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Just wanted to share my story in case it might be helpful to you as I was in your shoes a few months ago! I graduated from nursing school in Texas and planned to move out to CA right away. The biggest hurdle was getting the BRN to process my license app. I don't know if it is more or less time consuming to get an Indiana license and transfer vs apply for a CA license and get licensed here but I did the latter. My timeline was, applied in June 2014. Graduated August 2014. Pestered BRN until mid September, got my ATT and tested in October 2014. California license was posted in 48 hours. They are VERY slow so just get the ball rolling on sending your stuff in now (transcripts, fingerprint cards, etc) once you apply. As for jobs, I agree that you may want to secure something before you get out here. But in my case, and maybe I was just lucky, I was able to secure a non new grad job at a major LA hospital and I also got a spot in a new grad program at another. It took about 3 months of frustration and patience but everything worked out for me! I'm definitely not advising you to move out here jobless! But just want to say that it's possible to be from an out of state nursing school and get into a program here. Practice your interview skills and be confident in yourself! Wish you the best of luck!

Has anyone from OR heard anything?

Hey Jeannine! Did you get a call from the unit manager?

I interviewed a little over two weeks ago and got the email last week. But as others have said, every unit is different in terms of their timeline, so I would go based off what they told you at interviews as far as when you should expect to hear back! Good luck!

i posted that as a reply to a question about getting the reference check email, not the job! i dont know why it showed up as a solo post and not a reply. i can only hope to get the magical offer call soon too though!

yes! got it this past week

did anyone else from OR get reference check emails?

hey guys! hope everyone's interviews went well! just wondering if anyone has rooted through the old threads to find out how quickly they send out the reference requests after the interview?

Hello all! I recently applied to a research nurse job at a fairly large hospital and I managed to get an interview! I was just wondering how I should prepare, outside of doing the normal research on the hospital values, mission statement, etc. I'm really wondering if there are different types of questions for research nurse positions, outside of the typical behavioral questions? I'm also a new grad, so I'm very uncertain about what I would get asked since I have no prior experience outside of clinicals! I am treating this interview as nothing more than practice, because I don't want to get my hopes up too high, but I would love some insight, if anyone has ever been in this boat, as a new grad interviewing for a research nurse position!

I did a similar thing. I moved to California immediately after finishing my BSN degree and took my exam and got licensed here. I'm in Southern California and it is definitely not easy to get a job out here. I would definitely consider taking a year to gain some experience first. In my experience, there ARE a few jobs here, things like aesthetics and home care but I don't consider them particularly safe for new nurses, because there's usually not a lot of training offered (just my opinion).

thanks for giving us some insight! just wondering, was the 20 minute session just you and the interview panel?

Does anyone know what the start date for this program is? I can't seem to find it!

Thank you all for your responses. As a confused new nurse, all advice is much appreciated! I was actually offered a position at the SNF, in a supervisor role, but I do not feel qualified to be in such a role so I am unsure about what to do!

Hey all! I moved out to California to brave the brutal job market here. I got my license last week and have been applying non-stop for jobs. It's only been a week and I know people search for months and months, but I have an interview (my first and only) at a SNF on Friday. I'm debating whether or not to take the job if I get offered it. I'm not picky about where I work and I actually really enjoyed working with my older patients during clincals. I've been in here for about 2 months (graduated 3 months ago) now and I'm just ready to start working and getting some experience under my belt. I feel like so many more doors will open for me once I can apply for jobs and say "yes, I actually have clinical RN experience." I'm also up for a volunteer position at a bigger hospital, and I'm hoping I can use that as a way to maintain a presence in the hospital and possibly make some good contacts for future jobs. I guess I'm just looking for some advice as to whether taking a SNF job as a new grad is a good idea? Will I be overwhelmed? And will I be able to transition back into a hospital job? Thanks guys!