I've hit a brick wall - the BEST way to land a new job?

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Hi all,

I had a few questions about the hiring process. So far I've submitted something like 25ish applications to various units (medsurg, ICU, ED, and Tele) and haven't heard anything back. All I've done was apply to their career websites and that was it. That was how I got my first two jobs (Eating disorder treatment facility and SNF) and I didn't have any problems. But now that I'm applying for acute all I've been getting is radio silence. This would be my first acute experience, as I've said I've worked 4 months in ED outpatient treatment and 1 year in a SNF. I've been a nurse for a little more than a year.

I have heard before that the WORST way to find a job is to just apply to their careers webpage and just sit there and twiddle your thumbs. Is this correct?

Is there someone somewhere who would look at my resume and CV? Do people ACTUALLY go in to HR and ask to see a nurse recruiter? Do people even actually do "informational interviews"? Do you call the unit you're interested in a few days after applying and just mention you're interested in a job there? Do you make a LinkedIn and randomly add nurse recruiters at the hospital your interested at and send them a message? It all sounds so... fake and desperate?? Gah I don't know! :nailbiting:

Whats the most successful way to land a job with no real networking opportunities? I have moved to a new area and unfortunately don't know any nurse managers etc.

Thank you so much for your advice.

Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

PM it to me. I have done a lot of hiring and would be happy to look it over.

Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Despends on the area. Applying in person to a hospital in my area (East Coast) would have you marked persona non grata. Nearly every hospital only accept online applications and HR is offsite

Thank you CrunchRN, I will do that!

EDIT: Actually, I was trying and trying to find the button to PM you but I found this popup on my account instead: "We apologize for the inconvenience but sending a Private Message is disabled for all members who have not actively participated on the site. Members are required to have a minimum of 15 quality topics in order to use our Private Messaging (PM) System."

I cannot send a PM yet unfortunately! :arghh: However I did talk to my DON who used to hire over at the hospital I was interested in and she gave me lots of good pointers. Thank you both for your comments. =]

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