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| No. 50 | 
Apr 08, 2009, 06:07 PM
 Re: Nursing market cools, new grads have a tough time finding jobs
Okay, I take back anything negative that I have said, I just found out a few minutes ago that both my wife and I have been offered jobs at Salem Hospital in Oregon. She'll go to a medical floor and I have the choice between ICU and CVCU. YEAH!!!
I feel really blessed though. I have been working there as a clerk in the ICU, and we just happened to go to a job fair where we were told the day and hour that they would be posting the new-grad positions (and that they would interview in the order of when the applications were turned in). After we were interviewed we hand wrote thank you cards to the interviewer and hand delivered them. Basically we pulled out all the stops.
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Apr 08, 2009, 06:20 PM
Re: Nursing market cools, new grads have a tough time finding jobs
As far as the Midwest goes, southern Indiana has very little to offer. I've got to sit in on interviews with our dept director, and hear about grads who passed their boards in January, and still working at McD's because NO jobs out there. I've been an RN for 6 yrs and really feel for these new grads, but at the same time, see soon to graduate resumes with unrealistic demands as well--start on days, pay at $5/hr more than what our most experienced RNs make, weekends off, etc, and certain depts only, no med-surg. Some of these folks are going to be very disappointed when reality hits them. I just wish all of you that are looking for a job some good luck with the search. And volunteering at a local health dept or clinic if you have some days off from another job is a great way to build a contact list, as well as get some great experience!
| | No. 55 |
Apr 09, 2009, 08:34 AM
Re: Nursing market cools, new grads have a tough time finding jobs
All last year and this past fall semester we had an instructor who couldn't tell us often enough "You guys are entering into a secured profession. Jobs are endless for the nursing profession. I want you all to do at least a year of med-surg to get your skills under your belt but after that, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT." Hmmm...Yesterday, a bunch of us were sitting in the lab studying and this same instructor walked into the clinical instructor's office and closed the door. As she walked out she stated, "Well, this is absolutely scarey but they may have to apply across country but at least we can tell them that there are still some places looking for new grads."
So, Ms. your-going-into-a-highly-demanded-profession, are you now eating those same words that you filled our brains with for the last 3 semesters? But you're still doing everything in your powers to attract more students to the school by offering 2 open houses in a month when you have 15 students graduating in May that are without jobs. Right-attract more students by telling them there is such a shortage and the benefits are endless. Sorry but the fecal matter that we have been fed for so long is not going to repay the student loans we have incrued nor is it going to put food on my table or pay for healthcare insurance for my family! Schools are still trying to attract more and more students who would LOVE to be nurses for the right reasons (and of course some that don't) but these individuals are still being fed the same ol' lines. The public needs to be well educated about the nursing abundance or shortage or lack-of or whatever the blank we have going on. So many people think this profession is recession proof-at least the people that have said that to me have been properly educated on the subject. I tell them that when I graduate, I may be working at the local grocery store and then by the time the market picks up, I will be unhirable because they will think my skills are dusty. Oh, I feel so much better after that rant!!!
| | No. 56 |
Apr 09, 2009, 11:45 AM
Re: Nursing market cools, new grads have a tough time finding jobs
Hospitals and nursing schools need to work together.......it seems we have a case of 'the right hand not knowing what the left is doing.' Nursing schools HAVE greatly increased the #'s of students they take every year, and now the hospitals can't hire them all.
Nursing schools need to only train as many nurses as the area hospitals are willing to hire. I am saying this b/c so many new grad RN's are 'nontraditional' students who are not particularly interested in relocating.
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