This is what I did to land a Job !!!! - A must read 4 new grads

[NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN]

Some people get jobs right away and some people don't. I was one of the blessed/lucky new grads that landed a job about 2 weeks after receiving my license. Here's what I did:

1) Pray !!! Prayer works. Ask God to give you patience and to help you in your Job Search

2) Preserverance. Keep calling, turing in your applications, and resumes until someone says yes. Everyday I would do this and finally someone said " yes" !

3) Sell yourself. When I went on my interview and I sold myself. I told him ( the DON) how I was willing to learn and that I'm a fast learner. I'm compassionate, can work as a team and etc. He told me that my " new grad" speech is what won him over.

4) Be optimistic- Every since I started NS everyone has been saying that no one is going to hire new grads and blah, blah, blah. I refused to give into that. I told myself since day one that I will become a nurse and find the right job for me. My positive attitude is what kept me going, even when I didn't have a job I kept believing everyday that I would get one soon.

5) Don't turn down jobs. If you get offered a job as a nurse take it !!! It can be LTC, Substance abuse, and so on. So what if its not your dream job or your least preferred job... its a job. The job may not even utilize all of your nursing skills but its still a job. As long as the job does not interfere with your moral beliefs than take it. My bottom line is that if you need an income and something to put down on your resume then you should take the job offered to you now and once you get 6months-1 year experience leave that job and go on to something else. I'm sorry but in this economy we have no time to get " picky".

Last but not least... don't give up your search and don't give up the fight. You have completed nursing school and passed boards so finding a job should be the least of our worries. It'll come at the right time. Keep looking and follow my rules and you will land a job.

*** Keep applying until.... you get a job. Key word is UNTIL.

:redbeathe Good luck to all !

[k.morris]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!......I am very jealous but I do, do all of those things, so something will come eventually. I know it will!!!!

[A.Fields,RN]

I could have not said it better. PRAYER works. I am one of the blessed ones too. I received a job before I received my license in the mail. I GIVE ALL THE GLORY AND PRAISE TO GOD. My advice to everyone is to keep GOD 1st, to humble themselves, and have faith that a job will come. Congratulations on your new job.

[jnmoore02]

Your right! Nursing school is over and we all passed the NCLEX. Finding a job should not be a stressfull experience. Take in the fresh air and enjoy your free weekends, we have completed nursing school.

P.S.

I don't have a job either...

[NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN]

This is what I want to hear guys !!! All of you will have a job very soon. Don't give up !!!

[keema]

Thanks for the pep talk. I needed to hear that today! I am praying and patiently waiting for God to guide me!:wink2:

[hunnybaby24, BSN, APRN, NP]

Ahhh thank you for your lovely inspiration. :)

[noctanol]

what you said is very true, but i guess it depends on the location you are in. in houston, tx jobs are very available, but are they the ones you want. to get a job is not the issue, to get the right job is the big issue. remember if you are not happy/content about the place/environment you are working at then it is hard or even impossoble to give adequate care to the people that owe it the most..... the patients. anyway, hope that everyone not only finds a job but finds the right job. bye and God bless us

[masry123]

Where were you couple months ago when I was looking for job. This is what this site needs more positive people less and less negative members. by the way I did get a job. thanks so much

[kitkatRN]

Yes!!! I already did most of this when I was looking, but staying positive and praying got me through the worst of it! I just needed to wait and find the right people to interview with :) Now I have job!

[GoldenFire5]

I was one of the lucky ones to get a job before graduation. After I applied for my job, I emailed a couple people who worked for the same hospital to see if they knew any of the hiring managers. One of the people I emailed was a former teacher at my LVN school I attended 2-3 years ago. He didn't email me back, but I just found out that he had forwarded my email to the manager who later hired me. Even in big hospitals it seems like everybody knows everybody. You just never know...

[RNlvn]

I agree prayer Works