Re: I CANNOT GET A JOB! Originally Posted by icedtea
Kate,
Thanks for the info on IHS. I will follow up on it. Is it possible to get an IHS position with at least three months mentoring? I had terrible clinicals and don't know how to do much of anything. Or do you just get thrown into a situation with many patients and no help?
Mia,
are you in New Jersey? So is it bad in NJ, NY? I am sorry that you have having such a hard time also. How about the huge hospitals in NYC?
In in north NJ, very close to NYC. I have applied to practically every single hospital in my area and farther out west, each hospital about a few times over the past year. I have also applied to all the big hospitals in NYC, and even the smaller ones.
The problem with the huge hospitals like Columbia Pres, and Mt. Sinai, etc. is that they only take online applications, and they say they receive hundreds of applications daily, so it's very competitive.
I also spoke to one recruiter who told me that while it's impressive that I have a two bachelors, a BSN in nursing, RN, that I still don't have enough acute care experience, and the new grad positions are very few and taken up quickly. Sometimes it's thru referrals, or just luck. Also, alot of hospitals in NYC have a hiring freeze, as well as NJ. There are tons of openings online for nurses,but most are for experienced nurses.
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