What should I answer for questions like this on job applications?

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Hi all! I'm a new grad applying to my first job. I've come across a couple questions on job applications that ask something along the lines of "Indicate all areas in which you have Nursing work experience" and then have check boxes with various specialties and nursing skills. All the times I've encountered this question, I could not select "none" despite the job not requiring experience. Should I be checking off every rotation I had during school? Or just use my preceptorship? What if I had extensive experience with, say, oncology patients on my medical-surgical preceptorship - could I select oncology as an area I have experience?

Thanks all for your help.

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Specializes in retired LTC.

You don't use school experiences for those type of questions. They want REAL experiences for which you've been employed - real work experience.

Like I've tasted wine and generally know what it tastes like, but in NO way, can I tell you any more to describe it.

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Thanks for your response! What should I list then, as I have to put something and I have no experience as an RN? I have to check something off and there's no "none" option unfortunately, which is where I got stuck.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

I would just use your preceptorship ... but make it clear elsewhere in the application that you are a new grad and that experience was a student experience.

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Thanks for your response! What should I list then, as I have to put something and I have no experience as an RN? I have to check something off and there's no "none" option unfortunately, which is where I got stuck.

Why do you have to check something off? Can't you just say you are a new graduate?

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