New Grad States & Relocating

[jeangarc18]

Any new grad/inexperienced nurse-friendly states out there? Looking to relocate just to get a job. Cali is dried up for new grads.

[sourapril]

It's that bad in WA? Man, I was almost gonna endorse in WA...

Small cities that are not very attractive?

I just passed my NCLEX and will be endorsing my license to other states, and applying to those "less attractive small cities" :)

I don't own the house, no kids, husband is willing to relocate as well... I am from WA and I am looking for jobs even in New Mexico!

[melizerd, ASN, RN]

What about South Dakota now? Especially in the Sioux Falls area. I'm keeping my options open as far as moving because I think now is the time to have an adventure and pick somewhere else to live. Wisconsin isn't bad for new grads (where I currently am) but I think that moving somewhere else might be kind of fun and my husband and son are totally on board!

[shaunarachael]

I relocated to WV from MN for my first nursing job. MN seemed to be hiring experienced nurses over new grads, and I wanted the adventure too! Kind of a strange adventure, and yeah it was pretty hard, but my boyfriend moved here for a nursing job first, so that's made it a lot easier. At the beginning of the summer, there were lots of positions open, but now most floors have lots of new grads starting. Pay is $21/hr, but I'm here for the experience, and hopefully someday I'll be makin the big bucks somewhere else to pay off my gargantuous student loans.

[KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN]

Since I've been licensed, I've gotten calls for interviews in WV & NC. I'm in the DC Metro area & it's bad. Somehow I think they're giving preference to those that are out of state? Lol.

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

I graduated in Massachusetts in May 2008, and moved to Vermont for my first job in March 2009. Quite a few of my nursing school classmates left the state for their first job; one moved to Missouri, one moved to Connecticut, one moved to Pennsylvania.