Hi, we are Chris and Janke, co-founders of Grad Fit. As two emergency RN's who have endured the trials and tribulations involved with preparing for new graduate interviews, successfully obtaining new grad positions and surviving the new grad year, we understand the immense stress you are under.
We were both disappointed and frustrated with the support offered from our universities for interview preparation. All we felt was pressure, with very little actionable strategies. To make matters worse, once we started our new graduate programs we very quickly realised that University also does not actually prepare you for what is mentally and physically required of you as a nurse. We felt isolated, confused and way out of our depths.
As always, hindsight is our greatest teacher, and we have realised that it doesn't need to be this way. Which is why we have created Grad Fit; to offer a mentoring program to you, the graduate nurse. You are embarking on an extremely exciting, but challenging journey. It is important to us to be transparent and upfront about the reality of these challenges, seeing as 50% of new nurses wither, change positions or leave nursing all together within the first three years of clinical practice. We don't want this to be you. You have worked so hard to be in the position you are now, whether that be pre, current or post grad year. We want to help you thrive.
We dream of creating a supportive community for nurses where the standard is to lift each other up, to celebrate each other’s wins and to be there on the tough days. We spend a third of our lives at work. That’s around 90,000 hours of our very precious time on this planet. Life’s too short to spend so much time in a place where we don’t feel supported or valued. Let’s change the standard and create a workplace experience that people want to be a part of.
If you are interested in being part of our community, or want to know more about our new graduate mentorship program, click the link below.