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Staff Development Coordinator

Hello,

I just had an interview to be a Staff Development Coordinator at a nursing home, however; I have only been a nurse for about 8 months and do not have much experience. Is there anyone else who has gotten a role such as this one with very little experience?

Thank you!

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    Thank you thank you! I am leaning toward not doing it! I think that people were talking down to me!

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    You did not like when your experience was called into question in this thread. If you take this job, your lack of experience surely will be called into question. We are being honest with you. That job is not for someone who has only been a nurse for 8 months. It just isn't. If you want to do well in a job like that, why not work at a SNF for a while as a nurse and then maybe as a unit manager? This way you will get your lay of the land. Where I work they don't orient you to charge for a few years because they don't want overwhelmed, frazzled, inexperienced charge nurses. I'm sure you can eventually do this job, but ease your way into it. SNFs are notorious for being lawsuit hothouses and you will be one of the first names that comes up in discovery.

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    Thank you!! I don't mind my experience being questioned, but like I said before, there is a difference between being objective vs insulting! I am definitely going to take all of these comments in to consideration if I get asked back for a second interview so I really appreciate constructive criticism!

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    I think that a facility being willing to interview an applicant with months of experience for a job that should require years of experience is a huge red flag. With as little experience as you have, it is quite likely that you don't know what you don't know. Even as a nurse with nearly 10 years of experience, I had quite the eye opening experience when I got to the hands-on part of my MSN with a focus in nursing education program. It's not only knowing and having the experience to provide education on what it is you're providing that education, there's also a lot of information about how to provide the education that needs to be understood.

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    Thank you for the feedback!!

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    Thank you!! I don't mind my experience being questioned, but like I said before, there is a difference between being objective vs insulting! I am definitely going to take all of these comments in to consideration if I get asked back for a second interview so I really appreciate constructive criticism!

    You are throwing out the "insulting" and "rude" bits to distract from the substance of what's actually being said. Frankly, the "tone" is irrelevant, and you're still not qualified.

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    When people have given me constructive feedback, I have taken it, but a lot of the comments are snarky. I am entitled to my opinion just as you are.

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    When people have given me constructive feedback, I have taken it, but a lot of the comments are snarky. I am entitled to my opinion just as you are.

    Your opinion that you're qualified for this job is objectively false.

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    I never said I am qualified for this job, hence the reason why I am asking for objective input.

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