maria25

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1. Interview thank you notes

   maria25 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thanks, Robin. Congrats to you

2. Cleveland Clinic - Physical Capability Assessment

   maria25 replied to maria25's topic in Ohio Nursing

   Thanks CCU - that makes me feel a little better! I was actually surprised to see people in other threads mention that their pre-employment physical asked for LMP - I would have never even thought...

3. Long hair for interviews

   maria25 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

   haha - I won't even run up to the grocery store looking like that so no worries about showing up at an interview in such a state. Thanks for all the opinions! I wore it down to my interviews and up...

4. Interview thank you notes

   maria25 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Robin, just wanted to let you know how my experience turned out. I had two interviews last week. One I mailed the TY as soon as I got home from the interview. The other one, I emailed the TY a few...

5. Cleveland Clinic - Physical Capability Assessment

   maria25 replied to maria25's topic in Ohio Nursing

   Thanks for your response! I'm actually not even 8 weeks yet - I think I should be fine, but will still double check with my dr. My assessment appointment isn't until next week. I've seen some people...

6. New Grad nurse/early pregnancy advice

   maria25 replied to mrsduck's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Congrats on your pregnancy! I am in a similar situation as I just accepted a position as a new grad - and found I was pregnant that evening. I'm only 4 weeks along (will be 6W when I start), so it's...

7. Cleveland Clinic - Physical Capability Assessment

   maria25 posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

   has anyone started at the clinic and undergone the physical capability assessment while pregnant? i was reading the guidelines for the assessment and one of them states: 6. be aware that an acute...

8. New Grad RNs - Don't give up.

   maria25 replied to nursejaneRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Robin, don't get too discouraged! I also graduated in May, took NCLEX in July and had ONE interview in 2011 that did not result in an offer. However, in the last 2 weeks, I have had phone interviews...

9. Advice needed: an e-mail to nurse manager

   maria25 replied to binglinger's topic in General Students

   dear ms. last name: > eliminate - keep it professional as you may know, i will be graduating from > (lpn? bsn? - identify the type of program) nursing program in early may. (for example: i...

10. Interview thank you notes

    maria25 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Glad to hear so many in favor of email. I had another interview this week followed by shadowing today. I was pretty much given an informal offer today. I want to send a thank you for the shadowing...

11. Long hair for interviews

    maria25 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for all the opinions. For my first interview I pulled just the sides back so nothing was in my face, but it wasn't "up" either. For some reason, I think pony tails are informal and an...

12. Interview thank you notes

    maria25 replied to maria25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    lol, Dumplins. I did go ahead and mail it. I'm hoping it gets there before I go back to shadow on the unit later this

13. New Grad - Hospice/Palliative Care Unit

    maria25 replied to maria25's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you evolvingrn. I think my interview went well today and it seems I would learn a lot on the unit. I go back to shadow on the floor tomorrow so I should get a better feel of

14. Interview thank you notes

    maria25 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is it alright to send a thank you note via email if the manager provided their email during the interview? Or should it be sent via snail

15. Long hair for interviews

    maria25 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Obviously while working on a floor, I pull my hair back/put it in a pony tail. But for interviews, do you think it is alright to wear your hair down? Or should it be pulled back for interviewing as...