New Grad Nurses ~ How To Stand Out & Land The Job!

This is how you stand out & get that New Graduate Nurse Job – SWEET SUCCESS STORY from a New Grad.

“I landed a new grad training position at a northern CA magnet hospital after my first interview ever! All because of this group.

Here’s how I did it:

I graduated with a BSN in May 2017. I applied for a few months to RN I positons – none new grad. Many said experience needed and it was a waste of time. ATS weeded me out! What was beneficial was putting in work to target my cover letter for every position.

By the time I applied to the new grad position, I had read & re-written my cover letter about 100 times. It was dope! I had also asked friends who had luck getting interviews to read it and make edits.

✔️All the while, I was lurking on every new post in this group and “turning on notifications” for the ones that were beneficial.

✔️I also searched for cover letter and resume examples and used the files section to get me started.

✔️What worked for me was a “pain letter” with a unique opener that forayed into a story that showed I would fit in at the facility. It ended up being a talking point in my interview. I also used a bulleted list in my cover.

✔️JobScan is a must and I made sure I hit at least 90%. To up my percentage, I added a summary and skills section at the top of my resume to pack in more keywords.

✔️When I got called for the interview, I made sure to find out who would be interviewing me and what the patient population was like.

✔️Next, I searched in every new grad Facebook group I am a member of for posts containing the facility’s name. I scoured comments and direct messaged about a dozen people who had mentioned they either worked or interviewed there. I picked their brains for info about the facility and what the interview was like.

✔️I also wrote out answers to the basic behavioral questions and had my friends, family, and a previous employer mock interview me and give me feedback. I even practiced saying my answers out loud while in the car.

All the research I did allowed me to connect with the interviewers. I made sure to hit home how honored I was to be there and how passionate I was about the patient population.

✔️I asked questions about the unit and ended up getting a tour.

✔️After, I hand wrote thank you notes to each interviewer and walked them back to the unit.

Within a week I got an email for a reference check and a week after that got a call with a verbal offer. I start in a few days!

A couple days ago I got another call to interview for a bay area magnet hospital training program! It was a confidence booster to know I have what it takes to get noticed.

I owe it all to this group and all the Facebook Group ~ RNInterview Tools and all the information it contains.

All you need is the search button and research skills.

9 times out of 10, your question has already been asked.

Don’t just search posts, read all the comments too, that’s where I’ve found all the goodies.

Everything you need is here!

Melissa Missy does so much work to make this group as high quality as it is. All for free! For all 14 k of us! If you have a buck or two to throw her way – do it!”

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