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Mar 13, 2009, 02:24 PM
 Re: Fed Up With People Saying There Is a Shortage Originally Posted by ooottafvgvah  This right here lies at the core of why people gripe and moan about how they think that there isn't really a nursing shortage.
Yes, there is. It's well-documented, it is statistically a fact. For many of the people whining about not being able to find a job, your problem is that you believed that a job was just going to be handed to you with minimal effort on your part. Not so. You actually have to work the streets, meet and greet people, go to job fairs, and DO THE LEGWORK TO FIND A JOB YOU WANT. This is not rocket science, folks.
The jobs are there. Just don't expect them to fall into your lap.
Oh and also, I hate it when people also whine about how the only reason the nursing shortage exists is because nurses leave. It's like that in every industry, ok? Maybe a little bit more turnover than usual, but that just creates opportunities for you. If you don't like your working conditions, lobby to change them. Work proactively rather than just griping on the internet about it. Just a thought.
Lol, I've been slapped down more than once for writing that in my area, Balto/DC, there are still plenty of jobs for new grads. Maybe not the super cherry day shift Mon-Fri jobs some new grads expect but still plenty of positions. I heard from one of the students at my old school that almost all of the June 09 graduating seniors have jobs already lined up. I know that there are places where jobs are not plentiful but speaking only for this area it seems to me that if a new grad can't get a job there is something else going on. From what I've read on this board many new grads don't want to work in psych, LTC, clinics, 3p-11p, 7p-7a, weekends or holidays and if they want to hold out for something better thats cool but it does not mean there aren't jobs out there. It may be necessary to begin with a starter home rather than the McMansion. 
I'm thinking about changing one of my jobs, interviewed at three major hospitals in DC area this past month and was offered a position with two of them. I have only been a RN for 10 months so its not that they were so impressed by my mega resume. I think you hit the nail on the head, get out there, revisit any floors where you made a good impression as a student etc. Like any industry many of the best positions are word of mouth.
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Mar 13, 2009, 03:01 PM
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Mar 13, 2009 at 03:06 PM by firstyearstudent
Re: Fed Up With People Saying There Is a Shortage
I graduated from a community college in the Los Angeles metropolitan area two years ago and every student in our class, with the exception of two or three who didn't bother to look, got and accepted a job offer before graduating and passing the NCLEX. Many got multiple job offers and their jobs searches were conducted with minimal effort while they were still in school and took an average of two to three weeks. In some instances, recruiters came to our school. Personally, I was very picky. I wanted a job at a respectable hospital that was union and offered an extended new grad program. I applied for three new graduate positions, was accepted for two, and both of those were on the day shift!
I know the economy has crashed, but have things gone downhill in healthcare that fast? I know that my own hospital, which is union and has a good reputation as a nurse friendly facility, always has multiple job listings, some of those for new graduates.
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Mar 13, 2009, 10:28 PM
Re: Fed Up With People Saying There Is a Shortage Originally Posted by firstyearstudent
I know the economy has crashed, but have things gone downhill in healthcare that fast? I know that my own hospital, which is union and has a good reputation as a nurse friendly facility, always has multiple job listings, some of those for new graduates.
Yes, the economy has gone to crap that quickly in some areas. When I started nursing school over a year ago, new grads were getting sign on bonuses and pick of specialty. Hospitals actively wooed us.
Now many new grads cannot get jobs and the hospitals have canceled their sponsored tuition programs. Most hospitals have hiring freezes. Our local news paper did a story revealing that the nursing shortage is "on hold" and that new grads cannot get jobs.
I realize I may have to relocate to another state. I will be grateful to get a job doing so. However, it is an adjustment.
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