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Hi all, I am new to allnurses but I need some encouragement so I decided to start a thread. I am 4th year nursing student, expected to graduate this May. Today, I had my first RN interview...(my 1st choice, dream job) and I think I bombed it. I can't get over with this So it was a station type interview, where I had an one-to-one interview with 3 different people (HR, manager, and RN) My first interview was with HR, she asked me behavioral Qs. Bombed half of the Qs she asked. I was telling a clinical story and it was kind of all over the place. AHH!! And I got so nervous, I was just keep talking BS. :( Next, I was with an RN. was pretty bad too because it was all clinical Qs. I answered some very well but I talked soo fast. The RN even told me to slow down. Also, I forgot to mention very important points, for example, what would you do if your patient suddenly experiences SOB..Like I would have said it better but I was so nervous I forgot to say all the things that I wouldve said now.. but oh well, I am still a student so I think they will understand. I would give myself 6/10 on this part..because I panicked on some Qs. As a student..often I am not sure what to do when patient is in an emergent situation..its somewhat situational..idk. I think I did OK not good but not horrible maybe more on the horrible side Last with the manager, I aced this part. Because she asked standard Qs about me. tell me about yourself, why should I hire you? Weakness? Why do you wanna work here? blah blah all about me. which I did great..I think she liked my answers too. Now I have to wait till they call me. she said HR will contact me this week or next week.............!! What do you think..? It was a position for a new grad.. so hope they understand and pick me! This position was pretty competitive because i saw 5 other candidates there. After talking to them I went to a "better" school (more competitive to get in, better name-value), I had better GPA, experience..and so on. I believe I am a good candidate only if i answered some Qs in a more calm manner - Trying to make myself feel better here.