How many hours did you lose last week to work a free AI tool could have drafted in minutes — the posting, the outreach sequence, the résumé summary, the market brief?
Do the work of three recruiters. Spend nothing on software.
Eight modules. Every recruiting task mapped to the free tier that does it best — with the exact limits, the privacy settings to switch off first, ready-to-use prompts, and the 2026 hiring-law rules that apply to anything AI touches. No card. No trial clock. A certificate when you finish.
~2.5 hours, self-paced Certificate of completion Downloadable prompt pack
Built by Christina Archer — twenty years on the hiring side of healthcare, founder of The RN Network.
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Eight modules
What you’ll be doing by the end of the week
Organized by the task on your desk, not by the tool. Each module ends with a knowledge check and a prompt you can use that afternoon.
01
Set up a $0 AI stack that protects you
What ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity and NotebookLM give you free — and the six privacy settings to switch off on day one.
02
Source and research without a license
Cited market answers, full market briefs, X-ray and Boolean strings, and the sidebar rule that keeps your LinkedIn account safe.
03
Write postings that widen the pool
A requirements audit that catches preferences dressed as must-haves, inclusive-language checks, and a week of social posts in one prompt.
04
Outreach that sounds like you
A free voice kit that remembers how you write, three-touch sequences sized to each channel, and the honesty line that earns replies.
05
Screen faster without crossing a line
De-identified résumé summaries, structured interview guides, free note takers with consent rules, and what no AI can verify.
06
Run the back office in minutes
A NotebookLM requisition room, intake questions that uncover why a role hasn’t filled, submittals, status updates and formulas.
07
Stay inside the 2026 rules
How long free tools keep your data, the Strip-Six rule, and what Illinois, California, Colorado, NYC and Title VII now expect of you.
08
Run your day from one map
The task-to-tool map, a daily rhythm, the quarterly check, and the three signs it’s time to ask for a budget.
Anyone who hires nurses and has no software budget to show for it
Hospital and health-system recruiters working a desk of hard-to-fill RN roles
Staffing and travel recruiters who live on speed
Post-acute and senior-living recruiters hiring on thin margins
TA leaders who want one standard for how their team uses AI
Why it’s free
It’s the first course of a credential
This is Course 18 of the Certified Nursing Recruiter™ program — the only certification built for the people who recruit nurses. We open it to everyone because the tools in it cost nothing, and a recruiter who can do this work is a recruiter we want to certify.
Finish it and your progress carries into the full program, with a thank-you waiting on your certificate page.
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. No card, no trial period, nothing to cancel. The course and its downloadable prompt pack are yours.
How long does it take?
About two and a half hours across eight modules, each 16 to 20 minutes. Your progress saves automatically, so one module a day works fine.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — a certificate of completion from the Nursing Recruitment Academy, with a one-click “Add to LinkedIn” button.
Do I need to buy any AI tools?
No. Every task in the course runs on a free tier. Module 8 tells you the three signs that it is time to ask for a budget — and how to make the case.
How do I sign in?
By email link, no password. Enter your email and we send a one-click link that opens the course. Request a fresh one any time.
Twenty minutes today. An hour back tomorrow.
Module 1 is the one that pays for itself on day one.
