University of California at San Diego (UC San Diego) New Grad Residency March 2025

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Hello everyone 

I wanted to start a forum for those who will be applying to the UCSD New Grad program March 2025

applications opened yesterday and this would be a place for everyone to keep each other updated on the process!

Holland Reed said:

I just got a rejection letter from Hillcrest OR. Said they are going with a canidate better qualified...after I had the interview and everything (I thought) went really great. I've worked in the OR for 13 years as a surgical tech and highly doubt there is someone more qualified. Who are they trying to play with these tactics?

possibly internal?

jklmnopqr said:

Hi do you mean they are only doing interviews today for all departments or just 6BMT? 

6 BMT is not sure about other units. 

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jklmnopqr said:

Unfortunately I have read a lot of forums, threads and FB groups about UCSD and it sounds like they hire their own a lot. People who worked there as a CNA, pct, or did clinic there. Not sure if it's true but It seems like most who get interviews had some sort of connection already. 

I do know someone in 6BMT where I had an interview so it makes sense. He said when he got hired as a clinical nurse II one of his school mates referred him there so he knew someone when he got hired as well.

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MVEEE said:

I do know someone in 6BMT where I had an interview so it makes sense. He said when he got hired as a clinical nurse II one of his school mates referred him there so he knew someone when he got hired as well.

Thank you for this honest information. I wish you the best of luck and I truly hope you get this job 🙂

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MVEEE said:

possibly internal?

6 BMT is not sure about other units. 

If it was internal...why interview me? seems shady to get someones hopes up if their not planning to hire anyone from the outside

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Holland Reed said:

If it was internal...why interview me? seems shady to get someones hopes up if their not planning to hire anyone from the outside

If assumed it was internal, I think they still give others a fair shot by inviting them to interviews. Because who knows, they could favor someone more than their potential internal candidate. I try to be optimistic after rejections and fully believe in "it wasn't meant to be because there is a better opportunity." San Diego in general is very competitive across all the hospital systems. Scripps has a "transition to OR" new grad program a few times throughout the year.

I would also highly recommend emailing the hiring manager to ask for feedback from your interview/application. I did that with one of the interviews from the last application cycle, and it really helped me determine my areas of improvement to make me a stronger candidate for next time.

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MPN_Nursing07 said:

If assumed it was internal, I think they still give others a fair shot by inviting them to interviews. Because who knows, they could favor someone more than their potential internal candidate. I try to be optimistic after rejections and fully believe in "it wasn't meant to be because there is a better opportunity." San Diego in general is very competitive across all the hospital systems. Scripps has a "transition to OR" new grad program a few times throughout the year.

I would also highly recommend emailing the hiring manager to ask for feedback from your interview/application. I did that with one of the interviews from the last application cycle, and it really helped me determine my areas of improvement to make me a stronger candidate for next time.

I already emailed her for feedback. It's kinda hard to be optimistic about a "better" opportunity when I had to drain my 401k to pay my mortgage and feed my children 🤷‍♀️ with absolutely no call backs or interviews in 100+ applications

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Tri City just opened, Sharp is also now open!

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Hello everyone. My interview went good, I received a phone call to get a job offer, and I accepted. Now I am just waiting for HR to contact me so I can sign anything and make it official. 

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Skydreamer said:

Hello everyone. My interview went good, I received a phone call to get a job offer, and I accepted. Now I am just waiting for HR to contact me so I can sign anything and make it official. 

Which department?

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Skydreamer said:

Hello everyone. My interview went good, I received a phone call to get a job offer, and I accepted. Now I am just waiting for HR to contact me so I can sign anything and make it official. 

This is awesome, when did you have your interview and when was the offer? Just curious how long I will be waiting haha. Congratulations!

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Skydreamer said:

Hello everyone. My interview went good, I received a phone call to get a job offer, and I accepted. Now I am just waiting for HR to contact me so I can sign anything and make it official. 

congratulations! 🙂 I wish you the best! maybe you can get us all in later 😉

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It was for La Jolla ED. I had my interview Thursday and received a phone call the next day on Friday. However, I was told that it could take up to 3 weeks to get a phone call. I am very excited and cannot believe I got it. I am waiting until I sign to celebrate:)

For clarification, I do not know anybody within the UCSD system. A lot of my friends applied and some have way more experience working as CNA, MA, etc. However, they didn't get an interview at all. The only difference is that I am already enrolled in a BSN and they are not. Maybe that was a factor?

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