I am a new graduate from Iowa, looking to relocate to Raleigh, NC with 2 fellow nursing graduate classmates. We graduated this past May and all 3 have taken and passed the NCLEX-RN and have our licenses in the state of Iowa. We have applied for licensure in North Carolina, and are awaiting our confirmation pending our background check.
We have applied for several new grad jobs at DUKE and UNC. Still haven't heard anything back (started applying 1-2 weeks ago).
Just wondering if anyone has any advice as to applying for new grad jobs.
What the interview process will be like, especially since we will be out of state, etc.
We are hoping to move in August. Any advice would be helpful!
I'm hoping that being selected out of so many applicants for an interview is a good sign?
It's kind of a gamble spending so much money to fly out for an interview that's not guaranteed, so I'm hoping it means that they are pretty interested, pending how well the interview goes.
That's awesome! With Duke or UNC? I did a few clinical days with Duke's neuro ICU. Everyone was super welcoming and nice, granted that was a few years ago, but anytime I've done anything with Duke everyone has always been very nice. I'm actually going to be driving out to Iowa this weekend to visit family lol good luck with your interview!
I started as a new grad at UNC in October and love it here. I have my BSN , they mostly look for that, but they were one or two ADNs in my cohort. UNC actually prefers to hire out of state for new grads and not their own. Let me know if you have any questions!
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