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In tthe group that I am starting with there is about 34ish of us total. I think you are right about the departments deciding how many they will take but it also depends on how much funding there is for internships.

what i did was try searching each thing on its own, like try GN then try intern. I think they post under GN though. I didn't know they posted again already that's pretty early. Good luck with your search!

I think about 2 weeks. My graduation was Dec 16 and our school "over nighted" our info out and by the end of the month we were starting to get ATTs by email (thats only if you provided your email address to them beforehand). People who got it snail mail took a little bit longer I think.

I am starting the gn internship on Monday. They posted the positions for this internship back at the very end of november. They were one of the last ones to post internships that I noticed. It has been quite a long wait between getting the offer and starting the internship (almost 3 months) but they like for everyone to take and pass the NCLEX prior to starting. If its like last time, their internships might not post until april, but its always good to call and ask!

What kind of spreadsheet did you find? Would you mind sharing the link with me? Thanks!

Just curious if you ended up working for Medical City? Anyone else out there currently work there? Looking to hear some feedback on working there =]

I would recommend that you spend your time trying to find a job in the city where you plan to move as it seems the new grad job market is very competitive and over saturated (at least that's how it is in Dallas/Ft Worth Tx). For one thing it is very expensive to train a new nurse so leaving an internship or new position after a short period of time is not very fair to that hospital and it may not reflect well on you either. Also, where ever you go next I don't think it would look good only staying for 6 months either. Another thing to consider is some internships make you sign a contract to work for a certain period of time and leaving early sometimes they make you pay (just something to look into, thats what I was told about one internship that I interviewed for). Of course I don't know your situation and I know that not working for 6 months is simply not an option for some people, including myself! But I do think it would be a better for you to use your time and resources to find a permanent job wherever you are going to move to because that can sometimes be a long process for new grads! Good luck with everything and I hope you find something that works with your situation!

My advice is just apply everywhere. There are so many people fighting for the same few jobs that get posted that its hard to be selective, you know what I mean? It might be easier for you to get on it Baylor since you are already working there, but you should stay open minded about where you will be applying so you can have the most opportunity.

I had one at parkland. when I applied, I didn't hear back for 2 months. They are still posting nursing student positions, so keep applying to all the ones that they post and try calling each week to see if they know when they are going to begin hiring. I applied last december and they called late january, and hired a group of student in feb and the start date was spring break for everyone. That may be what they are doing again? Good luck. I remember putting in a ton on applications everywhere for pct/pca jobs. I think it just takes time to find the right one.

They were both different, I had two different interviews. One of them was more structured with two managers and she had a list of situational questions that she asked me. The second one was more laid back and way more comfortable. The best thing to do is be prepared for any kind of interview. Know how you will answer the situational questions (tell me about a time when...) but also don't forget about the typical questions like goals, about yourself, etc. You want to be prepared for whatever they throw at you and be comfortable in your responses.

I think I ended up waiting a little over a month to hear back from them but they finally called and offered me a position, but I went with a different one. How about you?

I just experienced everything you wrote about! Now I am just waiting (and studying) to take the nclex. Don't worry, there is light at the end of the tunnel! This is my best advice: Just take a weekend soon and get your resume, cover letter if wanted (i still don't know whether those make a difference or not), and letters of rec together. It hard on the resume to build yourself up competitively if you don't have any non school related clinical experience, but some good advice I got was to use nursing related words when describing other work experience (ex: prioritize, confidential, delegating, etc). Ask for your letters of recommendation early and make copies so those will be ready to and scan them onto your computer. I did all of this because its the last thing you want to worry about once the semester is rolling and you are trying to keep up with the job search! Also, a lot of the hosp. websites are not that helpful. But make a list of all the systems/hospitals so that each time you check you can make sure to hit all of them. Most of them you can search across all the hospitals that belong to the system (like THR for example). Make an account and with some you can set it to email you when jobs you are interested in are posted. But still check at least every few days. If you write a cover letter, be sure to edit it before you send it to make sure it has the correct hospital on there lol. I would prob start looking for jobs in march. I graduated in december and the first jobs started getting posted at the very end of september. Each job I applied to I submitted my resume, a copy of rec letters, and an applicable cover letter. Sorry to drag on so much, lol hope it helps good luck!! Oh, and one more thing. Don't be picky, apply to everything and don't wait long after you see something because some places only keep jobs posted for a week because they get such a big response! And follow up too =]

http://www.parklandcareers.com/job_search.aspx On the left side click search jobs and it will take you to a different page. There are none right now, but I saw some earlier in January a few weeks ago, you may just have to scroll through. If you are looking for NICU, they did their hiring awhile ago you may have to wait until the spring to apply again for that one?

NICU and L&D are both pretty competitive; that goes for all of the internships I believe. For l&d they interviewed for over a month so it had to have been quite a few people for a few spots. They started putting jobs up in October I believe, but I still see positions being posted for new grads, so just apply to everything you see and keep checking! Good luck!

It sounds like a heavy work schedule to add in watching lectures, studying, and clinicals, but it is not impossible and I completely understand that you can't go without working. I just graduated from UTA but I was in the traditional program. I worked the whole time I was in school but not full time. And there were plenty of people in my class that managed to work full time. Is there any way maybe you could decrease your hours a little? I know a few people that are in the academic partnership but I don't think they are working, but I also know that one of them has had a clinical on the weekend. I would def talk to your job though to see how they will be able to work with your schedule, if possible. Also, I am not sure if the a.p. goes similarly with the in-class group, but you also might want to consider what happens when you get to a semester when you have 2 clinicals a week. I hope this info is helpful to you, good luck! Also, something else that might be helpful is to try calling an adviser at the nursing dept to get more info on the program and how the scheduling works.