Worst Interview Ever!!

Thanks to all of you for your kind words and support!!

I really don't think she bothered to read my resume ahead of time. She didn't even ask me a single question as she scanned it over.

I am hardworking and reasonably intelligent. This too shall pass...

She sholdn't have had you in without reading your resume. What a tool.

She sholdn't have had you in without reading your resume. What a tool.

Exactly, and who wants to work for a facility that is run like that? I'll go one step further and say that this woman should not be any kind of a supervisor if she is this poor at time management and preperation for interviews. Again, all she did was waste everyone's time who was involved and made you feel terrible at the same time. How presumptuous of her to say that you wouldn't be able to cut it. She didn't even know you! Besides, all you really need to cut it in LTC is a strong back and an even stronger pair of feet, since you never get to sit down. Oh, and the ability to stand at a med cart and do nothing but pass pills for hours on end helps too.

You dodged a bullet. Yes, it's a blow to the ego to be put down like this but think about the way you would have been treated had you been hired. I think she would have made your self esteem plummet even more by continually questioning your competence.

Please don't let this rude individual get you down.

Girl let me tell you.....dont you let people discourage you. I always say if I listened to what people said to me my whole life I would be turning tricks on a corner. People have tried to discourage me my whole life from doing things including going to nursing school. I dont give a damn what anyone says to and about me. You keep right on looking. Next time someone tells you that you cant do something or you wont get something....you ask them who died and made them God. God knows me, he made me, and everything I get is going to come from him and not some arrogant fool in a human resources dept. Good Luck

LOL, SkyGoddess. I appreciate your sentiments.

For everyone's sake (especially the johns) let's hope it doesn't come to the street corner!

There's nothing wrong with you and this is her problem. If that had been me, I would have stood up, looked directly at her and said, "Well, then I guess I won't waste anymore of your time", and walked out. That is a person I would not want to work for. Besides LTC's are nightmares to work in and not a great way to reintroduce yourself to the nursing world. I don't care how good they say they are. Been there, done that.

There's nothing wrong with you and this is her problem. If that had been me, I would have stood up, looked directly at her and said, "Well, then I guess I won't waste anymore of your time", and walked out. That is a person I would not want to work for. Besides LTC's are nightmares to work in and not a great way to reintroduce yourself to the nursing world. I don't care how good they say they are. Been there, done that.

Amen! I work at a LTC facility now because I could only get contingent status at the inpatient hospice, but I had an interview last week to go back there because they have a full time position open now, and if that doesn't work out, I have an interview at a local hospital next week as well, which is amazing, since, as I mentioned in my earlier post, I haven't worked in a hospital in about six years, even though the facility where I work now has a lot of subacute patients (but long term staffing....) and I am having to do most of the same things that I did when I worked on a med/surg floor in the hospital.

Anyway, I just worked the past four evenings in a row. I work the 3-11 shift. Today when I got out of bed, my feet were so sore and swollen, it felt like I was walking around on balloons. My hips and legs ache, and they never did at any other nursing job that I ever had, and most of my co-workers complain of the same thing. I have 23 patients with roughly half of them being subacutes who need a lot of extra care (tube feeds, wound vacs, CPMs, IV ATBs, etc.) and two huge med passes and dinner. I am on my feet for eight hours straight and can't take a break or I would never get out of there remotely on time. I HATE this job so much it isn't funny, even though I love the residents and my co-workers. I can't even imagine having to do this for much longer, if I found out that I had to, I don't know what I'd do, but I'd do something!

Seriously, LTC is okay for a jumping off point to get your feet wet getting back into nursing, but it's not something that the faint hearted like me could ever stand to do long term.

Best of luck to you. You deserve it. :)

POPPYCOCK!

One of my co-workers was out of nursing for 20 years and decided to come back. She took a refresher course and was hired my hospital and works on our ortho surg unit. She had a full orientation and has worked with us for about 6 months now and is a good nurse. She is more or less a "new grad," at least in experience level, but good none the less. You're gonna be okay!

You guys are the greatest. Within a matter of 6 hours, you've helped me turn it around. Another experience to learn from--but not necessarily repeat.

If new grads are being hired, why shouldn't you. I mean the only difference is that you have experience, and we don't. Curious...

Regards,

Mukfay

I took 10 years off to raise my kids. I went on interview after interview and was told "you've been out of the business too long"...okay but I graduated at the top of my class, took classes for 10 years yada yada.

Finally I went to a facility where the supervisor was open minded. I got the job as a staff nurse on a very busy subacute floor....jumped in with both feet. I stayed a year....then moved on to manage a very busy short term unit.....moved up and up and now I'm the DNS. So HA! to all those nay sayers. You'll find a place which appreciates you.