Everyone knows your first interview can be stressful. You want to look good and you definitely don’t want to make yourself look like a fool or say the wrong things. First impressions are crucial, especially during a job interview. You never know exactly how an interview will go. With a few tips, you will get […]
Nursing Job Search
Importance of Self-Care in the Nursing Field
Importance of Self-Care For Nurses Today’s nurses face a physically and emotionally demanding career, with long hours, intense challenges, sometimes difficult patients, constant decision-making, and increasing patient loads. Their days are spent caring for a variety of patient needs, often sacrificing their own needs. However, sacrificing one’s own needs to care for others can lead […]
Professional Nurse Interview Questions
Got an interview coming up? Great! Now let’s Practice! First get into the mindset. Remember that you are a nursing care ‘vessel,’ and your job is to heal people. You are not asking for a position to sell services that no one needs. You are interviewing to become part of the patient-focused care team and […]
Don’t Get Left Behind In the New Social Job-Search Environment
Social networking sites have dramatically changed the job search ‘game.’ LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook can help you find the right nursing job– from the comfort of your home! Here are some tips to help you navigate the new social and virtual job search environment: 1. Keywords Count! Keywords are important online. Keywords are nouns and phrases specific […]
Standing Out From The Crowd on LinkedIn
With so many qualified candidates utilizing LinkedIn to grab the attention of recruiters and hiring managers, what can YOU do to stand out from the crowd?? Let’s get right to it. Shall we? #1 – Profile Picture Profiles with no pictures are ignored (because they are boring). […]
Don’t Underestimate The Power of The Thank You Letter
Have you ever felt frustrated after an interview? Sure you have! I know you have mentally gone over your interview answers and you remember what you DID NOT say. You also realized you missed an opportunity to REINFORCE your candidacy. This is why […]
Differentiate Yourself and Stand Apart
1 Problem With All Nursing Resumes, Job Searches, and Interviews Imagine sitting in a lobby waiting for the interview of your dreams. You look around, and you realize that all those waiting are also… · Graduates from top nursing schools. · Possess years of experience in the specialty of nursing you are now switching into. […]