Maggie Venzke, MSN, FNP-BC Shelli Mayer, MSN, ANP-BC Marymount University FNP Program ANCC Professional Career Day, Spring 2013

 Research Potential Employer  Professional Associations  Journals  Web Sites AANP Career link, Advance for NPs & PAs, Monster.com  Annual Reports  Site Brochures  LinkedIn  Private Sources of info (Networking)  Past or current employees  Friends

 Organize information you want to know  Client population  Advancement Opportunities  Organizational Culture  Chain of Command  Specific job requirements- Knowledge skills and abilities needed  Job description

 Dress for the company- Be relaxed & confident  Be early  Know names of people you will meet  Bring extra copies of your resume  Bring professional portfolio  Bring list of references  First Impressions Count!  Be prepared for initial phone interview and group interviews

 Tell me about yourself (focus on professional)  Career Goals  Qualifications for the position  Strengths and Weaknesses  Accomplishments  Keep answers short and focused  Discuss limitations that can be easily modified

 30 seconds or less…. Tell me about yourself?  Your Choice:  Pause, Panic and Procrastinate (by rambling on) Or  Perfectly articulate you Position and Passion  Elevator speech – seconds, entrée to networking and marketing yourself.  Resources:  Powerful Presentations Powerful Presentations  Harvard Business School Elevator Pitch Harvard Business School Elevator Pitch

 Types of Difficult Questions  Standard How would you describe your work style Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?  Problem Solving How would you handle this client? Answer based on your knowledge level and experience If you don’t know something indicate that you know where to find the answers  Illegal Questions Age, Marital status Birthplace, Religion Spouse’s Occupation

 Be certain of what you want in a position  How much call or overtime is expected?  Do you want to see only particular types of clients?  Is there training/orientation for new employees  What else can I tell you about my qualifications?  Use your knowledge of position to generate questions & ask!  Lastly; When will I hear back?

 Practice, Practice, Practice!  Be positive in verbal/body language  Be confident and straight forward  Listen carefully & learn from interview  Recognize when the interview is OVER  Do NOT discuss salary or benefits on first interview; have offer made to you in writing is best.  Advance for NP Salary Survey 2011 Advance for NP Salary Survey 2011  Follow up with a “Thank you” letter/

 Advance for NPs & PAs Advance for NPs & PAs  Bolles, Richard. (2013). What Color is Your Parachute. Publisher: Ten Speed Press, CA. ISBN-13:  Selected Resources for NP Career Day 2013  Brown, MA,& Olshansky, E. (1998). Becoming a primary care nurse practitioner: challenges of the initial year of practice. The Nurse Practitioner, 23(7), 46.  Phillipsen,N., Grandjean, C. (2010). Checking your tail and other considerations for crafting a comprehensive malpractice agreement. The Journal For Nurse Practitioners, 6(9),  Reising, D. L. (2012). Make you nursing care malpractice proof. American Nurse Today, 7(1),  Szanton, S, et al. (2010). Taking charge of the challenge: factors to consider in taking your first nurse practitioner job. Journal of the Academy of Nurse Practitioners, doi: /j x  Taylor, L. G. (2007). Contract negotiation. Advance for NPs, 15(3), 77.  Valdes-Pierce, C. (2004). New kid on the block. Advance for NPs, 12(11), 45.