Alberta vs BC nursing job prospects 2018

[peppa103]

Hi everyone,

I'm a brand new grad nurse from Calgary and am hoping if anyone could shed some light one what the job prospects are in Alberta vs BC.

I have seen many job postings for nurses in Alberta however I have also been told that a lot of these job postings are put up as a "formality" to give other people the opportunity to apply for the jobs when in reality they already have selected people for these jobs...

Any information or tips to finding work as a nurse would be super helpful! I'm willing to work wherever and whenever. I know new grads can't be too choosy.

Thanks!!

[hellohobbit]

Hi! I'm from ON but I'm actively applying to AHS right now and I'm getting two interviews from AHS one from downtown Edmonton hospital surgical floor and one is about an hour away from Edmonton. I applied to downtown BC hospitals as well and they all got back to me. I'm also offered a FT position at a downtown TO hospital. So just keep applying and there's nothing impossible for a new grad! I'm getting too many interviews and I have to cancel some so don't be discouraged!

[dayandnight]

Then things have really changed in the last five years! It took me ten months to find a casual job on the Island. A coworker who also moved took over a year in Victoria. We both have/had specialty education

We are desperately short of nurses all across the province really... most new grads have no problem finding causal jobs shortly after graduation (