Careers Blog

Nursing Student Series

When was the last time you got excited about networking with people you didn’t know? Rarely? Never? Well, same. However, it's an important piece of your career that you can constantly be growing and improving. Networking or getting to know others within your department/organization and outside of it can lead to wonderfully unexpected outcomes.

It’s hard to build trust as the new nurse joining an established team. Whether you are a new hire or an experienced professional switching into another specialty, you’ll have to do just that. Building trust between all team members in a department is essential to enhance job satisfaction and patient safety (as cited in Moore, 2016). These straightforward tips can help you build comradery with your new team.

Preparing for an interview can get overwhelming. To help you get prepared, we've compiled 5 simple ways to make a great first impression.

You did it! You survived nursing school, you studied relentlessly to pass the NCLEX, you excelled during your interview and tomorrow is your first day as a nurse! What do you do? How are you feeling? What should you be feeling? No need to fret, we’ve got you covered. In this blog, we’ll share with you some of our tips to help you survive your first year as a nurse.

When I graduated college, my vision was to work for a financial services firm. Many of my friends had already interviewed and received offers from major brokerage houses around the country, but because they were not in the same city as me, and because I was a 22-year-old without much work experience, I knew neither where to start or whom to contact first in my search.

More than ever, achieving success in your career requires the ability to learn new skills. Today’s jobs are often very technology dependent, and employers expect you to master tools and techniques that you’ve had little, if any, previous experience with. Are you up to the challenge? If so, these six strategies can help you become a better on-the-job learner. They aren’t necessarily difficult, but they do take consistent practice to lead to success.