NewlyANurse

After almost 8 months since graduation, my job hunt has gone from 0 to 60 in just about two weeks! Last week I interviewed for two positions-- one, a new grad internship in the NICU and the other, a per diem position on a med/surg/pedi/oncology (&...

Haha! I came across your original post just a few hours before I went in for an interview as well, for the same internship. Good luck to you guys, maybe we can be coworkers soon! :)

These are too funny! My first "prankster patient" got me on my second day of clinicals, as a brand-new and still-terrified nursing student. She was by far the youngest patient on the unit, only in her mid-40's or so, being treated for burns. All was...

So a few weeks ago I posted my resume on Monster.com. I'm a new graduate and I'm getting more and more desperate by the day... I'm subbing at a daycare but no nursing job on the horizon, and money's dwindling with student loans looming. Since postin...

Like you said, this comes down to your own decision on the matter. If after a lot of consideration you don't think that nursing is what you want to do, then I would say follow your heart and go with speech pathology. My thought, though, would be that...

Thanks for your input! I am leaning toward emailing the manager just because I don't know what else I can ask the recruiter to do, if he has in fact already forwarded my resume. I just don't want to offend and/or annoy anyone!

So about a month ago now, I emailed a nurse recruiter at a hospital nearby that I would love to work for. He forwarded my email to another recruiter, who emailed me back to say that he had sent my resume on to the hiring manager, and that someone wou...

Hey guys, So my ultimate nursing goal for years has been to work at a children's hospital on an inpatient pediatric floor. The hospital I'd love to work with is unfortunately not hiring new grads right now, but the recruiter seemed actively interest...

@ smurfynursey, Wow, thanks so much for the reply! That's a great point I hadn't thought of, that LTC is how the kids live versus a temporary interruption like an inpatient admission might be. I really like that idea. The floor I did my preceptorshi...

Thanks for your input! I'm following up on both, because at this point any job would be a welcome opportunity. But my heart is really leaning toward the LTC place. The more I look into, the more excited I get about it.

Thanks everyone! I definitely plan on sending a thank you note, to everyone I spoke with about this (apparently non-existent!) position. As for why she even agreed to speak with me knowing there wasn't an available opening.... I had made it pretty cl...

Hey guys! So I have a phone interview tomorrow. At my dream hospital. I've wanted to work at this hospital since I was 15. I've been searching for a job since even before I graduated in May, and this is my first interview. It's really the first time ...

Thanks for the input! I had the interview earlier today, but I did along the same lines as what you had said. I think I may have been borderline gushing at some points, but I held myself back. I did make it clear though that it was a goal of mine to...

I personalize the cover letter to whatever position I'm applying for. I make sure to specifically reference some of the hospital's values, and to speak toward my skills in whatever specialty the job opening is in. I would be sure to include why you a...

Hey everyone, I've been so grateful for all the new grad questions and advice that is all over AllNurses now. I graduated in May and passed the NCLEX in July, but I'm still jobless. I live in MA, but I was originally planning on moving to Florida so...

At the hospital I did my preceptorship at, the nurses were each assigned a phone at the beginning of a shift. The other nurses could use that to contact you, and you could also use it to text/page doctors. I thought it was pretty convenient! The pati...

I stumbled across this thread by accident, and I'm so glad. My hands have always been shaky too, and I've had several of my clinical instructors mention it... Fortunately most of them were understanding and just said to relax. UNfortunately, though, ...

I didn't work as a CNA while I was in school, but I do think it's a good idea. Like others have said, depending on your program you may or may not get a lot of experience in clinicals during school. I don't feel completely incompetent, but I do feel ...

Just an update-- I sucked it up and contacted whoever I could, had my resume and contact information forwarded to the nurse recruiter, and she got in touch with me right away! Interview next week. I'm crossing my fingers so hard they'll probably turn...

I'm a new grad, and all I'd like right now is a job. I think my biggest "want" is a job that will allow me to grow as a nurse, with a positive overall atmosphere. I'm not expecting perfection; I just want a place where I can feel comfortable adaptin...

One of my first patients during my first med/surg clinical rotation in school was this adorable little old lady; I think she was about 92. I was still a horribly nervous new student nurse, but I did my best to get her everything she needed. In betwee...

Wow, this is awesome! I love the template. I'd hire you too. :) I'm still in the process of applying, and I'm definitely going to use this to inspire a revamping of my own resume. Thanks for sharing!

I would say do what you think you will love-- L&D. Med/surg is great for the experience and gets you a lot of skills, but you are going to grow as a nurse in either place. For me at least, my final semester preceptorship was as much about learnin...

I'm getting hung up on the details of my latest job-hunting task-- writing an email to a staff development manager at the hospital I'm trying to get a job at. I have met with her previously: she headed a high school program that I participated in, an...

I've been applying to anything that asks for a year of experience or less, especially if they word it as "preferred" rather than "required". Granted that hasn't gotten me anywhere yet.... But it's almost impossible to find anything that doesn't ask f...