Better the College/Univ. Better the Job

Since there is a nursing shortage out there does anyone know of hospitals or offices being partial to hire based on where a new grad has earned her/his title from? Or, could the employer be so greatful to hire since there is a need to be fulfilled. Just curious.

It really does depend on the specifics. For example: how desparate is the hospital for nurses? (And any hospital so desparate as to not care about the quality of your education is a hospital I would not want to work for.)

As I have written in related threads, you also need to consider WHY one school has a better reputation than another. Is there really a difference in the quality of the education provided? I work in a community in which 2 of the nursing schools have an extremely low NCLEX pass rate. The new grads we hire from those schools really struggle with the complexity of our jobs and rarely make it through orientation. We do keep our eyes open for outstanding graduates of those programs, but we are less likely to hire someone from those schools than we are to hire someone from schools that produce a graduate more ready for professional practice.

In other words ... it IS important to go to a good school that is well-respected for providing a good quality education. However, it is rarely necessary to go to the most presitigeous, most expensive schools just for the "big name" on the diploma.

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Informative, Thanks..I didn't know that they actually gave out that information. I thought that they would prefer if you received pass rates by calling the college/university.