Concerto_in_C BSN, RN

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    Help! Great resume but still unemployed

    Concerto_in_C replied to ecsmith6's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    We hire new grads all the time, but Rockford is hardly a high desirability area, so the city experiences a brain drain as talented young people run away to live in parts of the country that are more...
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    Help! Great resume but still unemployed

    Concerto_in_C replied to ecsmith6's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The Midwest sucks compared to other parts of the country, Chicago is a nightmare for job seekers, Rockford sucks too, but I knew a manager in Rockford, she had offered me a position many years ago in...
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    Hard time getting hired at a hospital setting

    Concerto_in_C replied to lisy321's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In a hospital setting, every low skilled worker who works at the hospital (CNAs, various assistants, secretaries, doormen, even *******ed plumbers) is in a nursing program!!! This not only gives them...
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    Advice for the first year of Nursing

    Concerto_in_C replied to SandandSandwiches's topic in Nursing Career

    Good advice re.trusting nobody. I think you can conduct yourself without making it look like you are paranoid, being professional and friendly, but knowing in your heart not to trust. The healthcare...
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    Nurse Staffing agencies

    Concerto_in_C replied to wendy30's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you work for a staffing agency you get the worst nursing assignments in the country--literally. Staffing agencies are spamming their areas of operation with countless job ads, which makes it look...
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    Willing to move across country, help?

    Concerto_in_C replied to hardkorthree's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Look at rural areas and small towns. Stay away from big cities (Indianapolis, Chicago, etc.) The cons of big cities: 1) Unit managers and recruiters have a chip on their shoulder. Too many candidates,...
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    The job market is tough... "How tough is it?"

    Concerto_in_C replied to Guttercat's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's not grim everywhere. If you ever read Forbes Magazine or Wall Street Journal about the best cities/states to work after the recession you will get an idea. Some states like Arizona or Texas are...
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    Advice for Chicago new grad nurse

    Concerto_in_C replied to emum's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Chicago is one of the toughest job markets in the country because it's economy has stagnated compared to other parts of the country. It's a very expensive city and there are complains of very low...
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    New grad RN and home health/assisted living job offer. Take it?

    Concerto_in_C replied to countrygurl89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's not even about the schedule or compensation in a hospital (but I admit my schedule and my compensation package in the hospital are the best ever). It's about learning. The caliber of the people...
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    New Grad Job Market in Seattle

    Concerto_in_C replied to steviecohen's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's rough in all the big cities because that's where you have a huge population of degreed professionals (including people with Masters degrees) you can't even find minimum wage jobs. They are trying...
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    Nursing Home or No?

    Concerto_in_C replied to asimon1126's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I beg to differ. Hospital recruiters believe if you come from LTC you are a stupid nurse. It took me a lot of hard work and a lot of sacrifices to overcome this stigma, but still occasionally my boss...
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    Best cities for nursing opportunities

    Concerto_in_C replied to sepoehlern's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Local nursing glut. Too many nursing programs in the city, very few good jobs, large numbers of middle aged professionals lost their jobs in real estate, banking, finance, etc and entered the nursing...
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    Top 10 reasons we get fired!-Poor Performance

    Concerto_in_C replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I keep on hearing horror stories about nurse staffing ratios. Some of it is genuine, part of it is whining. When I worked in long term care it sucked, no doubt, but long term care jobs don't get their...
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    Top 10 reasons we get fired!-Poor Performance

    Concerto_in_C replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    About 50% of the performance issues listed there can be eliminated with a modern computerized order entry system, bedside barcode scanning and other high-tech solutions. People will make mistakes...
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    How do I get my CCRN?

    Concerto_in_C replied to Mae2014's topic in Critical Care

    Nobody likes the ICU nurses outside of the ICU unit. You have to have thick skin. There is a lot of battleaxes working in critical care, people with condescending attitude who don't give a flying...
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    Why did you go in to nursing ?

    Concerto_in_C replied to dixieyid305's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I really enjoyed the health science classes and got excellent grades in those courses. This was very rewarding and encouraging at a time when some of my classmates were really struggling with the...
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    Getting a job as a NEW RN. What worked for you??

    Concerto_in_C replied to DixieGrace's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think the fact that you've been to 2 interviews is encouraging because it indicates you're a reasonably attractive candidate and have a decent resume. I've heard comments from people who sent 400...
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    What will a bachelors in psychology get me as a nurse?

    Concerto_in_C replied to itsbekah's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Psychiatric floors in a hospital: booooooring...nothing is going on. They look like motels (no medical equipment of any sort) except with weird people sitting on the floor in the hallway. Are you sure...
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    Externships

    Concerto_in_C replied to samlew23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just treat it like any other job application. Just make it clear in the cover letter you're still in the program. I did an externship in 2007. The hospital was Good Samaritan in Downers Grove, IL. The...
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    The death of nursing

    Concerto_in_C replied to massrn116's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I disagree nursing is a dying profession because even the corporate jerk who is signing pink slips destroying careers and families, even that powerful executive, will wake up with cancer one morning...
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    Any hospital hiring this 2014

    Concerto_in_C replied to Bubbletea0987's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Not only you must be "willing to undergo training" but you are mandated to undergo training as part of the orientation, which is why new grads have a hard time finding work. Paying an orientee's...
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    can you apply even if you don't meet the "requirement"

    Concerto_in_C replied to tarotale's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's ok to apply for jobs you are not "qualified for" (according to their job description) as long as the new gig makes sense in the light of your past experience. For example, many experienced...
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    Finding an RN position as a new grad

    Concerto_in_C replied to kroute's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    A majority of new grads I've worked with have quit a perfectly good gig within the first year just because they got offended and didn't want to work so hard. People who stay with the manager who hired...
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    Nursing Home or No?

    Concerto_in_C replied to asimon1126's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I did 3.5 years of sub-acute rehab, it was a glorified nursing home. I moved to med-surg at the first opportunity and did very well. Long term care is acceptable if you are facing long-term...
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    Is the "system" failing its New Grads???

    Concerto_in_C replied to Barbara H.'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If that is the case then I agree it would make