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I will be taking maternity leave in a few short months and do not see myself going back to work full time. My unit does not offer part time and per diem at my hospital requires two years experience. Any ideas where I can find per diem or part time wo...

So. I had an interview a month ago with a recruiter who then set me up with two nurse managers to interview with in pediatrics. After following up, the recruiter told me, two weeks ago, that the managers finished interviews and she is waiting for dec...

Wanted to post an update. I wound up getting hired on a different unit in the same hospital. The nurse manager I had interviewed with before said she wanted to hire me but didn't have any more positions, she recommended me to the other manager and th...

I have been on quite a few interviews since graduating (2 hospital and 3 school nurse) and I have to say that interviews are not a strength of mine. I did very well in school and I am able to handle working under pressure, but interviews somehow get ...

I got the PICU job!!!! I am so excited!

Does vnsny still hire new grads? I have been looking at their website periodically and didn't see any opportunities for new grads. from my interview at westchester medical center new grads start at 65000, 6k differential for nights

I have a panel interview coming up for a new grad residency at Northern Westchester Hospital. I have been preparing for behavioral/situational questions. I am feeling quite nervous! The last interviews I have been on were really easy and I do not thi...

The pharm teacher will scare you and you will think the first test is going to have so much info on it, but it really wasn't so bad. Message me when you are studying for it and I will give you some pointers how best to prepare.

I found the program searching online and through allnurses. The program prepared me well for nclex. We all took Kaplan in January, and those practice questions really helped. You will get what you put into it. Study a lot all the way through and you ...

I am a recent graduate of concordia's nursing program. It was about 10k a semester for just over 40k for the program. It was an amazing program on a beautiful campus in bronxville. The instructors truly care about the students and the clinical placem...

Yes, I am looking elsewhere and I have a few leads. I definitely learned my lesson! I will not be doing that again lol. At least it is not a total waste because I am able to stay home a little longer with my beautiful 7 month old baby :)

So I emailed the nurse managers again. One responded and said "I am still interested in hiring you. The process is long and I have to wait for lines to be approved and opened as well as interview internal condidates first. Please hang on a little whi...

Wow, those are tough questions to answer on the spot!

Was the face to face and phone interview also with nyp?

Honestly, I don't think you could refuse an offer as a new grad. It is a gamble, like you said, you could wind up with nothing and be back at square one.

1. Westchester Medical Center: HR Interview-- Tell me about yourself. What are your strengths? How would somebody you worked with describe you? How would a clinical instructor describe you? How would you describe yourself? What was your favorite clin...

It was a nurse recruiter employed by the hospital. She was a part of human resources for the hospital, so not a recruiter in the sense that you are thinking. But I will keep this in mind if I ever think about using a recruiter that is not employed by...

Yes, lesson learned.

She accepted. Starts orientation mid July. The recruiter told me when I interviewed with her that if peds didn't work out she would set me up on another interview with med surg nurse manager. But maybe they are keeping me as a backup for peds instead...

No, she interviewed with the same floor and same nurse managers. There were two managers so maybe one made her decisions and the other didn't. They were each hiring for three positions. My friend was offered a job Monday of last week and the recruite...

I guess. Just weird that she would call and offer my friend a job and then tell me she hasn't heard anything. Maybe they didn't make all of the decisions. I just want an offer so bad. Things are tough as a new grad when you don't have connections!

I received my acceptance letter! :) I think it actually came last Wednesday and I didn't see it. My boyfriend found it in a pile of mail that had been sitting on the table lol. I am so relieved and excited. One step closer now. I live in Bronxville...

I received my acceptance letter!! :)

I'm still waiting too. When was your interview?

That's a pretty quick acceptance. Congrats. Was your GPA really high? A's in all prerequisites?