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Managing Your Career articles
Managing Your Career Related: Attitude, Career, Energy, Expectations, Job Search, Nurse Recruiter, Nursing Jobs, Nursing Trends, Recruiters, Success, Travel Nursing
You may just be embarking on your nursing career but have your sights set on travel nursing. You'll be able to see the world, get great benefits, and hone your problem solving and clinical skills.
But there's a catch: you'll need two years experience first. Here Jeff Long, marketing manager of Medical Solutions, a staffing company that places nurses in travel nursing jobs, talks about what [...] Managing Your Career Hope for regaining your license after a conviction.
I was a pediatric ER/Trauma nurse working on a travel assignment in Pittsburgh when I was caught diverting medication. After I was confronted by the director of the emergency department, I was immediately released from my contract, asked for my badge, and escorted to the door.
Looking back, I realized I could have died. They should have held me in the hospital-or at least offered me [...] Managing Your Career Have you participated in a nurse residency program? Where at? How intense was the competition? And would you recommend it?
Nurse residency programs-geared to ease the transition from new nurse to competent nurse-are increasing in number and popularity. When you take a look at the benefits, you can see why the competition for a spot is fierce. According to Jean Roberson, MS, RN, BC, who coordinated a [...] Managing Your Career There’s desperation in the nursing industry. But who’s desperate?
Hospitals or new nurses? A recent headline touted “Nursing Industry Desperate to Find New Hires” (AP, 1-05-09). According to the news report, nurse recruiters are so frantic to fill the gaping job vacancies they are bribing nurses with lavish giveaways: champagne parties, one-year vehicle leases, vacation getaways, gas cards, TVs, GPS devices, and shopping sprees. Imagine landing the job [...] Managing Your Career Author Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, on why you may be unable to find a hospital job—and what to do about it.
Related: Career, Interview, Job Search, Networking, New Grad, New Nurse, New Nurse Tips, Night Shift, Nurse History, Nursing Associations, Nursing Jobs, Nursing Shortage, Nursing Trends, Resume
RealityRN member Auntymai writes, “I haven't been able to find a nursing job and the situation doesn't look good. I've been in contact with my professors at school, and I've been told that the new graduates are not able to find jobs either,”
It’s a sentiment voiced repeatedly by our RealityRN community—and the phenomenon is perplexing. After all, nursing students have been told there’s a nursing [...] Managing Your Career Advice from a nurse recruiter on the first 2 steps to landing your
dream job.
Related: Application, Career, Communication, Interview, Job Search, New Nurse Tips, Nurse Recruiter, Nursing Jobs, Nursing Shortage, Professionalism, Resume, Success, Truth
Most new nurses spend countless hours gearing up for the interview. But really, the interview is just a fraction of the evaluation process. Before you even meet face-to-face with a potential employer, you must demonstrate through written communication— your application and resume—that you’re a competent professional.
Unfortunately, many new nurses skimp on this important phase of the job-acquisition process. According to Carolyn Steffel, a nurse recruiter at [...] Managing Your Career It takes “superstars” to make a difference.
Surf the networks at primetime. Bet you won’t find many—if any—dramas about public health professionals, implementing health programs at the grassroots level.
But the job has big payoffs, according to Julia Muennich Cowell, PhD, RNC, FAAN, and Professor and Chair of Mental Health Nursing at Rush University in Chicago, IL. To recognize the pluck and passion of public health nurses, the VNA Foundation developed the Super Star [...] Managing Your Career Preparing new nurses for the long-haul.
Related: Magnet Hospitals, New Grad, New Nurse, Nurse Resident Programs, Nurse Residents, Nurse Support, Orientation, Orientee, Preceptor, Quitting, Stress, Success, Support
Your first day on the job, did you quiver when you did an IV start? Most new nurses feel ill-equipped and insecure their first year. And according to Jean Roberson, a nurse educator who implemented a residency program at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL, their stress will peak at the six-month mark--once orientation is over.
Fortunately, some hospitals have begun to recognize the benefit [...] Managing Your Career The 7 questions you must be ready to answer.
It’s not about what you would do, it’s about what you did do.
That’s the essence of behavioral-based interviewing, which aims to discover how the interviewee acted in specific employment-related situations. Why is behavioral-based interviewing so popular? Because, according to Carolyn Steffel, a recruiter at Edward Hospital, a magnet hospital in Naperville, IL, “You can teach someone skills, but you cannot easily teach someone a behavior. Despite [...] Managing Your Career Making a lasting impression.
Related: Career, Interview, Job Search, New Grad, New Nurse, New Nurse Tips, Non-Verbal Language, Nurse Recruiter, Nursing Jobs, Nursing Shortage, Professionalism, Recruiters, Resume, Truth
With the touted nursing shortage, you’d think you could bomb an interview and still land any job you want. Think again. Hospitals—especially, reputable ones—are selective. Recruiters use the interview to predict your performance and if you’ll be a good fit. Based on interviews, nurses are often rejected. That’s why Carolyn Steffel, a nurse recruiter at Edward Hospital, a magnet hospital in Naperville, IL, says to [...]
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