Hints & Tips
- 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:
- 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?