Should i apply for RN II jobs even as a new grad?

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I graduate in December and I'm applying for a few new grad nurse residencies, but I have found that there are alot of openings in my desired specialty (Womens services). However, these listings are under "RN II" and require at least 2 years of Nursing experience. Should I apply anyway?

Find out first if human resources has screening software that only accepts applications/resumes once every six months. It is likely that the current nursing II position will be given to qualifed internal applicant and in turn their nursing I position will open up, but if your original application was not be flagged for review and you cannot reapply for the position because six months is not up, you will regret that you applied for the nursing II position.

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Find out first if human resources has screening software that only accepts applications/resumes once every six months. It is likely that the current nursing II position will be given to qualifed internal applicant and in turn their nursing I position will open up, but if your original application was not be flagged for review and you cannot reapply for the position because six months is not up, you will regret that you applied for the nursing II position.

This is great advice. Thanks!

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You are not qualified- why would you do that?

Way to paint a broad-brush. That's not necessarily the case - based on my own experiences and others'

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Personally I would not. Unqualified applicants are ignored in the best case scenario, and potentially listed as "Do Not Hire" in the worst case scenario. Some facilities do "get their panties in a wad" over a seeming inability to follow instructions.

I found out after acceptance to nursing school that the initial weed-out of applicants was an automatic tossing of those who did not abide by the instruction to write a one-paragraph essay. Two paragraphs? You're out!

Yes, and some facilities are more uptight than others. The OP needs a job - not everyone lives in ridiculously tight markets dominated by one uptight employer or in an area with hospital systems that are full of themselves.

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Yes, and some facilities are more uptight than others. The OP needs a job - not everyone lives in ridiculously tight markets dominated by one uptight employer or in an area with hospital systems that are full of themselves.

OP is months away from graduation actually. She asked a prospective question and we answered.

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OP is months away from graduation actually. She asked a prospective question and we answered.

Whether she's a new grad or months away from graduation is irrelevant to her question, but whatever.

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Whether she's a new grad or months away from graduation is irrelevant to her question, but whatever.

If the hospital's human resources department uses opitcal character recognition software to scan online applications/resumes, then it can be a disadvantage to submit a resume for a position in which one is not qualified. The applicant's resume must contain the necessary key words/criteria for the position in order for the computer to select the resume for review. If the resume is not selected by the computer, it will not be seen by human eyes, it will just float in cyberspace for six months.

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Specializes in Critical care.

Facilities that I have worked in list floor nurse positions as RN II, and charge/assistant manager positions as RN III. Don't be scared to apply IMO it may just be nomenclature for a floor nurse. One cue to look at is the section where it asks for 2 years experience ... is it listed as a preferred or a required qualification.

Cheers

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I'd suggest tracking down the recruiters for the systems you will be applying to and asking them this question, since there seems to be a wide variation in how different organizations prefer new grad applicants to proceed. Just got hired myself for my first nursing position, though according to the posting a "required qualification" was 1+ year of acute care experience. While it's theoretically possible to be blacklisted for not having everything they ask for (and many HR robots might automatically kick out your application), it is also true that a person will never be hired for a job they don't apply for. While recruiters don't make the hiring decisions, they can help your application at least get looked at by a human being, and give you some insight into how the process works for that specific organization. In my neck of the woods it seems like every system "requires" experience but some will hire newbies who have had a clinical practicum in a related specialty while others won't touch you without 1 year under your belt already....you can't always tell without asking!

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If a facility is advertising for a position for an RN II, unless there is a dire shortage of applicants who are an RN II, why would the facility choose to spend time, money, and resources training a new grad when they are looking for a nurse with two years or more experience?

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Right after I passed my boards I saw an ad for a recruiting open house at a nearby hospital that wasn't for new grads so I asked some friends their opinion and they said to "go for it" so I did. I got hired as well the other brand new RN who was the only other one there at the same time as me.

Ultimately, you have to make up your own mind but I'm just sharing my story. Good Luck!!!

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Hi, apply regardless. Most positions are anyway filled by contacts. (So someone who failed twice in nursing school will get hired two weeks after passing NCLEX into ICU, while someone who did years of volunteering, knows twice as much, worked as LPN... will not get hired even in nursing home - true ppl story comparison). Important is keep trying, do not get discouraged, keep applying and one day, one day your phone will ring... Just keep looking and do not get frustrated, sooner or later it will happen and then take it from there

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