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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I do have a non healthcare related volunteer position. It actually compliments what fields I want and on my interviews, I am able to relate this to those positions. It is not technically healthcare,...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I do not want ICU, ER, L&D (I like the floor, but L&D is slow for me), OR. Peds depends--I like a mixed floor, solely pediatrics--not so much. I will float, but do not want an everyday job in...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Had 4 interviews, 2 no go (I have not had offers yet) and 2 up in air. All are positions I wanted (dream jobs if you will). There is no point in applying for jobs you do not plan on staying at--some...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am unemployed because I applied for like 20 jobs and will not take a position I do not want as I want longevity. I am waiting on two jobs that are up in the
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ricksy, I am unemployed. I do not have a nursing job. Therefore, I do not have patients. Again, I will tell you the same I told Colleen, ignore my
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Colleen, my apologies for my whining. You can ignore my
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    meh, RNsRWe...some people actually do not want children in the near future and some even would rather remain childfree. I am in my mid twenties, slightly older than Jill in my example. Not in a...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't know, Alison...somethings you mention are personality. In a way, you come across as somewhat smug and cocky. I think confidence is cool, but I don't know, smug is not. Just my opinion, anyway....
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This thread was not meant to make people PO'd. People just get offended (that's how I knew I would rock the boat). I was just wanting to know what peoples' former careers (that are now student nurses...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No one changed my mind because no one has told me exactly what they bring. What do the former career, non health care, tell possible employers when they ask that question in an interview? Here's...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Like I care, roser. So, if you had a former career, esp non healthcare, and think you bring something to nursing, let's hear it. I have yet to really hear exactly what non healthcare careers (former...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    wow, lori, real mature.--Signed, a younger, not so snide
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't know, Esme. I personally only apply to jobs I really want, not any job (maybe that is why I am still unemployed). I don't think I deserve the job just because I do not have one. If there's...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    swan, the thing is, while some skills are transferable, for the most part, nursing (esp floor nursing) is a horse of a different color. You have to realize also that someone who has decades of work...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The first one is actually exactly what I am saying--his first career was not healthcare, but yet thought since he was older (and maturer, I guess) he deserved a nursing job right out of the gate. I...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Ok. Mods, if it against TOS, please edit. "If finances are tight, i wouldn't move until you have some sort of commitment. I'd hate to see you pay to move everything back to ME only to find you...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I understand that, erin. I am actually referring to people who went into nursing as a second career and their former career was non healthcare. This thread was "inspired" by several recent posts about...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Okay, so here's a scenario. Sue, age 48, worked as a financial advisor for 26 years and made $70, 000 a year. She decided she wanted a career that helped people and went back to nursing school and...
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    Any news about pot legalization and BONs?

    wish_me_luck replied to TBlase's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You can still get in trouble with Boards. I drank and am legal to do so, I still got in trouble for alcohol abuse (and mental illness). Just because it is legal does not mean you can use and abuse a...
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    I PASSED!!! Now....getting hired....

    wish_me_luck replied to pkinta's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hospitals offer ACLS to outside nurses, but it will cost you around
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Actually, no one has answered my question of why you think a previous career non healthcare related counts when starting
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Um, if a young person graduates at 22, that means really they only have 6 to 7 years of work experience, by law. Your 20 or more years experience is not physically possible for someone who is 22 or...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Go to the thread about the poster needing to move back o Maine from FL. There is a post by Scott with numbers after his name. I do believe older people are entitled. Younger people are physically...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    wish_me_luck replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have a friend who has worked at a fast food restaurant (will not disclose which one) since he was 16. Had the same job and worked his way to manager. Great customer service, phenomenal work ethic,...
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    New grad. position withdrawn! HELP!

    wish_me_luck replied to kdescarc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with HM. I think what OP said/did was enough to pull it. It probably came across as being ungrateful, unwilling to learn, and probably felt you would leave if another "better" offer came...