New Grad desperate to work!!

Lilia7-

I am in the same boat as you. I too graduated Fall 2008 and passed boards in march. What is making it harder for us to get new grad jobs is this not so great recession. I'm frustrated already of waiting and waiting. What state are you looking at working at?

I am really sorry to hear, after all your hard work and dedication, that you are unable to find a job.
Have you tried LTC or Bayada?

If you try NY, St. Vincent's is having an open house today from 3pm-7pm and new grads are welcome

I'm also a new grad and Bayada was at a Job fair last month and told all of the nw grads they don't hire new grads, also all of their jobs posted on Monster ask for experience. The same goes for most of the LTCs in NJ, they want experience or LPNs.

Hey guys, I too graduated in Dec and got my license in Feb. I applied everywhere and finally got my first job. It is only PT and it is in psych. Maybe not your first choice but you have to take whatever you can get. I applied to over 300 jobs before getting an interview. I even started cold calling nursing homes.

As far as Bayada goes, you have to have 1 year of experience as a paid RN, in any field. As long as you have been working somewhere for a year as a RN they will consider you. So if you are passionate about peds and something that you want to do get in anywhere you can and then do your time. You may actually like what you end up doing. Thats what I had to do anyway.

I know New York is going through the same thing, well when I read their boards it seems like they are.

Just keep sending in those resumes and attending the career fairs and something will pop up. I know exactly how you feel so dont give up!!! I know its frustrating belive me but hang in there and good luck.

There's a job fair coming up from ADVANCE Nurses; taking place at the Javit center (NYC) on May 8th. Good Luck!!

I got my first job as a new grad (grad from Feb, 2009) from checking the jobs out that are posted on INDEED.com and checking the ones that were posted that morning. I would get in my suit (forget submitting on line) and go to the place in person and ask to fill out an application. Sometime I got lucky and was interviewed on the spot. On-Line applications are a waste of time, you are one of 1000's of pieces of paper. They never get to see the real you. This is how I came into my first job. GO OUT AND SELL YOURSELVES!!!!