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Hello. I interviewed with a plasma center about 3 weeks ago and followed up with the manager last Tuesday. Her answer was: she is still "undecided" and that I should hear from her next week. In my mind I said...OOookay.... I assumed that since she's just coming back from a vacation that she has her hands full. Earlier today I got a job offer for RN position at a HIV clinic I interviewed for last week. I eagerly accepted it. No weekends, paid holidays and excellent health benefits. I am so ecstatic I can't even sleep. Only catch is that it's a lot farther from my house compared to the plasma center. I really wanted to work for the plasma place coz it's a lot closer but I feel like I'm getting the run around. I still think it's a good place to work at since it's a far cry from floor nursing and they offer great benefits as well. This particular one even offer tuition reimbursement. Good luck! Hope they call soon.

Weird...I'm still waiting for my online training. Hope it comes soon coz it's already a

Hi! Yeah it was kinda weird that she can't tell me the salary range...felt like a haggling game. I specifically put on my app that salary is negotiable but she just had to get a number out of me. That's actually a good idea to let her know that I am really serious about the job. She said she will be on vacation this week so I will call her if she doesn't call first since she said she'll let me know on or before the 15th since she is on vacation this week. Thanks for the insight :).

Huh...like how outsourced call centers overseas train their employees to have almost impeccable "American" accent.

Interview went well. Seemed more casual than I had expected. She gave me a tour of the place beforehand and explained briefly the "whats" and the "wheres". Overall I felt great except that little nasty salary question towards the end. She asked my desired salary, I threw her back the question by asking about their salary ranges for an RN, but she threw it back at me by asking me what I absolutely wouldn't take...so I said instinctively "no lower than 25/hr" and I saw her slightly flinched while she jotted it down her paper. At that moment I thought..."ugh! wrong answer??????!!!" Before we parted, she was upfront about having to interview more candidates for the position and that she will be needing more than one so expect a call back within a week or two if yay or nay. So far no call. My husband and dad said, it was too high of a number (in these economy I should be happy with anything above $20). My nursing classmates said it was a reasonable demand if not a little low. I am in the Los Angeles county where nothing is cheap and jobs are highly competitive. Considering my only medical experience is school clinicals and preceptorship, although I have about 10 yrs experience in customer service (which is a plus for the job). Did I ask for too much?

Hello everyone. Hi qwertyf. I've read all the links that you've posted and they are very helpful. Thanks for taking time to post them. I am here because I have an interview tomorrow with a plasma center and I wanted to know questions they usually ask. If you can also enlighten me about what the job entails, would really appreciate it. :) A little about me. I am in the category of "old grad" RN. Graduated '09 but not much nursing activities due to call of stay-at home-motherly duties. Finally just last month I took the NCLEX and passed in 2nd attempt and now the grim job hunt. My newborn is now a yr old and we are desperate for a second income. Considering I haven't had clinicals in 2 years (although I feel confident with my assessment skills) is it a right fit for me? How is the training? ...too much questions? I apologize if I am bombarding you with the queries, I just think that you're the right person to ask. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks again.

I guess it differs from state to state. I got a phone interview a day after applied online which was around mid-July.

Thanks for the info :). Glad to know we're in the same grad year. I went to CSUN website already but I feel that I needed to talk to someone in person to have my questions answered. No I haven't gotten any RN jobs yet besides flu shot seasonal job which starts in the Fall. My situation is a little complicated because I took a 2 year hiatus after graduation. I needed to get my immigration papers in line (which are all sorted out now) in order to take the NCLEX and work...then had a baby and got married. Unfortunately I had to put my career in the back burner, so fast forward to today, job hunting is still crazyyyyyyy brutal esp for an "old" new grad and it ain't getting better anytime soon so I feel that I should get more education. Which school did you go to btw? if you don't mind me asking :)

Wow Congrats you guys!!! I am planning to go back for my BSN. Just recently got my RN license but I graduated from ADN program in 2009. Do I qualify. I called the CSUN nursing dept and left a msg yesterday but no one got back at me. I would appreciate any 411. Thanks :)

Took the test on Friday June 10th, waited 24 hrs to do the PVT, good pop up then come Tuesday morning the 13th my name and license # appeared on CA BRN site! :) So it worked for me. I was really doubtful at first.