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BobbyDoe, I believe SICU is MICU's sister unit (?) I may be wrong but if so I could be seeing you around! Congratulations!

danceyrun, the behavioral questions were pretty standard. "tell me about a time someone's integrity was compromised. what did you do", tell me about a time you provided excellent customer service, etc. the managers were really friendly and didn't make me feel nervous at all. Half of my interview was a shadow experience so I got to spend some time on the floor with the nurses and ask them questions which was super helpful. Make sure you have questions to ask the managers in return. I felt like they wanted me to do a lot of the talking.

yes, how wonderful! Looks like we will be working together! Would love to get in contact with you regarding relocating and such but it says I am not allowed to do PMs yet (not enough posts or something).

Well, St. Luke's HR continues to let us new grads down.... I flew down to Houston from Michigan for my interview and am regretting that I did. Over the phone two weeks ago I was asked about my areas of interest and I stated ICU. The nurse recruiter informed me that they had ICU openings available. When I sat down in the HR office on the day of my interview the same recruiter asked me the same question about my interests and I once again explained my passion for critical care nursing. He next informed me that they had filled all of the New Grad ICU positions and I would be placed on a wait list. (I thought a simple phone call or e-mail saying "hey, cancel your flight, hotel, and car reservation because we gave your spot away" would have been more appropriate). So here I am, in this recruiter's office, absolutely speechless. I explained my disappointment because I had come all the way from Michigan and so he then states that since I had come from so far away I will be given an interview with the education department. (Okay, I am starting to feel a little more hopeful at this point). So, I go to my interview with education and am asked about my interests for a third time (side note: shouldn't there be some communication between departments??). I once again state ICU, my reasons for critical care being a perfect match for me, and then that I would also consider step-down units/med-surg floors. At the conclusion of the interview, the woman tells me that yes, they indeed have filled all of the ICU positions and that she thinks I would be a great match for St. Luke's but that she does not place candidates on units that are not their first preference because they do not work best where they do not want to work (in other words, I wouldn't do well on a med-surg floor because I would much rather be on an ICU). So she wishes me "the best of luck in everything", shakes my hand and sends me back to the recruiter who tells me he will be in contact with me if one of their other candidates should fall through. "Unprofessional" is the word that comes to mind here. To all new grads who are invited to interview at St. Luke's: schedule your interview ASAP because their hiring process is clearly on a rolling basis, which I had to find out the hard and expensive way. Had I known this sooner, I would have flown down the day after my phone interview. There is a happy ending to this story: I am accepting a job offer at Duke in their Medical ICU tomorrow!

esf08001 I just accepted a SNIP position in the MICU as well! How are you liking it?? I will be relocating from MI and have several questions about the Durham area if you wouldn't mind answering them for me? :)

psulli2010 I just received a job offer for the Medical ICU as well! I loved the shadow experience and DUMC however am still unsure as to whether I am going to officially accept or not (for personal reasons). What are the next steps in the hiring process after you officially accept the job offer out of curiosity? Trying to figure out when I should start thinking about apartments and whatnot. Also, do you know the official start date for the 2014 SNIP program?

I am interested in ICU (cardiac specifically) so I'm hoping that's what department they allow me to interview for. Med/Surg will be such great experience. I have heard so many times that that is the best place to start out. I have until next Monday to make a final decision with Duke. If you are interested in going to NC Duke is in an excellent position to hire new grads (they just added a new wing to their hospital I believe) so you should apply to their Residency (aka SNIP) program! I know the "smart" choice would be to go with Duke but when I went to NC for my interview the area did not impress me. I'd really like the experience of living in a big city for a couple years and not having to scrape ice off of my car 4 months out of the year like I do in MI haha. We'll see what happens though. Do you know any nurses that work for SLEH that either like/don't like it there??

Received an offer for the Medical ICU on Friday! How'd things turn out for you kce32305??

I am from Michigan. How do you like living in Houston? I just got offered a position at Duke (in North Carolina) so am having to potentially decide between relocating to Houston or NC. Also, which unit are you interested in? I am still a bit confused as to how that process works.

Mine went about the same. Just informative really and asking what departments I was interested in. I am from out of state so the recruiter really emphasized the fact that SLEH would NOT pay for any interview expenses (i.e. flight, hotel, etc.) and made sure I understood that several times (which I was totally fine with from the start). So I am flying down next week for an interview with the educational department on Thurs. 11/21. Should be interesting! Are you from the Houston area pinkclouds123? When is your next interview?

Mine is the 14th. Good luck to you kce32305!!

I got an interview for the MICU for sometime in the next couple of weeks. Anyone else interviewing for MICU?? My e-mail said they selected a lot of candidates for an interview.

pinkclouds123 , have you had your phone interview yet?? Mine is tomorrow, I'm getting kind of nervous!! haha

The recruiter seemed a bit in a rush on the phone so I can only imagine how the actual phone interview will go. Agh...

I just received an invitation for a phone interview for St. Luke's GN Residency program this week. While I will be a December '13 BSN grad, this whole thread makes me nervous for what could be ahead for me in the interview process. Yikes!