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Just as title reads, I've applied to well over 100 jobs without even 1 single call back. Since this is the meat of what they read, can anyone offer any constructive criticism? The formatting may be a little off due to copy/pasting, and I've edited

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Do to some personal issues that occurred immediately upon completion of nursing school I wasn't able to enter the nursing profession until 1 1/2 years after I received my degree and license.
I sent out a few resumes and then had a referral for a re

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I began working as a healthcare tech in a Level I Trauma Center ICU in early 2012. I was about to begin nursing school and wanted to have hospital experience outside of my clinical time. I really didn't have an idea of where I wanted to work after g

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Hi everyone..... I have been an R.N. for almost 40 yrs. I am getting too tired to continue critical care nursing, with the usual fast pace, and long hrs (12-14 hr shifts.) Not working in a hospital where there is nursing union, allows my hospital to

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Good luck in your new adventure and enjoy your time off! I enjoyed reading your post as I am hoping to start getting some acceptance notifications very soon! Comment:The more I read, the more scared I am about getting the first job! Comment:Quote from

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Hello all!

I really would like some advice on joining the nursing field leading to a NP.

First of all, I have a Bachelor's of science in Biology.
My gpa is really low. Under a 2.7.
I started off well in my course of study then I became really burnt

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I have >20 years of varied ICU experience. I did almost 2 yrs of consecutive agency contracts at my current hospital ICU before I decided to "sign on" as a regular employee. Two months later, the manager quit and we ended up with a compl