No new grad jobs now what?

The bay area is in the same condition. No jobs around here either. Even snf jobs are hard to find. Good luck everyone.

i live in the IE and bobby told me she could not hire me because i graduated in may of 08 and need to go back to school for refreshment course in acute care. but im a new grad.... i spoke to my clinical instructor and he said they have never heard of this....and it cant be done.

im new to this but would like to talk to people who also had issues with bobby and pat's voice mail send me and email to ember90001@yahoo.com
pat has said they need new nurses and that there is a shortage yet what are we?

I liked St b's because of the great benefits..t.hey have an onsite BSN and MSN program available where you go to class one day a week via television. Also, they do individual training for new grads that last 3 to 4 months. And everyone there seemed so nice and worked as a team. The little things like that matter...

I didn't have any issues with Bobby or Pat, but I also graduated at the end of January and met their criteria. They both have been very polite and informative.

i would love st.B too but its just the information i get is all wrong. In November boby told me i would be a good candidate but they currently had no nurses to train the new grads like me. boby also said i should keep applying and i did. Now after 3 months she calls me and says its been a while since i graduated and should go back for some clinical experience(that can't be done).st.B advertises new grad training, and hiring bonus, that is what got me interested but i have been getting the run around. dont get me wrong she was friendly but i have done all she asked, yet i cant get a straight answer.

I appilied at St B over a month ago and had a phone interview, but that was it. I also graduated in june from CSUSB. I didn't think it wasn't going to be this difficult to find a job, and all my friends and family don't believe me. Anyways, not to brag, just wanted to point out that there is still hope, after filling out hundreds of applications, driving endlessly all over CA, and spending countless hours on the phone, I finaly landed a job! It is not a new grad program or the dream job to die for, but it will have 4 -6 wks training on medsurge, with a 40+ mile commute to OC each way, but beggers can't be picky...right? Forgot to mention that I will be making less than all my RN friends, but it is a job and a foot in the door.
Everyone don't give up, cause I know the feeling, have spent endless hours on the phone calling various hospital with everyone telling me the same. If a hospital doesn't call you back and you can't get a hold of anyone, then move on and take the time to reflect on your interview; did you say the right things? were you negative? Was there a better answer you could have gave? Did you seem too desprate for a job?
I heard from many hospitals that it has never been this bad. Loma Linda told me that they get over 40 new grads that apply for each position. The problem is that many retired nurses are going back to work after lossing their savings, and many hospitals are cutting back at the same time.
One last note, some hospitals will maintain a wait list for their new grad program, so if they do, sign up for it.

enieto, what did she mean about "new grads like you" I know a couple people who got hired fairly quickly. That does sound like she gave you the run around, which sucks. I know a lot of times hospitals have certain people that they are interested in giving the position, and then they just keep giving others the run around.

They told me taht it would look good if I had my ACLS already, I can't even afford to pay my bills let alone a 200+ class. I told them I would be interested in doing it right away as soon as I got a paycheck : P

i just got a call back from pat, she was friendly and helpful, although i have been applying since november they decided to go with recent new grads, too bad i was last summers news. I will keep applying all over.