What are they looking for? Office job...

nursearoo · Jul 27, 2011

I have trouble finding jobs too......My boss right now has said a few times "you don't give yourself enough credit", in all the places I have worked in homes, the families want me to work there, I am always requested to return etc etc ... alot of people ( coworkers/ & friends who know me & how I do my nursing ALL say the following words "you don't sell yourself like you should"....I guess self confidence plays a huge part in getting a job??? I am one of those who lacks self confidence I guess but just don't realize it.....I am a quiet person so sometimes that comes off in a wrong way????

klone, MSN, RN · Jul 27, 2011

It's a hard market right now.

Maybe you need to freshen up your resume and have a new pair of eyes look at it. Also, don't discount the importance of your cover letter. I've been called for interviews for positions that I have NO qualification in, simply because they liked my cover letter.

sakura_RN · Jul 27, 2011

My first nursing job was at a Novant Family Practice IN NC. The way I got that job believe it or not, was I made really nice looking resumes and went directly to these doctor's offices, and the job I got was MY doctor because the nurse for my doctor recognized my name and told the manager to call me, once I was hired, THEN they put the job up on the "system", so I could officially apply thru there. Maybe this would help:idea:

shortscrubbs108 · Jul 27, 2011

A lot of it is personality. When we are hiring a new nurse for our office, first the applicant interviews with our supervisor, then with the nurses, then with the provider. I got my job as a new grad. Not sure what made them give me an interview, but I told them that my best assets are organization and teamwork and I got to meet with everyone I would be working with to see how we would work together. Then recently I was on the other side and what really stood out was just seeing how the person interacted with us. I have a pretty outgoing personality though. You can't be intimidated easily, because you're working with physicians and new patients and families everyday.

I know this rambled, but I hope it helps. Good luck with your search!

PediNurse3 · Jul 28, 2011

A lot of it is personality. When we are hiring a new nurse for our office, first the applicant interviews with our supervisor, then with the nurses, then with the provider. I got my job as a new grad. Not sure what made them give me an interview, but I told them that my best assets are organization and teamwork and I got to meet with everyone I would be working with to see how we would work together. Then recently I was on the other side and what really stood out was just seeing how the person interacted with us. I have a pretty outgoing personality though. You can't be intimidated easily, because you're working with physicians and new patients and families everyday.
I know this rambled, but I hope it helps. Good luck with your search!

I agree with the post above. I can only speak from my experience. I worked in the ER straight out of school and then I went to the PICU, which wasn't a good fit for me and I needed different hours. I applied for a transfer to one of the clinics in the hospital's speciality building.

I had zero clinc experience. I interviewed with the clinical coordinator, who really wanted me to do a quick peer interview and meet with the manager...I was told that they'd be making offers at the end of the following week. I got an offer an hour after I left my interview! It just really felt like a good fit, I think for all of us.

Be assertive and keep pressing on! Good luck!

gbkr3009 · Aug 2, 2011

Ive been told many times that physicians offices in North Carolina generally prefer LPN's to RN's bc of the salary issues and that the skill level of an RN isnt required for office work.