If you are interviewing to become a travel nurse, your interview will determine just about everything-whether you get the job, what your pay is going to be, and where you will be placed. It is critically important to excel at your initial interview-here are some tips which will help you to have that perfect first interview.

First, prepare your credentials and other paperwork. Create a professional resume that profiles important coursework, clinical experience and any early nursing career highlights.

List your job positions or clinical rotations, key responsibilities, accomplishments, rewards, recognition, credentials, licensing and education. Ask your nursing advisor or other mentor to review your resume for content, grammar, format and overall effectiveness.

Print out multiple copies of your resume and keep them in a folder with your other documents. Make a list and check off all of your credentials, immunization and identification documents.

Make sure to include your nursing license, notice of passing board scores (if you have it), BCLS/ACLS card, additional certificates from any advanced training programs, driver’s license, immunization record and social security number. Bring the original documents and two or three copies of each to give to the human resources department and the hiring/interviewing manager.

Bring a current copy of your nursing skills checklist(s) for any departments where you have worked. Be thorough but don’t exaggerate your abilities; these lists demonstrate your clinical competencies and can help employers match you to the right job and training situation to begin your nursing career.

If you are working with a staffing company, they can normally provide you with skills checklists that can be completed for your nursing interview. Have at least two copies of your references available-one to leave with the human resources representative and the other for the hiring manager.

Verify and update the names, titles, facility designations, addresses, telephone numbers and email Cialis Professional addresses of clinic managers, nursing faculty and personal references. If you have reference letters, bring them along-most employers use them as supplemental material, not as a substitute for references.

Anticipate being asked for permission to conduct a criminal background investigation. The permission form may require you to list all of your prior addresses for the past five to seven years, so keep this information with you.

Always anticipate the questions you will be asked. Find out as much as you can about the facility where you’ll be interviewing by visiting their Web site or picking up literature from your nursing school’s career center.

If you have any contacts who work at this facility, take the time to ask them about the staff, the corporate culture and general procedures. Prepare answers for standard on-the-job type interview questions.

Develop an answer for one of the most common open-ended questions: “Tell me a little about yourself.” This question is designed to evaluate your judgment.

This is not the time or the place for a chronological biography or any self-critical remarks. It’s your opportunity to reveal key details about yourself that validate why you are the right one for the job.

Use this opportunity to point out the unique skills, talents and attitudes you bring to the nursing unit, backed up with specific examples. For instance, if you talk about your teamwork or leadership skills, give an example of when you demonstrated these qualities.

Craft answers to negative situations, but frame them in a positive light. Review your experience and write down pertinent examples that show how you overcame adversity and gained new insights.

Practice answering all of these questions until you feel comfortable and at ease. Don’t just say what you think the interviewer wants to hear; be true to yourself.

Otherwise you could be hired under the wrong expectations for a position that’s not a good match. Your goal is to prepare answers that best reflect your skills and personality.

Give these nurse interview tips a test run and stage a mock interview. Ask a colleague, friend or relative who is a manager or familiar with the interviewing process to do a “mock” interview with you.

Have them ask the same thought-provoking questions they would ask their candidates. Even if they don’t work in nursing or health care, their interviewing experience is still relevant.

Don’t let them go easy on you. The tougher their questions the less stumped and more prepared you’ll be when it comes time for the real interview.

Don’t forget to get plenty of sleep the night before your nursing interview to help you look rested and feel more alert. With these tips and the proper preparation, you will rock your interview and be on your way to your dream job!

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A favorite around the holiday seasons are the glass containers which can be hand painted, or decorated with a pretty bow then filled with candies, pastas, homemade cookies, or any other gift item which fits in a jar. The containers usually sell for one dollar or less on 2-for sales, depending on the size.

Stocking your kitchen with handy tools and gadgets can be expensive, but the dollar store has many handy products at a fraction of the cost. Big spoons, everyday serving utensils, spatulas, timers, eggcups, measuring cups and spoons, egg slicers, graters in all sizes and can openers are just some of the inexpensive gadgets and kitchen tools you can pick up for next to nothing at the dollar stores.

Shoppers can find a large assortment of children’s books including big books, coloring and picture books, and books for different reading levels for one dollar. The dollar stores stock up on school supplies and offer all the paper, pencils, binders, textbook covers and organizers anyone needs to get their children well stocked for school.

As you can see, dollar stores are amazing if you put aside your pride and give it a chance. How check one out today and see how much you can save!

Author Bio: Tom Selwick has worked as a traveling nurse for the last 16 years. He has worked in many local clinics and the ER and recommends looking into becoming a travel nurse.

Contact Info:
Tom Selwick
TomSelwick09@gmail.com
http://www.professionalnurse.com

Category: Career
Keywords: Travel nurse