Hiring new grads without interviewing them in person?

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So first, a lengthy intro about my situation..

I am a US citizen with a BSN degree from the Philippines. I'm still in the Philippines and am applying to various boards of nursing to take the NCLEX. So far, my CA and NY applications are under way, but I will apply to others, though I'm not sure what yet. I just want to improve my chances.

While waiting for the longggg application process that befall most foreign grads, I'd really like to start working, even if not as an RN right away, but something healthcare related. I wouldn't mind becoming a nurse assistant, for example. Seeing as to how local (i.e. Philippine) experience will have little bearing on prospective US nursing employment, I would like to get my first job in the US asap.

However, I do not want to fly back to the US until I get the "okay" from a state board of nursing to take the NCLEX. For example, if I resettled in CA but was unable to find a healthcare job there, and then ended up having to move to NY because NY granted me my ATT, that will have incurred me lots of expenses in terms of money and time. So what I would like to do is settle somewhere where I know I can make productive use of my time, which will occur only if an ATT is granted (so that then I can sit in for the NCLEX) and/or I find a health-related job.

I have little control about whether or not a state nursing board will grant that ATT. So I'd like to focus on getting a job without risking having to leave the Philippines for a US state that I'd eventually have to leave again anyway.

Is there the slightest modicum of possibility for me to get hired by a US state even while I am still in the Philippines? Would it be a good idea for me to fill out online resumes and applications for jobs in the US while I am still here in the Philippines? Can I be interviewed through skype or something like that, for example? I would just promise to relocate to that state at a given time if I were hired. Has this happened to anyone? Maybe a nursing home, long-term care facility, or hospital sponsored you, and guaranteed you employment even while you were far far away in another state (or country even), and all you had to do was relocate?

I am a new, foreign grad, with zero work experience, so I am well aware that my chances are slim to say the least. But I'd still like to hope and try as much as I can, and minimize the risk of settling in someplace anew where I wouldn't be granted an ATT or hired, as far as I can.

For what it's worth (probably very little, if anything at all), I also happen to be a graduate of a BS physiology degree from UCLA (2005), and I have been certified as a CNA in California (though never got to use it for employment purposes, and my license is expired).

Thanks :)

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

IMO, almost no reputable facility is going to hire a new grad without some form of an interview. It's possible that you can conduct interviews via telephone, Skype or some other video conference.

However, keep in mind that you're competing with lots of local new grads in both NY and CA who a. can attend interviews with no problem, and b. will have minimal to no problems being licensed by their state's BON since they completed their education locally. So a facility may not be as willing to take a chance on long-distance interviewing unless you're a really outstanding applicant.

Best of luck.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

With the poor economy....and a plethora of nurses in most areas of he country you will not find many wiling to go out of their way for that extra mile...they simply don't have to.

I wish you the best!

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Specializes in ICU.

You might want to consider looking at states that are less popular. I would say you have a slim to nonexistant chance of getting hired in major areas like NY/CA, or maybe anywhere at all. I'm not sure. If you are convinced this is the path for you, you might want to start applying to take the NCLEX somewhere in the southeast. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas... places like that. It is not necessarily easy to get a job in those states but from what I've read here it seems like it's easier to find employment in the south.

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Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.

I can speak from personal experience, it's not easier getting a job in the South- especially in the major metropolitan areas.

There are a lot of nursing programs around where I live, and the market is competitive. However, if you're willing to go to the rural

areas, you might have a shot.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/urology.
I can speak from personal experience, it's not easier getting a job in the South- especially in the major metropolitan areas.

There are a lot of nursing programs around where I live, and the market is competitive. However, if you're willing to go to the rural

areas, you might have a shot.

I have a interview in North Carolina this week, so maybe to some degree this state is a bit more "new-grad" friendly than the others. However, I agree with you concerning South Carolina, Georgia(seriously, don't even apply to hospitals in ATL! They're swimming with applications lol), Tennessee, and Florida. I haven't had great luck with Mississippi or Alabama either.

I have been getting a lot of phone calls from hospitals in West Virginia though. I have a phone interview set up tomorrow for a hospital located in a rural area in WV.

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are you also US citizen already kimberly?

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