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1. how IEN find a job?

   tiina replied to Chocholate's topic in Canada

   I did not mean to focus too much on my personal experience. Although everybody including the Human Rights officer told me to file a complaint against this small company, large hospitals may not be as explicit as this one. Otherwise they will be sued....

2. how IEN find a job?

   tiina replied to Chocholate's topic in Canada

   NotReady4PrimeTime I am sorry to confuse you but I am not IEN. I am a Canadian citizen born outside of Canada. I first immigrated to Canada well after I acquired my first language. I pay the same tax as Canadian citizens.

3. STILL can't find a job

   tiina replied to Frost_RN's topic in Canada

   Congratulations!

4. how IEN find a job?

   tiina replied to Chocholate's topic in Canada

   I am thinking with this severe job market for nurses, it is possible HR favors Canadian born nurses over internationally born nurses. I personally had an experience where the employer told me to take an English course if I want the job. I mean, I am ...

5. NP school in Ontario with low GPA

   tiina replied to tiina's topic in Canada

   Thanks Kissunshine. Yes as I am preparing for application, I started realizing there are not much space to insert such comments... haha My grade is low in only ONE of the years in undergrad, so I wanted to explain the reason in case the admission pa...

6. STILL can't find a job

   tiina replied to Frost_RN's topic in Canada

   Joanna has a good point. Professional resume writing service is not everything. I used it but I am revising here and there to match the individual job posting I am applying for. What I learned from the resume professional though, is that "key words" ...

7. STILL can't find a job

   tiina replied to Frost_RN's topic in Canada

   Recently I returned to Ontario from the US and found myself having difficulty landing a job as well. I have several years of nursing experience in both Ontario and US. Canadian university graduate with BScN. CNO took a year to reinstate my RN license...

8. NP school in Ontario with low GPA

   tiina replied to tiina's topic in Canada

   Thank you, joanna73. Sounds like you are from a faculty member of a nursing school? I always wonder how 10+ years experienced nurses provide academic references. It must be difficult for them. One of the professors I worked close with (and the one w...

9. NP school in Ontario with low GPA

   tiina replied to tiina's topic in Canada

   Thank you toronto_nurse for sharing a summary of an information session. Very informative. #6...good to know. they are not going to look at the application if GPA is below minimum. It is my hope that Canadian NP schools somehow come up with a way to ...

10. NP school in Ontario with low GPA

    tiina replied to tiina's topic in Canada

    Thank you Kissunshine for the encouraging message. I feel like I should try my best in application for 2017, then if I am not successful I will think about it. For now I will focus on application. Just curious, did you try to explain your GPA in your...

11. Requirements for reinstating from non-practising class (Ontario)

    tiina replied to LolaRN09's topic in Canada

    By all means, AVOID going on non-practicing class if possible. I was in non-practicing class for 4 months before my situation changed and needed to go back to Ontario. When I tried to reinstate, CNO asked me to submit documents of employment verifica...

12. NP school in Ontario with low GPA

    tiina replied to tiina's topic in Canada

    Yes, 3.6 is about what I am expecting to be the average GPA of successful candidates. That is why I am trying to plan my strategies to widen the chance of getting in... How many work experiences do they usually have? Who are the referees that have mo...

13. NP school in Ontario with low GPA

    tiina replied to tiina's topic in Canada

    There are physicians who don't get the idea of NPs (I personally know and worked with one of those)...but I think this professional field is going to expand and will be more widely recognized/demanded in the future.

14. NP school in Ontario with low GPA

    tiina replied to tiina's topic in Canada

    Western is asking for B+ or higher. Admissions & Applying - Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing - Western University I am sure I saw another school with the same criteria. U of T is super competitive. Even though min GPA is 3.0 I don't think t...

15. NP school in Ontario with low GPA

    tiina replied to tiina's topic in Canada

    Hi CanadianRN16, it is good to know that someone is in the same boat with me :) Yes I worked in a clinic for about 2 years which led me to consider becoming a PHCNP. I should be able to obtain good references from my supervisors (MD) and manager at t...