Share your journey into the field—what worked for you in getting that first role?
I got my first NP role by messaging my clinical preceptor’s clinic manager directly and asking for a “contingent on passing boards” offer — , the big application portals felt like a black hole. I tailored my resume to their EHR and offered to start per diem for 2–4 weeks; FQHCs and rural clinics called back way faster than hospital systems. If you’re early in the search, lean on your preceptor network and the AANP board (https://www.aanp.org/practice/aanp-career-center) — have you tried asking for a contingent start?