smaria2012

Be honest. I know in my last semester while the licensure process was being explained to us, one of our instructors told us if you had something in your past you have to write a letter to the BON explaining the situation and how you've changed, better person, blah blah (must be honest and sincere and have changed life since incident... She said there were ppl who still got a license and had a past.

Thanks a lot! This article lit a fire within me and inspired me. I graduated in May, began job hunt several months ago, licensed in June. I now have 2 job offers within 2 weeks of reading this article. Before reading this, I got rejection after rejection-not even 1 call back after sending application, and I'm convinced no one ever even looked at my info.

Check out this an link https://allnurses.com/nursing-job-search/how-i-got-689384.html... You need connections as well, reach out to your former professors/instructors and ask them for help and if they know any nurse managers that you can contact directly. I had the same problem, although I graduated only 2 months ago. Now I have 2 offers. You have to stalk (be persistent) recruiters/nurse managers. At one of the hospitals, they received 1200 applications for new grad program. I called the recruiter and emailed him several times. They will either like you or not, but it sure beats sending out applications into the black hole and not ever knowing if they looked at your info or not. For as many responses I got, I also got rejections. But at this point the rejection should not bother you. The day I read the article above, I said to myself, I know I have a banging cover, resume and recommendations (as they have been professionally reviewed and received praise about how well written), so I'm going to get my info in their face and go from there. 1 offer came from being persistent with recruiter and the other offer came from help of former professor who gave me a nurse manager's name. I called the hospital, asked to be transferred to "such and such", she picked up her line, I introduced myself, who gave me her info, why I called her and convinced her to consider me. Now, this just gets your foot in the door. I still had panel interview with tough behavioral questions.

my first degree is in business mgmt & I've taken some HR courses and business communication courses as well: formatting first Your Name Your Address Your city, state Hospital Name Human Resources Hospital Address July 31, 2013 Dear Nurse Recruiter (use name if you have it) First paragraph: Introduce yourself. Where did you graduate, or what nursing school do you attend? GPA? What position are you applying for (good to use, HR searches for keywords in documents)? Why are you contacting this person-- what is the intent/purpose of this letter? Second paragraph: Explain why you chose to become nurse. Good time to reference LPN experience--play it up, including a memorable patient experience or skills you learned and/or utilized. USE only 1 SIMPLE sentence to explain scheduling conflict with starting nursing school. If you get an interview and they specifically ask you about this leaving LPN job then and only then give a little more detail, and IMO scheduling conflict with nursing courses is a legitimate excuse to resign (go no further than that when writing, or talking about this job-- basically you NEVER want to be negative, or whiny about a previous employer- no matter what the issue!) Maybe even throw in a good, relevant quote-- NO cliches, remember to reference your source at bottom of page. Cover letter should NOT be longer than 1 page, if it is trim it out- they won't read it, trust me! Third paragraph: Why do you choose this specific hospital? Reputation? Center of excellence? Quality service? Specialization (best peds hospital, stroke center, etc.)? How will working for this institution benefit them AND you? Will it hone your skills? Allow you to specialize in the field of your desires? Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely (Or Cordially), Smaria2012 P.S. Let your resume be that- your resume. Your cover letter should make you stand out from your peers and should be worded well enough to keep the recruiters attention, if they get bored (reads just like an online template like a 1000 other applicants do) they will stop reading. Hope you find this helpful. Oh yea, almost forgot, tailor your cover for EACH position you apply for (unless applying for more than 1 position at same hospital- you want the recruiter to feel like you took time to research their organization, position, and are detail oriented by searching their address, name (you can always call HR dept and ask name of mgr because you want to write her/him a cover letter) and putting in letter

Well, my interview went great! At least I believe it did. I was told they send out decision letters the week of March 26th. So, I am praying for all of us!!!

Hello all! My interview is tomorrow too. Sooo anxious.

Yes, I applied a few days ago, and you? My overall GPA is 3.47 and TEAS 83.

Hello all! This thread is for all RNs working in L&D, Mother/Baby or NICU. I am a nursing student, hoping to get accepted for upcoming Fall 2012. So, I have awhile before I finish nursing school. I do know that I want to work in one of these departments when I graduate. Is there any advice or tips you can give me to obtain a job in these departments. I really would love to be a Mother/Baby RN but L&D, NICU and even Peds are areas I would like to work. Is there anything I should be doing while in nursing school to get a job in these areas?

Hello! I am starting this thread because I would like any infomation about MSCs BSN program. How competitive is acceptance? Anybody else applying for this semester too? Any current MSC students out there? What advice do you have to share? Thanks and good luck.

Wow! This is the last forum I would think would have some responses like the ones I've read. Any person that has had any Anatomy & Physiology or Microbiology classes should be jumping at the opportunity to breastfeed their children and/or encouraging women to breastfeed their babies for at least 2 weeks if anything. I don't understand why a mother would not want to feed her infant the best milk available- breastmilk (of course if she has no medical reasons that keep her from doing so)! After reading these posts, the topic should still be on Sesame Street! Apparently, some adults just don't live in the real world, so maybe if they watch Sesame street with their children, Big Bird can teach them about nature and how things are in reality. How some people can take an innocent moment between an infant and mother and make it seem vulgar or age inappropriate is beyond me.

It will probably be the beginning of March before they contact people for interviews. I've read previous blogs and that was when they started getting the interviews. I know they like to have their decisions completed before early registration for next fall, which is usually the first week of April. I've heard that people who don't get an interview get a letter before they start contacting people for interviews. And, the people who do get the interview are usually called or emailed.

I believe science courses taken within the last 5 years are the only ones that will count. However, you should double check with the nursing dept

Congrats!!! That's a great score. I would have been freaking out too if that had happened to me. I am sure you will get an interview with those stats. I scored 83% when I took the test last fall. My math/science gpa is 4.0 and my overall is 3.47. We are similar. You should have no problem. I saw Mrs. Hicks last semester and she told me to not worry about taking the TEAS again since my gpas were so high. Have you applied yet? I just did the online application, but I haven't mailed in my packet yet.

If your career is your passion, then everything else is background noise. You can learn how to tune it out and focus on what matters to you most. This is some advice that applies to anything. You really need to figure out what type of job will best fit your desires. I come from the corporate business world, and its the reason why I have switched to nursing. I always wanted to be a nurse as a child, but when I saw the amount of money in business, I switched, I got a BBA and landed a great job with a major airline. I hated everyday of that job! Every single day. All of the office politics, jerks, and gossip were there too. But If I am going to deal with that everyday, then I need to be doing something I love so that I can tune out all of the BS and focus on what matters to me. And, that is becoming a mother/baby RN. I can talk about, help mothers/families, read and research about perinatal care all day long, non-stop. It's my passion. I will never forget the way my team of nurses helped me bond with my newborn, and that is something I want to help new mothers with. That being said. I am 27, married, mother of a toddler and infant, full-time student with a 4.0 math/science GPA. I have a full plate, and if I had to make a decision like you, I WOULD make time to job shadow/volunteer to discover where I wanted to take my career path. Trust me, you have the time to figure it out. So, just do it!

CA=Clark Atlanta? No, I'm at Clayton State.