Stanford New Grad RN Residency August 2022

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Wanted to create this so everyone applying for the August 2022 cohort for Stanford's New Grad RN residency program can stay up to date! :)

Just got an interview for Medicine Division ?
Ahh 

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Just got an invite to interview for Surgical Division 2, there were two spots remaining to sign up for invites! Good luck to those who are still waiting! I had totally given up hope, but its never too late! ?

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Does anyone know if they will be posting the zoom session regarding interview tips that happened on 6/7 ? I missed the session smh 

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Hi! Sorry if this was asked already, is the first panel interview a group interview?

I got an email invite this morning to interview for Medicine Div 2 Units.

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Hi I made it through all interviews and was accepted into Cohort 36 last round and just gonna throw some hopefully helpful tips to yall: 

They highly prefer candidates who are already fully licensed. However you still have a shot of you aren't but you will have a deadline to pass NCLEX and if it's not met, you will be let go. 

First round of interviews will be panel style behavioral questions and each candidate on your time slot will hear a new question for the first time only once as they rotate person to person with the same question until everyone has answered. No hypothetical answers allowed, you must answer with what you have actually physically already done in nursing practice or any other aspect of your life that pertains to the qiestion and answer ALL aspects of the qiestion. Do not go over 2 minutes. They won't cut you off if you do but it's a bad look and can be seen as hogging all the time from other candidates. Be personable and chill, don't be overly kiss *** or fake, they can tell. Do not read off pre-written answers off a flash card, that will be a guaranteed rejection, (they can tell). The entire point is to see how u communicate and function spontaneously under unfamiliar and stressful circumstances. I recommend having bullet points on a card to reorient yourself if you space out but nothing more than bullet points and a few words.

 

Second round interview invites will go out 1 week after the first panel and each specific unit has their own way of interviewing. This 2nd round is unit specific and you will only get 1 unit and it's all luck of the draw which manager picked you for round 2. This will consist of you and the management team for the floor that selects you as well as whoever else they feel like including. Most units will be personal as in its only you and the management team, however some units may elect to do another panel style interview with all remaining final candidates. Questions in these 2nd rounds are unpredictable and can be anything they feel like including evaluation of knowledge via case study, asking about hobbies, more behavioral qiestions, or even just casual conversation. You will receive a call within a few days if you made the cut. There will be no email notification, it is always a phone call. If you don't get a phone call you didn't make it. The official hire letter will be sent by email a few weeks later.

Good luck to you all. 

 

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Thank you for the information Manul91. Knowing that they prefer licensed RN's over non is a little discouraging ☹️. For those of you that received interviews, are you licensed already?

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21 minutes ago, shud1 said:

Thank you for the information Manul91. Knowing that they prefer licensed RN's over non is a little discouraging ☹️. For those of you that received interviews, are you licensed already?

So I am licensed in Nevada, but still waiting for my permanent California license to come through.

I talked to a hiring manager for a different nurse residency program who my friend introduced me too, and she told me that the first thing she will do to narrow down an applicant pool if there are an overwhelming amount of applicants is cut out everyone who isn't yet licensed. That being said, she doesn't work for Stanford so I can't say that's what they do here.

I did apply for UCSF's new grad program in November 2021 before I graduated school and I am pretty sure they didn't even read my application. I think that's just the reality of the job market for new grad nurses wanting to work in the Bay Area ?. The silver lining is that once you get license you will be very marketable to these programs.

21 hours ago, AwesomeNurse24 said:

Does anyone know if they will be posting the zoom session regarding interview tips that happened on 6/7 ? I missed the session smh 

I didn't even know this was happening ? I hope they post it.

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53 minutes ago, shud1 said:

Thank you for the information Manul91. Knowing that they prefer licensed RN's over non is a little discouraging ☹️. For those of you that received interviews, are you licensed already?

I know of a few who made the cut without being licensed and were just given deadlines to pass their NCLEX. Hopefully that gives you a bit more reassurance. However you realistically only have one chance to pass NCLEX if offered the residency position because if you don't pass, you have to wait 45 days before you can retake it and the cohort normally starts before that wait period is over and you won't be able to onboard without an active CA RN license. They do not take interem licenses either. You must have an active license before your first day of onboarding/work. 

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1 hour ago, shud1 said:

Thank you for the information Manul91. Knowing that they prefer licensed RN's over non is a little discouraging ☹️. For those of you that received interviews, are you licensed already?

Hi, one of my friends works at the Medical ICU and she did not have her license during the interview. She is in the last cohort. She also didn’t complete her preceptorship in critical care. Don’t lose hope! It’s not always about the most qualified on paper, but more of being a good team player, having compassion, and being a dedicated learner! Good luck!

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Hello, I will be withdrawing from my interview with Medicine Division 2 due to a recent job offer. I hope one of you is offered my spot, good luck you guys! ?

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Just received an interview invite for the oncology department! It's still rolling so it's not over yet!! ?

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hi all, I just received an invite to interview with the clinical trials unit! I think this was farther down on my list of choices. I also am not licensed yet. 

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