r/nursepractitioner • u/Sufficient_Bus_3257 • 8h ago

Employment Submitting references

Looking for feedback on if this is normal or not. I’ve been interviewing for another NP job and made it past the final round. I got an email asking to submit 5 references, including 2 supervisors, within 24 hours. I have only had 1 NP job so far but I did not have to submit references until after accepting the offer for credentialing.

The problem is - all my references would have to be my current bosses and MD colleges who will be shocked that I am leaving and I would have to turn around and tell them tomorrow. I haven’t even heard a salary range for this position and last I knew they didn’t even know what location I would be working at. Would it be wrong to message the recruiter and establish this info and ask for conditional terms or is this the norm?

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u/Allegedlyletterkenny 5h ago

I don’t give references until there is a formal offer. It is otherwise very inconvenient and cumbersome for the people giving references.

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u/Sufficient_Bus_3257 8h ago

Posting in comments because all my posts get removed immediately.

Looking for feedback on if this is normal or not. I’ve been interviewing for another NP job and made it past the final round. I got an email asking to submit 5 references, including 2 supervisors, within 24 hours. I have only had 1 NP job so far but I did not have to submit references until after accepting the offer for credentialing.

The problem is - all my references would have to be my current bosses and MD colleges who will be shocked that I am leaving and I would have to turn around and tell them tomorrow. I haven’t even heard a salary range for this position and last I knew they didn’t even know what location I would be working at. Would it be wrong to message the recruiter and establish this info and ask for conditional terms or is this the norm?

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u/MenoShark25 6h ago

I completely understand this. I think if the recruiter is worth their salt they will work with you. After all, their job is to recruit you. Otherwise, does it specify current supervisor? Or can you use a previous nurse supervisor? Also, if it’s super vague use a preceptor if you had a good rapport. Just look at the fine print. If it’s not specific to your current supervisor use an older one. Many candidates do not use their current supervisor for this very reason. As someone who has been in NP leadership for years most often I don’t get current employers.

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u/Arglebarglor 4h ago

This is so funny, I literally had a similar thing happen. My problem is that I am leadership in my current job and so couldn’t provide a supervisor reference who I didn’t actually work for currently. I ended up using former colleagues. Reach out to the recruiter and ask your question, it couldn’t hurt. I ended up getting the job (but I think I might turn it down anyway).