Am beyond mortified! I have been looking for an RN job ever since I graduated in May with only one interview and no job offers. Well late last week I got calls from 3 different places to set up interviews! One interview was with the hospital I resigned from when I graduated in May. (Couldn't work as a CNA with a RN license, there was no avail RN positions avail at that time). So I left on good terms and have glowing references from my previous manager there at the hospital.
I woke up this morning and recheck my phone calendar and see: interview 1:00 pm. I am so happy to have the opportunity to interview with this hospital because it is the only place showing some interest in me. Until I get a call at 1015 this morning. The call went to voicemail and I was horrified when I listened to the message from the HR rep that scheduled my interview with the floor nurse. She was calling to make sure everything was Ok because my interview was scheduled for 1000 this morning. She hoped I was OK and would like to hear from me to reschedule if I wanted to.
I immediately called her back, I explained that I must have wrote down the wrong time, and apologized profusely. She said that she will reschedule me but she didn't sound too pleased. Now I have an interview later this week. When I said to her "this must look horrible" she had no comment.
How do I recover from this? Thankfully I had a great attendance record with the hospital. I even got an award for perfect attendance. Is there any hope for me? I am sure there is going to be tough competition for this position since jobs for associate degree RNs are scarce in this area.
Please help me recover, what can I do to make a great second impression?
