Valeriaflynn

I am also a new grad (graduated this past spring) and had to deal with the uncertainty of waiting after an interview. I know how frustrating it is and I just want you to not lose hope because it will happen for you! I had a total of three interviews. One I never heard back from anyone at all, the second HR actually called me to tell me I didn't get the job but it was a good two weeks later (as if I had my hopes up still) and the third interview they practically offered me the job before I even walked out the door, though they had another person to interview. So my point is, you kind of know right away that you got it. This has been the experience of many of my fellow classmates as well. Usually you get the offer pretty quick if you are going to get an offer. I got the call with an unofficial offer within an hour of the interview and got the official offer the next day. I figured that if they think you are a good fit right away, they don't want to lose you. There are many many new grads out there but not all of them are right for each job; when it's right, it will fall into place for you. It took me a good five months to finally get that offer. This is a bad time of year to be searching for any job. At my hospital, they are cutting way back on staff to meet productivity for the year, so not many units are hiring right now. Just don't give up; it will happen for you. Good luck.

The jobs are out there. Luck has a lot to do with it. When the energy blends well you will get that offer. I graduated in May with ADN and it took me till now to land a job. Granted, I didn't start looking hard till July after passing boards but I put in countless of applications with no response. I redid my resume many times, redid my cover letters for each application, got ACLS, started volunteering at a clinic. Calling HR yielded the "you just don't have experience" explanation. I interviewed several times and didn't get those positions. One of them didn't even call or email back ever again, as if I had interviewed with a ghost! In retrospect I am glad I didn't get those other positions, as the one that felt totally right and was exactly what I needed fell into my lap. The interviewer practically offered me the position before the interview was over and they still had another person to interview! I had practically given up, was the last in my graduating class that didn't have a job, and then boom, there it was. What they look for in an RN that they are considering is for a solid low-flight risk investment in their time and energy. My hiring manager said that this was a make or break question for her:" What type of nursing are you most interested in?" Don't tell them your dream is OB or peds nursing if you are interviewing for a med surg position. Don't give up, have faith, and stay busy with the health profession, volunteer, show the hiring people that you are unstoppable in your quest to continue learning despite not having a job. Good luck, dont give up!!

I am an inexperienced neg grad RN but I just took an ACLS course, and they stressed to not start the code if rigor mortis has set in. However, many of you say you do anyways..and your reasons are absolutely valid and make total sense. Anyone else ACLS certified and did the instructors say the same thing? If my license is on the line, and this would get my superiors in trouble and upset the family, you bet I am going to start CPR on any patient I find that is unresponsive and pulseless even if they are cold, mottled, blue, with rigor!

Believe me, I never thought I would be in this situation. I am thrilled to have gotten such a quick offer; and the more I think about it, I am certain the first position is the best fit. It is a med-surg floor and I will learn all that not only I need to know, but that I WANT to know, and the manager and director were great. I do want it; but I wanted to have time to consider the other position. A biggie is that this med-surg job would eventually be nights, the other would be evenings. But most of us RN's will have to do those shifts. I have decided to accept the first position. Blue Devil, I do feel very much for the other candidates; I was offered the position informally and they still had another interview! I felt much for that other person that would be interviewing for nothing. I have been looking for work since June, and have gone to interviews and never heard from anyone again, and that was torture! I do not want to keep anyone hanging. I feel that because they literally snapped me up that it was meant to be. The second position would be inpatient rehab, which I would find interesting but on this med surg floor I can become chemo certified and learn all the great skills I only read about in books; inpatient rehab would not give me that type of opportunity. Thanks for your answers and advice, and good luck to you that are still looking; it is amazing how the job will literally fall into your lap when the time is right.

Hey All; I am grateful to say I finally have a job offer, after months of looking. However, I might actually have another one in a few days, and I would like to consider it. The second job possibility wouldn't decide till next week, but I am chomping at the bit to finally give an official acceptance to a job. Is it innapropriate to let the manager deciding next week that I have an offer on the table? Anyone think I should just wait and see? The timing is bad because I don't want to lose this official offer for one that may not happen! Thanks

I am a new graduate RN that started working at a free medical clinic as a volunteer, and I find it has been extremely helpful in getting me interviews, as I have no experience as a patient care tech. I do not function in an RN role, but I get great experience working with patients and HCP's, and have been able to run the patient inflow for the clinic, giving me skills I never would have gotten working in hospital. They took me as an RN, loved that I am an RN.Free clinics are the way to go for volunteering if you are looking for something to pad up your resume. They desperately need help.