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Anyone know resources for practice "behavioral" style questions? I have my first travel/phone interview tomorrow and don't have a lot of experience with that type of question.

Krazenurse I know this post is old but I'm in a similar predicament (and NedRN has shed some light on things:)) What did you end up doing?

OK so I thought I found a recruiter I would work well with, but now he seems like a bully and I'm not sure it's the right fit. Maybe the right company, but not the right fit? He's pushy about how soon I have to start "It would be best for me if you could start 9/28." First he offered me a position at a small facility in rural VT, which is one of my top destination requests (I am looking for rural, not urban). Then he came back and said that his boss reviewed my file and because of the 2 year gap in acute care they don't want me to apply for it. But the recruiter says he went around them somehow to see if he can still get approval. Is that aggressive or shady? Then he offered me a position at VCU med center on a mixed med-surge/inpatient hospice unit. The work sounds good, but I previously told him I would go almost anywhere in the country except the South, only because I have 2 big black labs who can't tolerate the heat, and I'd also really prefer suburban/rural. I'm not sure if should 1)ask for a different recruiter, 2)find a different recruiter/company, 3)just take the Richmond job? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Ok great, will do! Thank you!

I followed your advice, and talked to 5 recruiters, found one I like at Medical Solutions. He said he can get me around the lack of recent acute care experience but I might have to suck it up my first assignment and go somewhere that's not on my top 5 list, which I understand. Have you had any facilities you really enjoyed and where you felt welcomed? For my first assignment, and just getting back into MS, I'm less concerned with location (I've lived all over the world and am pretty adaptable) and more concerned with working with a good group of people. I've seen how local nurses treat travelers a lot of places, and it wasn't pretty.

Wow NedRN, how long have you been traveling? You seem like an expert.

This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful reply! I will take your advice and look for good, smaller companies. If you have any recommendations in particular I'm all ears.

Thanks NedRN. I have filled out checklists for Home health/Hospice, and med-surge with an American Mobile recruiter a friend referred me to. We have been playing phone tag so I haven't gotten a concrete answer. I am willing to travel as a Hospice RN, I just thought it would be easier to meet people in a new place if I worked in a facility. Plus, I don't want to lose my MS skills.

I worked in mixed adult/peds MS/Tele for 5 years, then cardiac step-down for 1 year. I then switched things up and did Hospice for 2 years. Now I'd like to try a travel assignment but my question is, is it impossible for me to travel as a MS RN since I haven't worked in acute care in 2 years? Are any recruiters able to work with facilities that would overlook that gap in acute care? Thanks!