• Make your application personal

• Where possible use examples when addressing the key selection criteria

• Make sure you know what your referees are going to say about you (there’s nothing wrong with asking)

• Make sure you address all documentation to the correct hospital

• Ensure that all requested documentation is uploaded

• Get yourself known, email the Graduate Nurse Midwifery Program Coordinator and ask questions about the program

• If you don’t usually wear jewellery, avoid wearing it to an interview because you will fiddle with it

• Try to relax the interviews aren’t as scary as you think they are, be yourself

• Do some research about the hospital before your interview and know about the Graduate Nursing /Midwifery program you are applying for

• If you are nervous about your interview, google nursing interview questions and practice your responses with friends or a family member

• Attend an information session to hear more about the program

• Find the program that is the right fit for you

 

Remember you are only starting out your career ask yourself:

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• Has it got enough support?

• Are there rotations that interest you?

• How many study days do they offer?

• Will I see or hear from my graduate coordinator?

• How big is the cohort size?

• What is the retention rate after the graduate year?

• What EFT are they offering?

• Will this program fit with my life i.e family, children etc?