New Grads having trouble finding a job in Chicago?

Me too. I have been looking since April. It is starting to get depressing

I've been looking since the end of August. I'm frustrated too but don't get upset over it, just take one day at a time that's what I'm doing. You never know what the new fiscal year will bring, hopefully more open positions! Right now I'm looking into a suburb hospitals like St Alexian brothers, it's about a forty five minute drive from the city with traffic. I suggest you do the same if you're not already, just get your resume out to as many possible hospitals as you can. When I google Chicago hospitals, clinics, doctor offices it always gives me an endless amount of results so just get your resume out there.

Hope everything starts to look up for all of us wandering grads.

I feel all you. Been on the lookout since May. Have applied to dozens of jobs and received dozens of rejections. And all have the same general reason "You do not fit our clinical requirements for this job" i.e. we want some with experience or "We have found someone that better suits our job requirements" i.e. we found someone with experience. Well great, GIVE ME THE EXPERIENCE and I promise you won't regret it!!

It's very frustrating. I've started looking at PCT/CNA jobs just because I see so many of those out there, but I have a feeling they wouldn't want to hire me just because they'd be afraid I'd leave as soon as I get a nursing job. But I don't know what else to do to get my foot in the door!

Hi, you are not the only one, I live in the western burbs and there is not much going on out here. keep your chin up, apply at the places you want and the shift you want you may get lucky, then apply where you don't want for shifts you don't want, just try to get in the door somewhere. I'm a new RN grad(former LPN) and took a job working third shift i dont like nites but it's a job. WE ALL want the dream job coming out of school but it doesnt all work out. I have a fellow classmate waitressing at red lobster. dont give up you will find something.

You folks might consider moving a bit south in the state where there are jobs open and facilities in need of RN's. I think my hospital just hired half of the local colleges graduating class.

Unfortunately I can't move because I have kids and a husband (who has a stable job in Chicago). I would move in a second if I was single.

Meownsmile, What hospital do you work at in southern IL?