Interview

In a couple of weeks I will get to start my senior practicum in Corvallis, so today I went to tour the hospital and meet the manager on the unit I will be working on. This is also the unit I am applying to work on after I graduate, so this was a pretty darn important meeting. The manager of the unit is usually involved in the hiring of new people so this was my first chance to shine. I didn't think there were going to be very many questions regarding wanting to have a job, rather more questions about my clinical experience, but it turned into to a mini interview. It was exciting! I hadn't really prepared to go into a job interview, but I think I answered the questions really well. I tend to analyze everything afterward, so I'm more nervous now than I was when I was talking to the manager, but I'm still more jazzed than anything else. The guy that was showing me around the hospital kept introducing me to different people and shared that I wanted to work there after graduation and he was very positive about me working in Corvallis. It makes me feel even more optimistic about my chances of getting a job offer. I should start working on the unit before I go in for an official interview. Ahh! The reality of what my life is going to be like after graduation is setting in, and it's so awesome!

In my meeting with the manager, I found out that I'll probably be working nights. This doesn't bother me because I've worked nights before, and this is also what I plan to be working after graduation (it's the shift they start the new nurses on). But I would have worked any shift in order to just get some time on this unit. And my manager also mentioned that her most experienced nurses work night shift so I'll be learning a lot too.

Have I mentioned how excited I am? Cause it's true.