UCLA Summer 2017 RN New Grad Residency

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UCLAs application for their Summer 2017 New Graduate Residency program opened this weekend so figured I'd start the forum where we could all converse, update and support each other through the LONG and stressful process.

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Just got a rejection email. This sucks. Should I try again their next residency? Also those who got in, how long was your interview?

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Just got a rejection email. This sucks. Should I try again their next residency? Also those who got in, how long was your interview?

Hi. I'm sorry that you got a rejection email after waiting to hear back. I know that saying sorry is not enough to compensate for what you're experiencing right now, but I know that there will be other opportunities for you or other places that will greatly accept you into their organizations soon. Yes, you should try for their next opening for their residency program. I don't know if this was the only program you applied to, but next time, apply to other places in addition to this one so you'll have other offers to choose from. As for my interview, it was about 40-45 minutes.

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Thank you for your reply. I did apply to CHLA and have yet to get a response so I think that is done. But I am glad you got in. Which department are you in and what made you stand out do you think?

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Thank you for your reply. I did apply to CHLA and have yet to get a response so I think that is done. But I am glad you got in. Which department are you in and what made you stand out do you think?

Hopefully you'll hear good news from CHLA. I got an offer for the GOU department. I honestly don't know what made me stand out, but I think it was my resume and how I answered the questions. Did you bring a portfolio to give to the interviewers?

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Hopefully you'll hear good news from CHLA. I got an offer for the GOU department. I honestly don't know what made me stand out, but I think it was my resume and how I answered the questions. Did you bring a portfolio to give to the interviewers?

I did! I included my resume, cover letter, transcript, references. What about your resume stood out?

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I did! I included my resume, cover letter, transcript, references. What about your resume stood out?

I think it was my work and volunteer experience and the departments at the hospitals involved and the hospitals that I did my clinical rotations at. Despite this, I think it mostly depends on how you answer the questions during the interview. I think the interviewers are mainly evaluating your answers to see how you would act as an individual or as a nurse on their unit in certain situations.

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Specializes in SICU; CTICU; ICU float.

Honestly you can have the greatest resume in the world, great references, all the certifications like ACLS ect., doesn't mean a thing. It is literally all about what the unit manager wants and how you interact with him or her, thats it. There honestly is no method to perfecting your cover letter and resume, each hospital gets thousands of applications, especially a large one like UCLA. It comes down to if that manager likes you or not.

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I took mines on July 21 license was on Breze on 25th

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Hi Everyone!

I know I'm pretty late to the game but I accepted an offer in the CTICU recently! I was looking to live in the Santa Monica area! :)

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Congratulations!!! I recently receive my offer too! :)))

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Honestly you can have the greatest resume in the world, great references, all the certifications like ACLS ect., doesn't mean a thing. It is literally all about what the unit manager wants and how you interact with him or her, thats it. There honestly is no method to perfecting your cover letter and resume, each hospital gets thousands of applications, especially a large one like UCLA. It comes down to if that manager likes you or not.

I strongly agree with this! When I interviewed I knew right from the start I wasn't going to get an offer and the manager had no interest in me from the beginning. They just went through the formality of the interview process based on whomever HR picked out for their unit. Unfortunately, that's how it is for a lot of hospitals (not all)

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I'm one of the new grads in winter 2017 cohort in SM. I am looking to move there around October.

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