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  1. FINALLY got a job!

    StillSeeking posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am still in disbelief that after 10 months, 3 preceptorship, some serious hustling and networking, nearly 250 applications and a HORRIBLE 2 month stint working in a SNF, I finally got a job in an...

  2. Advice needed

    StillSeeking replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, did you receive the letter from the manager or from

  3. How do you know if an interview went well?

    StillSeeking replied to Dawn Vylet's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It does sound like your interview went well, but it's true you won't really know until you get the offer! Don't forget to send those thank-yous to the

  4. Quick question re: thank you cards

    StillSeeking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I know the rules for sending out thank you cards (right away, to each interviewer, etc..), but this situation is a little awkward, and I'm wondering if I could bend the rules a bit. Yesterday I...

  5. FINALLY got a job!

    StillSeeking replied to StillSeeking's topic in General Nursing

    A state university in my area that offers a BSN program also has a Rural Nursing Preceptorship Program. It's basically a course you sign up and pay for. I have done two of those in addition to my...

  6. Finally got an interview

    StillSeeking replied to NurseLil-lea's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I have had a few 'behavioral' type interviews and have a pretty good idea of how to survive those now. Send me your email and I'll send you some tips and a list of questions I've compiled from...

  7. Quick question re: thank you cards

    StillSeeking replied to StillSeeking's topic in General Nursing

    I got the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so freakin' happy right now my head is about to explode! It's been 10 months, 3 preceptorships and nearly 250 job apps. I am so happy right...

  8. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    StillSeeking replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh, and I will say in defense of foreign nurses (I am not foreign) that I am not seeing foreign nurses being hired over locals. I am hardly seeing *anyone* being hired. Most (all??) of the hospitals...

  9. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    StillSeeking replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    To answer the "what city do you live in" question, it's the Bay Area, CA for me. Knowing how few jobs and how many layoffs we've had I've focused my search well out of the area (all of CA in fact!),...

  10. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    StillSeeking replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ADN, 3.9gpa, 3 hospital preceptorships completed, about to start a 4th, a long list of amazing references and letters of rec, looking for 10 months, over 200 applications (in-person, online, you name...

  11. Quick question re: thank you cards

    StillSeeking replied to StillSeeking's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the advice and kudos! Well, I ended up doing the awkward/embarrassing thing and calling the unit to ask for the spelling of their last names. The woman who answered the phone...

  12. Quick question re: thank you cards

    StillSeeking replied to StillSeeking's topic in General Nursing

    I like that idea, and it will save on postage too :-) Thank you! I should send you a card

  13. Conflict of Interest?

    StillSeeking replied to resumecpr's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with the above post, and for those reasons I would politely decline her request to exchange personal

  14. An RN can work as a CNA?

    StillSeeking replied to tinozc's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, but if for some reason you need to get your aide certification in CA (although I'm an RN one SNF would only hire me as an aide with my cert!), here's how to do it. I got my paperwork back...

  15. How I got my (new grad) job...

    StillSeeking replied to Hootnhollern's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats to the OP! That is a great story! I'm an RN, and recently applied for a CNA position at a hospital I like and just finished a med-surg preceptorship at. I have an interview on Tuesday (first...

  16. Out of State Student looking to Work as RN in LA

    StillSeeking replied to seru1924's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Surprised to hear the LA BON hasn't returned your call, but keep trying. I got through to them relatively easy. They will send you the application packet (the online application/forms are incomplete)...

  17. What was more stressful for you?

    StillSeeking replied to VeniVidiVici's topic in General Nursing

    Haha! Being in the stressed-out jobless for 9 months phase, I wish someone had scared ME

  18. How to become a CNA in CA while in nursing school

    StillSeeking replied to ratherberidin's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oops, that last paragraph somehow got chopped and pasted below (I was wondering where that went, LOL!), sorry for the

  19. How to become a CNA in CA while in nursing school

    StillSeeking replied to ratherberidin's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow, that's crazy! Here in the CA bay area it's nearly impossible to get a job as something other than an RN (aide, med. asst, LVN) for a different reason; because employers are concerned you will...

  20. How to become a CNA in CA while in nursing school

    StillSeeking replied to ratherberidin's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just wanted to say thanks to the OP! I'm already an RN, applied for an aide job today and was told I had to have my aide cert! I am both under and over-qualified for the same

  21. 2010-11 San Francisco VA new grad program

    StillSeeking replied to icuuci's topic in California Nursing

    Gosh, I got my rejection email just a couple of days after the deadline. Guess they *really* didn't like my

  22. How long did it take you all to find RN job in Oakland/SF area

    StillSeeking replied to jrowmom's topic in California Nursing

    Caliotter, if I may ask, where did you end up

  23. How long did it take you all to find RN job in Oakland/SF area

    StillSeeking replied to jrowmom's topic in California Nursing

    Hi there, I hate to bring you down with what you're already going through, but the Bay Area has to be one of the toughest places in CA to get a job, even for experienced nurses right now, and...

  24. Do you regret being a nurse

    StillSeeking replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Sad to say, I do now. I quit a good job with benefits to pursue the dream of becoming a nurse, and here I am 2.5 years later trying to find a decent job, with huge student loans to pay off. My brief...

  25. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    StillSeeking replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I've been riding for years (sport, dirt and dual-sport), and even raced and taught track-riding for a few years. Nursing defines my professional life (if I could ever find a decent job, that is),...