check so I went in today and right when I walked in the door, they extended me an offer. So super excited!!! Good luck to everyone who is still in the process!!

Finally heard back from Weiss today, 9 days after my phone interview. I have an interview tomorrow with some of the managers. So excited & nervous. Apparently, they are still looking so don't give up hope everyone!!

just got my official license in the mail today! So from the time I took the test to the time I got my license in hand was 20 days!

Was it just the phone interview that you had or did you also interview with the manager? I had a phone interview a week ago & haven't heard anything since then. I am really getting anxious because I really want this job!

I took mine on the 7th and I got my official pass letter a week later. Along with the pass letter is an application that you need to send in to the BON along with $50. After that, it took a week for my name to be posted on the BON and get a license number. They say it takes about 4 weeks to get the actual license in the mail. Still waiting on that. I know a lot of my classmates who took it around the same time as me also got their letters about a week later. You might want to call Pearson & find out your status. Until you send in the application, your name will not be posted on the BON. However, once you have your pass letter, that is good enough to practice license pending until your application gets approved. I think you have 3 months from the date of hire to furnish your license. Hope this helps!

on the edge of my seat waiting for answers. This whole application process is like one big game & I am so sick of it! Please someone shed some light on this topic!!

(I must edit this post so that the title reads ADVICE, but it won't let me so I am just writing it in so everyone knows, I do know how to spell & proofread, but in my excitement I have committed my own pet peeve!!) So I just had a phone interview for an RN position. I felt like it went well and the recruiter said she thought I would be excellent for the position and she would forward my info on to the nurse manager. So now comes the waiting game where I sit here and rehash the whole interview...would she have told me she thought I would be a good fit if she really felt otherwise? The interview was only an initial screening, but it lasted over 25 minutes. Is that a good thing? It is so hard to gauge people's reactions over the phone, but I am curious to know how sincere she was. I felt like she liked my answers and I asked questions that got her talking as well. Any recruiters have any words of wisdom? I want this so badly. It is my dream job! TIA!

By "screening tool", do you mean the online assessment? Thanks

Has anyone gone through the Weiss Memorial RN residency program or interviewed or know anything about it other than what can already be found online? Any inside info would be appreciated regarding the interview & hiring process as well as the program itself. Thanks!

Congrats!! Guess you will have to change your screen name!!!

took the NCLEX on July 6, got 75 questions, just found out I passed!!!!!!!! Still can't believe I am officially an RN. Good luck to all of you. You can all do it!

I am taking my NCLEX on July 6th. I took the Kaplan Review Course a few weeks ago and have been doing their practice questions and studying content every since. I do not feel prepared at all though and am so scared!! Good luck to everyone!!

It seems like it is not enough to just apply for a job by filling out the application and submitting any requested information. How do I go about following up on an application? In some cases, I may be able to find the number for nurse recruitment or HR. What do I say when I am calling? How often do I call? How much is too much? There is one job in particular that I am really interested in. I got the email for the director of the department and sent her an email telling her that I applied online and would be interested in speaking with her further. Not even sure if she has any say over the hiring. I did not get a reply. Do I email again? What is appropiate and who do I contact? Is phone contact better than email? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I just wanted to give you all on the waitlist some hope. I just graduated from UIC last week. I was accepted off the waiting list one week before classes began! I was all ready to start at another nursing school, but I dropped everything when I got into UIC and it has been the best two years of my life! Do not give up hope. They do take people off the waitlist up until the week before classes begin. People drop out or don't finish their pre-req's and believe it or not, UIC is not everyone's first choice & they might get a call from their first choice & drop out of UIC. I got a phone call letting me know about my acceptance, but I think that was because it was so close to the first day of school & they needed an answer right away. Keep checking your emails, it may just happen for you too!!! Good luck!

I just graduated last week & was wondering the same thing. I have a few connections, but not in the places where I really want to work. I am just applying to jobs that I am interested in & hope that my resume stands out.