Philadelphia Area "New" RN: 30 applications rejected : When will my dream come true? - Page 5

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  1. Dec 13, '11 by
    Hello, I am a new nurse as well from Philadelphia. I graduated in May 2011 and still have not found employment. It seems as if I submit 100 applications a day and no one is calling me back. Uggghhhhh!!! I just don't know what else to do at this point.
  2. Dec 14, '11 by
    Philadelphia is a tight market right now, when I started school, many RNs that I knew commuted in to Philly, I live 1.5hrs from Philly, and I planned to do the same. Today, most of the RNs getting hired at the facilities where I work are commuting from Philly. If you're willing to commute to a job that, quite frankly, sucks, but will get you that all important experience, I can give you a direct contact at a facility that's always hiring.
  3. Dec 14, '11 by
    Yes please. Any nursing job will do at this point. Thanks
  4. Dec 14, '11 by
    E-mail me at tygoef@gmail.com and I'll give you the info.
  5. Jan 7, '12 by
    Try upstate PA and upstate NY. other states with large rural populations also if you can relocate that far.
  6. Jan 18, '12 by
    There is a little hospital in Philadelphia that was hiring nurses like a month ago,is not a big hospital but at least you can adquire some experience,Kensigton Hospital is located at 136 Diamond st. Philadelphia.Not a Big place but like I said is good to obtain some experience.
  7. Jan 18, '12 by
    You need to check hospital websites daily for new job postings and try to be among the first to apply. It's not a matter of finding the one place that hires new grads but finding the new grad job postings before they become stale.
  8. Apr 2, '12 by
    KEEP APPLYING, I applied 75 times to Harrisburg Hospital before I even got an interview (not to mention all the other applications in other hospitals), and because I had so many applications in I got 3 interviews on one day and got the job I wanted on a Cardiac Telemetry unit! Just keep applying that is what I tell all my friends who just graduated. And, now that I have my first job, I find people telling me about other RN opportunities left and right, this profession is limitless, I LOVE IT!
  9. Apr 28, '12 by
    lionett123-
    Are you working at Pinnacle Health? I have an interview there next week for my first job as an RN! I would love any advice you might have! Thanks!