Should I take the first position I am offered?

PulselessNine · Apr 7, 2014

If a job is right for you then you should take it.

While you are interviewing to get a job don't forget to evaluate the place interviewing you.

If you can do the job they ask you to do, and if you want to do the job, and if they offer money that makes financial sense to you then take it.

The only job you should hold out for is the one described. i.e. If you can't do it, won't do it, or can't live on the income then don't take the job.

bluegreen26 · Apr 7, 2014

Thank you!

Nonetheless · Apr 7, 2014

I will take any job I can get, excluding jobs that are unsafe for me or the patient or very low in pay.

RN59217 · Apr 8, 2014

I'm in this boat now. The local hospitals are accepting applications but haven't been actually hiring yet. It looks like they plan to do so in May. In the meantime, I was offered an interview at a physician's office, so I am going to that. If offered the job, I will likely take it (I otherwise just work retail). If I end up leaving the office in order to take a hospital position, then so be it, but sometimes you have to go with who is hiring right now. At least it will be some experience.

bluegreen26 · Apr 30, 2014

Thank you!

Ruby Vee, BSN · May 1, 2014

I guess it depends upon how badly you need a paycheck. If you can afford to wait (possibly more than a year) for a job, turn down the first position you're offered. Otherwise, take it.