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She said she would be interviewing this week and next week, and she told me that she would be as open as possible as far as availability if I was coming into town. so I chose flights that would put me in town for Wednesday-Friday next week, so I don't think timing of my visit is the problem. I sent her a follow up this afternoon, asking about the interview and also asking for feedback on how competitive of an applicant I am, based on the interviews she has been doing, and got kind of a blah response, so I'm thinking I'm probably not going to go. I may save the plane tickets for an interview in the future. To only get a not-very-enthusiastic response (no "I'm looking forward to meeting you, too" or such, and she didn't even respond to the questions I asked about my competitiveness) 2 emails and ~5 days later tells me I'm probably not at the top of the hiring list.

So, I emailed the manager on Friday to let her know the dates I will be in town (less than a week away now) and she still hasn't replied. Not that interested? Or maybe unorganized? or...? Not feeling very confident in how this is going.

Thank you guys for the replies. I booked the airfare, and I will go ahead and initiate the licensing process, to show I'm interested/invested. I think my other best bet is to let the other employers in the area who I have open applications with know that I will be in the area, so hopefully I can set another interview or two for the same time frame. If anyone else has any thoughts about the out-of-state job hunt process, I'm all ears :)

Hello! I just had a phone interview that I think went quite well, with a hospital that is across the country from me. The interviewer suggested that she would be interested in interviewing me in person, if I was planning to be on the area in the next 2 weeks. I am quite interested in the position, but I want to be somewhat confident in my chances before I spend $400 on a plane ticket. She said she will be conducting interviews for the next two weeks. It's possible I could buy the trip on Southwest, and they allow you to change the tickets with no fees, but it's still costly at this time. Any suggestions on how I can follow up with the interviewer to make sure my chances are good before I make the trip? ETA: I am a new grad who had a practicum in a related specialty to this position. I have been applying to many places out of my home state, where I am licensed. I have put out about 125 applications in 3 weeks, and this is the first interview I have gotten.

I'm not really sure why someone would take the time to answer my questions by making up fake answers, pretending to be a culture they aren't. Mods, if you could delete this thread, that would be fine, I wasn't trying to be inappropriate, I was just asking for help, figuring that other nursing students may have been in my shoes.

I may need help after all, is there anyone who wouldn't mind doing the interview with me?

Whoops! I'm a white American. I may have found someone on Facebook, I will update here if I still need help. Thank you!

Hi! I have to do a paper based on an interview with someone from a culture other than my own. If you have immigrated to the US in the last 6 years, I could really use your help. The questions are mostly about healthcare. It should only take maybe 20 minutes? I could email you the questions, or we could IM or Skype or whatever is most convenient. Please let me know if you can help!

These are all really valid responses, thank you guys for sharing your advice. Maybe it would be good to start classes, and try to get a tech position at the hospital where I might be able to experience some different departments. There really are a lot of different options to explore as a nurse, and in administration too, which might be a good joint use of my business degree and a nursing. I'm pretty excited to find my passion, I hope I can find it in nursing! If not passion, I feel that like a lot of you it will be a good, respectable job where I can work hard and feel good about the work I do.

Thanks everyone for your responses! I feel pretty encouraged and quite a bit calmer about the program today. I really appreciate you all taking the time to tell me about your experiences, thank you!

Thank you for your message, and I'm glad to hear that your daughter is doing well!

I have had a couple full time jobs. I have a degree in International Business, and I have worked in retail and as the Administrative Director of a graphic/web design firm most recently.

I chose business because I thought I wanted to open my own business (probably a bakery), and International Business because I wanted to take more language and culture classes. I could possibly end up in some sort of healthcare admin position by combining the two? If bedside nursing didn't turn out to be the right fit?

Thanks everyone for your responses! I do want to clarify that since I already have a bachelor's degree it will only take a year to get my BSN. I also want to say that I have been reading Allnurses for months now, as well as some nursing books, and I am interested, I just don't feel super passionate. I took CNA class and got certified last summer, but I got an administrative assistant position that offered $18/hour, so I took that instead of working as a CNA. I also volunteered with Hospice and shadowed a nurse in a mother-baby unit for part of a shift. So, you can see that I have been working on making this decision for a while! Maybe I am being unrealistic in how much passion I should have before I start, heh.

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