I'm Hired!!

This morning I found out that I got the job that I interviewed for 2 weeks ago!

I have been job searching since the beginning of September (3 months) and have started to feel so hopeless. I had 3 interviews; for general medicine and rehab floors, and let me tell you ... they went HORRIBLE! The interviewers were mean, hanging on every word I said and asking me why I said what I said, and lasting up to 2 hours! They were so nerve wrecking and stressful. It got so bad that just thinking about the word "interview" was slowly giving me PTSD. *shudders*

Being a new grad, I basically accepted the fact that I needed to work on a general floor first before I could find a job on a floor that I'm actually passionate about; labour & delivery or postpartum. However, during one of my sessions when I was applying to jobs I just took a chance and applied to labour & delivery, even though I wasn't "qualified". I didn't have recent experience in Obstetrics, I didn't have my neonatal resuscitation certification .... etc. I did it anyway. A few weeks later, I got a call to come in for an interview ...

*Actual visual representation of my reaction* :

After preparing for the interview as best as I could, and really reflecting on why I wanted to work on a labour & delivery floor to begin with, I gathered up all my courage & energy and went to the interview.

The interviewers were so so nice, and really gave me a good indication of what the floor/hospital is like - this was a place I wanted to work at. You have to remember, although you may be DESPERATE for a job like I was, you're interviewing them too! See if you even want to work there with people like the ones interviewing you! I vibed very well with the interviewers and they were already setting me up with dates for training so I knew the interview went well. The following week they asked for references and background checks and then finally today they gave me a job offer.

"What is meant for you will not pass you"

Have you heard this quote before? This quote got me through those stressful and trying times when I felt like I just couldn't get a job. I was starting to feel so hopeless that I even thought to myself ... is nursing really even right for me? If it is, why can't I even get a job? Having these thoughts come to my head was truly horrible and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Maybe the reason those interviews went so badly was because there was something so much greater waiting for me - the labour & delivery job? If I got that general medicine floor job, I wouldn't have applied for L&D and who knows how long it would have been before I could do what I truly love.

I am so thankful and grateful for this opportunity and I am beyond excited to be able to work on a floor I am so passionate about. I can't wait to start ... 2 more weeks until my first orientation.

A new and exciting adventure awaits !

Kasia