Are there any hospitals hiring new Grads

Yes! I've had 4 interviews for new grad positions in 3 nyc hospitals (Yes, twice in the same hospital for 2 different positions!!)! Sadly, I did not get any of them. But the managers and recruiters have told me that they hire "competitive new grads"... high GPAs, externship experience, the likes... Just network for now. How I wish I got over being really shy. Chummy up to the nurse managers both in the unit you're working in and the units you have clinicals in (especially during your preceptorship rotation). It wouldn't hurt to hand them your resume if you're interested in their unit.

Best of luck to you! Just double the effort... You have a nice head start since you frequent this site! (How I wish I did the same last year!)

I interviewed with a staffing agency not too long ago. The interviewer said, in these exact words "Hospitals are not hiring any new grads at the moment." My mouth dropped. I am seriously rethinking nursing as a career because I didn't go to school just so I can say I have a degree and a license. And people are telling me that it takes up to 6 months to find a job, but I find that ridiculous. And it's not that I'm being impatient but we all have to think about our futures. There are even experienced nurses who are having a hard time finding a job; so nothing is guaranteed. Maybe I'll look into culinary arts. *sigh*

Which hospitals did you interview for?

I graduated in May 2009 and have been fortunate to have a job in Long Term Care making more than in a hospital. I have hopes of working in a hospital and talked with a nursing recruiter for a large health care corporation with several hospitals in WI. She said that with the economy they are not hiring new grads because of the cost involved to train new nurses. Most of us that graduated are working in nursing homes. Nursing positions are being posted but are only going to nurses that already have experience. I thought the purpose of school was to prepare students to be ready to work as nurses. I worked as an LPN my last year of school in a nursing home so that when I graduated I could say I have experience but the nurse recruiter said that long term care doesn't count. I think hospitals need to be educated on nursing experience in long term care.