Finally got a job after 10 months of trying!!!

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Hi everyone,

I am considered an old new grad basically a veteran. I graduated January 2010 with my BSN and finally got a job in a nursing home. I took the job because I wanted the experience and no where else in NYC is taking new grads. I hope to gain experience so that I can still be able to apply to hospital positions and am able to put I have some experience. What is the likelihood that hospitals will take nurses with nursing home experience???

aye125RN

snkristen3689

23 Posts

i was wondering this too..

BUMP this thread ;p

greekisfun

27 Posts

I'm so happy for you. What were you doing to keep yourself busy until you got a job?... About getting a job in a hospital, i know someone who started out in a nursing home and later got a job in a hospital, so it means anything is possible. Good luck with your new job.

caliotter3

38,333 Posts

Congrats. Your chances should be better than someone with no experience at all. Good luck.

nurseyNJNYC

117 Posts

congratz!

how long from your application date did it take for them to call you back?

manhattan or the boroughs?

aye125RN

118 Posts

I'm so happy for you. What were you doing to keep yourself busy until you got a job?... About getting a job in a hospital, i know someone who started out in a nursing home and later got a job in a hospital, so it means anything is possible. Good luck with your new job.

Thank you greekisfun. While I was looking for work, I was babysitting and doing anything that I could do to stay busy. I was also applying to tons of jobs while trying to find a job. It was tough but I am glad I got my foot in the door somewhere.

aye125RN

aye125RN

118 Posts

Congrats. Your chances should be better than someone with no experience at all. Good luck.

Thank you!!!

aye125RN

118 Posts

congratz!

how long from your application date did it take for them to call you back?

manhattan or the boroughs?

Thanks.

I emailed them my resume in September 2010 and I heard from them in late November for my interview and was hired on the spot. I was supposed to start my orientation in December but it was postponed until January 3. It is located in Ossining, NY.

oliviajolie

45 Posts

Hi everyone,

I am considered an old new grad basically a veteran. I graduated January 2010 with my BSN and finally got a job in a nursing home. I took the job because I wanted the experience and no where else in NYC is taking new grads. I hope to gain experience so that I can still be able to apply to hospital positions and am able to put I have some experience. What is the likelihood that hospitals will take nurses with nursing home experience???

aye125RN

i am soooooooooooooooo happy for you, i was wondering how you made out. great, go get 'em:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::up::up::up::up::up::up:

asmah232003

8 Posts

HI please CNR accepted me and i'wll be startin in the fall of 2011 for nursing.Whats your advise? also how was financial aide for you? because am being asked to pay 19,000 for a year if i will dorm, i only got a 8,000 scholarship from them which is 4,000 per semester. that doesnt look right to me..i though the 8,000 would be per semester??

aye125RN

118 Posts

HI please CNR accepted me and i'wll be startin in the fall of 2011 for nursing.Whats your advise? also how was financial aide for you? because am being asked to pay 19,000 for a year if i will dorm, i only got a 8,000 scholarship from them which is 4,000 per semester. that doesnt look right to me..i though the 8,000 would be per semester??

Hi,

Congratulations on being accepted to CNR. It's a great school. My advice to you is to study, study, study some more. Make sure to read your books ahead of time to keep up with the workload. Also make sure when you complete your first med-surg, apply for an internship/externship because that's a guarantee to getting your foot in the door. Choose a hospital that you really want to work at and also apply to many facilities not just one. The tuition for CNR is expensive because it is a private institution. Per semester I was paying $12,000+, equaling my tuition to about $24,000 per year. I never room and boarded at CNR because I lived 15 minutes away. So I'm guessing with the scholarship you received, it would be $4000 per semester. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have anymore questions. Plus if you want to email me directly with any info/questions my email is [email protected]. Good luck.

Aye125rn

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