Help!!! I Cant get hired anywhere!

Jun 09, 2009 05:38 PM

by RL1883

I am a newly licensed PN in Broward county Florida and I can't find a job anywhere! I applied to 15+ openings (hospitals,nursing homes, HHA,LTC,ALF,ect..) and every place REQUIRES 1 year experience! They all have said that I interview very well, but they can't hire me without the experience! I dont understand how I can get 1 year experience if no one will hire me to get it! This is very discouraging!

If anybody knows of places that hire newly licensed PN w/o experience in the Broward/Miami Dade county please Help!!!! It would be greatly appreciated!!!

Sensoria17 · Jun 09, 2009, 06:15 PM

Re: Help!!! I Cant get hired anywhere!

I don't have any advice since I'm in the same situation. The nursing homes here aren't necessarily requiring experience, they just aren't hiring, period. All we can do is keep applying. I plan on taking an I.V./Blood withdrawal class this month so maybe that will make me a bit more marketable.

leeroijaewon · Jun 10, 2009, 01:07 AM

Re: Help!!! I Cant get hired anywhere!

i am about to study LVN. and im interested with these kind of issues. you have a point, how can you get experience if no one is hiring you. i hope more people will reply on this thread to enlighten us up.

amjowens · Jun 13, 2009, 02:40 PM

Re: Help!!! I Cant get hired anywhere!

When I was in LPN school, I volunteered for hospice and a nursing home. Although for my first job I still had to commute about an hour, it was this volunteer experience that was talked about during the interview, and think it got me the job. I know it's not money, but at least you're out there showing you're willing, and possibly getting to know people in the business...for the hospice place, I was told that after I get my one-year experience (they actually require it for home care) that they want to hire me! At least it made me feel good, and who knows...in this economy, we've got to do the traditional job-search stuff like networking.

kstec · Jun 15, 2009, 08:15 PM

Re: Help!!! I Cant get hired anywhere!

Is the area your in just wanting a year experience for LPN's, or for RN's also?

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Help!!! I Cant get hired anywhere!

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