Finding a CNA job in San Diego

mintygirl · Oct 13, 2014

I never understand why people wait until after graduation to find out if there are jobs for ___ field or if there is a x job in ___ (blank) location.

The economy is what it is and no amounts of degree or education will save you from being out of work. It also doesn't mean that you won't have to put out leg work for a job either. My mother always taught me that looking for a job is often a full-time job in itself because you exhaust a lot of your resources trying to land one and god help you if the facility is a slum bucket..

Getting your foot in the door is difficult enough but what I found works best is cold calling.

You pretty much find a list of every SNF facility in your area and cold call them, ask them if they're hiring and do your best not to sound too young or too inexperienced this way you can get an honest answer out of them. Just call and say "Hey/Hi I was wondering if you guys are hiring for any CNA's?" Don't mention shifts or anything like that.

I've had a few places say "Yes we're hiring" or they might say "We're accepting apps" or maybe they'll say "No we're not hiring" but they will accept apps, which is sort of the same thing lol (they just dont want to admit their hiring for a LOT of reasons) then say "Can I come fill out an app today?" And if they'll say "Yes" then you go in.

If they turn around and act like they never were the ones on the phone, then you know that's a facility that you don't want to work for because they can't be honest and upfront. Never take rejection to heart or because your not a good enough cna or lacked experience, you'll come to learn the work is all the same everywhere you go.

The only thing I can suggest to making yourself more hireable is being open to accept any and all shifts, being on call and just having an open schedule (if you can help it).