Hello everyone, first time poster, but I've been reading info on this site for 4 years now while I toiled away in nursing school
I graduated from a BSN program in May and passed my boards at 75 questions back in July. This was back in my home state of NJ. I moved with my significant other to Boston, MA as she is now a graduate SLP student at NEU.
This was a big move for us as it was the first time either of us had ever really left home as opposed to just going away to school for the year.
Unfortunately, by moving five hours and two states away I pretty much lost the entire network I had built during my time in nursing school, and I am now in a much worse spot when it comes to finding a job as I at least had a face to pair with my applications when it came to the unit managers near my school.
I keep running into the same issues everywhere "1-2 years experience required, previous [blank] experience required" with no application spot for new grads.
I seem to have missed that boat when the major Boston hospitals opened their applications for new grads as early as February. I didn't even consider looking into postings that early because the hospitals near my school hadn't opened their apps until mid-June.
I have not been hunting for very long as of now, so I'm not surprised or discouraged yet, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to improve my chances of finding a job, or if one of you god-sends knows somewhere that still wants new grads as of now.
I have called a few hospitals to see if I could meet with an HR rep or even a unit manager, but most places refer me to their website for "all application needs" as they have gone paperless. I don't want to just be another name sitting in a pile of hundreds of applicants, but the current system makes it very hard to stand out.
Any advice or words of encouragement are appreciated!
