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I finally went on an interview, and that interview led to an offer. Now I'm a NICU nurse! Hooray! :hpygrp::dncgbby:

Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

The nice thing with breaking up with that second place is that another new grad will get a job. :)

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Specializes in NICU.

Exactly. And it's a GREAT opportunity for someone else.

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COngrats!! Very exciting :) Can I ask how you got a NICU position? Did you need experience at all? I'm just curious.

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congrats!!!!! good luck!!:yeah:

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Specializes in NICU.

I have some interesting experiences with the NICU, and I think that the way I presented them during my interview (as an asset to a nurse working with patients and parents) impressed the hiring manager. I didn't have any actual NICU work experience though.

Briefly, my mother has been a NICU nurse for about 25 years, so I pretty much grew up with the NICU. When I heard about nursing growing up, I heard about NICU nursing. When my mother and I talked nursing while I was in school, her side was all NICU. Besides that, when my daughter was born (at 42 weeks, certainly NOT a preemie) she very unexpectedly spent a week in the NICU (my mother's unit, in fact). During school I did some extra shadowing in the NICU also, because I felt very drawn to it and familiar with it after all of my experiences.

Anyways, despite all of this I still did not expect to land a job in the NICU as my first position. When a job was posted for a NICU I was interested in, I contacted eveyone in the NICU back home (800 miles away) I knew to see if anyone had a contact out here. Someone did, they placed a call to the hiring manager on my behalf to recommend they look at my ap, and I got a call for an interview. The hiring manager said that there were a LOT (she wouldn't specify how many, but empasized a LOT) of aps, so without someone recommending me, I doubt I would have even been looked at in the sea of faceless new grad resumes.

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Woohoo!!! A new job and a sparkly butterfly in one day!!! :eek:

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Yea!! I pray the same thing happens for me!!! Congratulations!!!

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Specializes in Telemetry.

Just got a job too...I am so happy!!! Thank you God!

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Specializes in Tele/ Med Surg.

To Miss MissNikkiRN

Sorry I couldnt reply your message cuz of my status. I will try to hit up to 15 posts soon so I can reply your message.. If not tell me another way I can contact you. I think my unit is hiring..(always) hiring.

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Wow, Congrats!!! My dream is to get a job in NICU after I graduate, I hope I'm as lucky as you!! Good luck in your new job!

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