simply_viki

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1. Interview this morning... Not sure how I did. :/

   simply_viki posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I had my first interview (ever) in November with the nurse recruiter in HR at a hospital after I showed up there with my resume (I'd previously applied online, but I decided to show up, too, since I've not had great results just applying online and i...

2. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

   Small update - I got my first call back yesterday! I am spending this week buried in my textbooks to refresh my memory. I'm going in for training of some kind on Saturday; they'll let me know more when I call on Friday.

3. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

   Okie dokie! That was one of my previous excuses. "Oh, y'know, they'll be closing up shop in HR by about 4pm, I bet, so maybe I should just wait until I can take a day off to really focus on driving around to all the different places..." Thanks for h...

4. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

   Nope, I'm not on linked in, but you're the third person to mention it to me, so I think I'm going to get on it. I'd been wary of it because I don't really like the idea of mingling online profiles with business, but someone reassured me that it's com...

5. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you for all the comments, everybody! I really appreciate all the advice offered here (and the kicks in the pants! Those help, too.) BostonTerrierLoverRN - You've got a point there! Thank you for the words of encouragement. Niamah - Ooh, good ti...

6. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

   AndiSN, thanks for your input, and best of luck with your pregnancy and job hunting! YES, if you have information on the abortion clinic thing, I would be interested. That was actually sort of a half-baked concern in my head, and was pretty much the ...

7. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

   Wow, so many replies while I was out! Thank you all for your input, I appreciate your taking the time. Yesterday I made a phone call to my school to find out if they had any resume help services available, and I found out that they were holding a job...

8. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you! I hadn't thought of that; that's a really good idea. I'll look into that.

9. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

   Erm... I'm also a big fan of the women's health part of OB, which in my own personal moral code, includes women's choice.

10. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

    simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

    LOL. HouTx, yes, you're spot on. I am a procrastinator, and it's BAD, and it's WORSE since it's already been a long time. So now what? ETA: I knew I was a big time procrastinator in nursing school, but at least in nursing school there were rock solid...

11. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

    simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

    Debunker - Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for open houses. Maybe my professor has heard of some. I'll ask her. Ashley - You're right, I didn't mean I'd been looking for a year, I only meant I've ben out of school for a year, which I think is major poin...

12. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

    simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Hunt

    Thank you for the input, CrunchRN, I really do appreciate it. I'll see if my professor is willing to take a look at my resume and cover letters. As to showing up in person, do you think that will be redundant if I show up at the places I've applied t...

13. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

    simply_viki posted a topic in Job Hunt

    Hi all. I've made just about every mistake in job hunting that I've seen mentioned - I didn't do a good job networking in school, I didn't join any student organizations or do anything "above and beyond" in volunteer work or anything like that, I did...

14. Final semester, good grades, but I feel like I need remediation.

    simply_viki replied to simply_viki's topic in Student Assist

    Thanks for the replies, you guys. Missy77 - I hadn't heard of Summer Externships until you just mentioned it. I did a quick Google search on it, though, and it looks like most places in my area are just looking for BSN grads, not ADN. Boo. Boog'sGir...

15. Final semester, good grades, but I feel like I need remediation.

    simply_viki posted a topic in Student Assist

    I do well in school. I test well, consistently. The whole brain-dump after tests, though? Yeah. Making it worse is the fact that I'm in the part time program at my school, so there are many things that I haven't encountered in clinicals yet... and it...