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You are not hired until you have an offer in hand. Maybe she interviewed someone else and liked them better? Maybe budgets got cut and she was no longer able to create a new position? Maybe the sky fell down, who knows? Do not make the mistake of thinking you have a job until you have actually received and accepted an offer, and finished any preemployment requirements such as a background check/physical.

Best way to have it all - work and make your partner stay at home with the baby. (Hey, I'm a feminist and it is a possibility). Otherwise, I would either suck it up and work with a newborn at home, or yes, put off having the baby for a year or two.

Do it! I graduate in may as well, started applying in February, and have already been hired! (Pending licensure, of course).

I hope I wasn't too harsh. Your cover letter isn't bad, it's just not a standout. I can tell you really want this job, and I hope you get it. Keep us updated!

it's only been TWO DAYS. Give it at least a week. Then follow up ONCE. If they want you, they will contact you. Put yourself in the hiring manager's shoes. Would you hire someone you didn't like just because they were annoyingly persistent? NO. If they like you, they will call you.

To be blunt, I think you need to start over. A cover letter isn't about you or what you want, or your career goals. A cover letter is about your employer. This is what a good cover letter looks like: What does a good cover letter look like? â€" Ask a Manager Do not talk about how this position would benefit you, i.e. , "This position would enable me to continue learning about the specialty that has been my passion since before nursing school ever began." Instead, talk about how YOU would benefit the employer - this SPECIFIC employer. Your cover letter could be applied to pretty much any OB position at any hospital, and is therefore too generic. I think you need to mention specifically what you can do for this specific hospital. This would be a good time to throw in some of the research that you have been doing on this hospital (you have, haven't you?) for example, if they're a level III perinatal center, or if they're magnet status, or they recently hosted an OB symposium or conference or something. Bring it up in your cover letter because it shows that not only do you want to work in OB, but that you want to work in OB at this specific hospital. This will impress recruiters and hiring managers more. I would not bring up clinicals so generically, as that is basically reiterating your résumé. Instead, this is a perfect opportunity to tell a BRIEF story. For instance, you could say, "my mother-baby nursing instructor commended me for bla bla bla when bla bla and this illustrates how I would excel in a role as a care giver at whatever unit at bla bla hospital." This is the kind of stuff that is not on your résumé that can really make you stand out. Don't throw too much in though, three paragraphs are ideal. Not trying to be too harsh. I can sense that you really want this job. Your competition is probably sending in terrible, boring cover letters. The way to get this job is to make your cover letter stand out from the usual boring ,"I think you should hire me because this is my dreeeeeaaaam" cover letters.

Thanks for the replies. I don't take it as an insult. Like I said, I try to have a sense of humor about it. however, its frustrating when i politely correct them and they either say something like ,"oh come on, now where are you really from?" Or otherwise continue to talk to me like I'm a foreigner. I work on a neuro unit, so I suppose some short term memory loss may be at play here too. Thanks for your replies. I suppose I have to continue to let it roll off my back.

A little background: I am Chinese American. I live in a university town in the Midwest that is fairly multicultural, but that is also surrounded by farming communities that are generally 100% white and very insulated. I work at a magnet teaching hospital that is affiliated with the university here. The problem is, that many of the patients from these rural communities get transferred here. They have a tendency to say really awkward things to me. For example: "Your English is really good!" (English is my primary language) Or "Where are you from?" And then they don't believe me when I insist that I am, in fact, from Midwestern America. Or "Would you ever go back to China?" No, why would I do that? I'm a citizen and this is my home... They continued to look puzzled and then said, "but why not?" Or Asking me a zillion questions about what China is like, and continuing to ask them when I've politely explained that I probably don't know any better than they do. Or, my favorite is when gentlemen who are World War II vets start speaking Japanese to me, and look confused when I don't understand. (Actually the Japanese came over to china and committed horrible atrocities... But that's another thing entirely). Generally I am polite, and patient with these patients. Most of the time i try to have a sense of humor abut the situation. i know they aren't being intentional in their insensitivity, but it still grates on me that despite growing up here, they insist on treating me like I'm a foreigner. I find that if I try to correct them, it just leads to things being awkward. "actually English is my primary language that I speak, much like you don't speak polish, mr. Wienawski (not an actual name)" At the same time, if I ignore it, then it continues with the patient making my race and heritage a constant topic of conversation. Has anyone else dealt with this before? How did you deal with it? Should I just ignore it, or should I try to politely correct them, if appropriate?

I'm sure there are those who would disagree with me but: I would leave off that you are currently pursuing your masters to become a FNP. From a hiring manager's perspective, why should I hire you and train you in a critical care unit, when you are just going to leave when you finish your masters? It doesn't add anything to your candidacy, and gives the hiring manager reservations about why they should be hiring you. I would leave it off. Second - bullets are your friend. Separate your job descriptions out with bullets. Try to focus on what you accomplished instead of what your day-to-day activities were. Did your manager recognize you for always having 100% perfect audits? Did you lead a unit partnership council? Did you always get positive patient feedback & recognition through a star program or something similar? Basically, you don't want to just say "I did this", but rather "I did this, and I was awesome at it, and here's the proof." I would put your experience first, and put your education at the bottom.

I didn't put any of my clinical rotations on my resume - I got an interview at my first choice hospital and was hired. I agree with Sun that your hiring manager is going to know generally what your clinicals are all about. Here are my ideas regarding New Grad resumes: 1. literally everyone else applying is going to have more or less the same background and experience: nursing school. Is there anything that can make you stand out from the crowd? - working as a tech/cna in school - volunteer experience in healthcare - if you don't have the above, then you have to make what you do have stand out. I put a bunch of stuff on my experience waiting tables, which the hiring manager specifically mentioned as a positive in the interview. She said that it shows that I have good time management and good customer service skills. I'm sure that you could come up with some things on your own that would make your resume stand out. 2. It's not enough to just say that you are a "team player" or have a great work ethic. You have to prove it. Were you always selected to lead group projects? Put it in your cover letter. Did your manager say in your last performance review that you never missed work and that you were always willing to pick up shifts? Put it in your resume. Basically, it's not enough to say I'm a team player, you have to also put concrete, specific evidence to back it up. 3. Literally 90% of cover letters are terrible. For an example of a good one (although not specific to nursing) look at: What does a good cover letter look like? — Ask a Manager I think it's easy to forget that the people looking over your resume are just that - people. Write as if you want a person to read it. Yah, so a big no on the clinical rotations.

Hey Bayat, I appreciate the advice, but I'll probably not be using a resume for a while, as the one I posted has already landed me a residency at the first hospital I applied to before I've even graduated. I disagree with some of the extra stuff you put in there simply because it's, well extraneous. I used to do hiring at one of the restaurants I worked for, and I hated stuff like "works well independently and in a team". When I see that I automatically think "what a load of BS". While we do have to get through the automatic resume scanners, ultimately hiring managers *are* people, and people generally are pretty good at sensing BS when they see it. Further, since I've only worked as a tech on a neuro floor, it wouldn't be appropriate to put that under my "skills." I did want to put further emphasis on my restaurant experience, especially since at one restaurant it involved leadership such as delegating and supervising other servers, etc... In fact, when I went for my second interview with the hiring manager and director of the residency, she said that I had her two favourite things to see on a new grad resume - tech experience in a hospital, and restaurant experience. Generally, for jobs like "server" or "healthcare tech" you don't really want to put a job description under it - it's just unnecessary and taking up space. Hiring managers are people, and generally know what you did in those jobs. Instead, you want to focus on skills used, and ways you were good at your job and prove it. Otherwise, I like your suggestions, and the next time I find myself searching for a job, I'll be sure to take those into account.

Don't mention it until you receive an offer. It is illegal for jury duty to be held against you in any way.

I will post my résumé. I will graduate in may and I've already been hired to a new graduate residency at a university affiliated magnet teaching hospital. Also, I didn't need to hand deliver my résumé to a manager or anything, just applied online. Identifying information has been changed. Maggie Greene 308 E. Prison St. Apt. 2 Woodbury, Georgia, 54321 (123)-456-7890 [email protected] Profile Professional caregiver, patient advocate, and soon-to-be Registered Nurse skilled in critical thinking, customer service, collaboration, communication, and culturally competent evidence-based care. Work Experience Healthcare Technician, Woodbury Hospital, Atlanta Georgia October 2012 - present -Collaborated with nursing staff in providing direct patient care on an acute neuro/med/surg unit -Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize taking vital signs, skin and hygiene care, toileting, checking blood sugars, assisting with feeding, IV removal, Foley catheter removal, and attending to other patient needs to create a comfortable healing environment for patients. -Recognized via Woodbury Kudos by coworkers for excellent teamwork and work ethic Server, Delicious Brains, Atlanta, Georgia December 2010 - November 2011 -Recognized for excellent customer service by being selected to represent Delicious Brains at industry wine events and tastings. Lead Server and Trainer, We Eat Things Raw, Atlanta, Georgia May 2008 - December 2010 -Selected to be a trainer in recognition of excellent customer service, teamwork, and work ethic -Developed and implemented a standardized training program for new waitstaff. -Utilized critical thinking and communication skills in supervising waitstaff in daily duties. -Coordinated needs of front-of-house staff in developing a weekly schedule for all waitstaff, bussers, and hosts. Education Prison College, Woodbury, Georgia Associates Degree in Nursing, May 2013 (expected) GPA 3.83/4.0 Dean's List Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012 SKILLS Fluent in Mandarin Chinese Experienced and familiar with Epic electronic medical records Certified in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

I'm 5' 2" and around 105 pounds. I wear xxs petite Cherokee drawstring flare-leg pants. I cannot do xxs Cherokee tops as they are HUMONGOUS. Instead I do Grey's anatomy or Koi tops in xs (they dont seem to make xxs) with any sort of drawstring or shaping in the waist. Everything is still loose, but looks professional. I don't like my scrubs to be skintight or too fitted. This also means that I can't really do matching scrub sets, so everything has to be in different coordinating colors, but it works. Eta: also, scrubs shrink! Big time. Especially those Cherokee pants. I always throw those babies in the dryer on hot when I'm buy them, and thus far they have always come out the right size.

The hospital I work at has a strict no-sleeping policy. If you are found sleeping, you will be fired. Immediately. I am in Central Illinois. So no. No naps. No special nap rooms. And I think the main obstacle to taking a nap on the job is the above mentioned no-sleeping policy.