***** Am I doing something wrong?

[wabashcannon]

I graduated last May and got my license in August. Been applying for jobs for the last 4 months...or have I? I don't even know anymore. Only got 2 interviews...still don't have a job. I'm willing to work anywhere. I don't even have a preference anymore. I'll be your slave if you want me to. Want me to work in psych? I'll do it. Want me to work in geriatrics? Here I come. Maybe I haven't been forceful enough in my job hunt, but I know that they will hire me if they want and need to, and as a new nurse with no experience, there's not much I can do to persuade them.

Anyways, this month, I've kind of cooled off on the nursing job search and I've gone back to my element: applying for minimum wage retail jobs...and even they won't hire me, though I have retail experience (course I always leave out the fact that I graduated nursing school, and downplay my BA in English...cause they just assume with more degrees come more options...and you'd never wanna seem overqualified...what a load of crock).

I feel like I'm worse off than before I entered school. At least then I had some spare change in my pocket...I bought a ball of yarn two days ago and I felt guilty as hell. I know the economy is horrible right now, but what the hell? Am I doing something wrong? What happened to the nursing shortage they kept hyping up in school? Everyone told me I'd be employed once I got out of school and got my license. Course I was skeptical even then, cause I've always had hard luck in the "job market," but never thought it would get this ugly. Just don't get it. It would truly be a happy Christmas if only Michaels Arts and Crafts store hired me.

[WildcatFanRN, BSN, RN]

Your not alone, trust me. There are a lot of us on here in the same boat. I graduated in May, passed boards in October and still nothing. I had a brief job in September but it wasn't to be. Check out www.aftercollege.com I found it on the Association of Associate Degree Nursing website. I found several New Grad positions there, though it might be better to go here to get to the nursing jobs. https://www.noadn.org/career-center.html Also www.azhealthjobs.com if your willing to try Arizona. Just throwing some things out there. Maybe you will have better luck than I am :chuckle

I am trying to decide on trying to move for a job. Even with relocation assistance I don't know how I'd get there. But at this point I'm really starting to consider it. There is definately no nursing shortage in my home state, there is an over abundance with more graduating every few months.

Keep on trying, your not doing anything wrong. I too don't understand why its so hard to get a simple interview.

[janetjanetbobanet]

You definitely are not doing anything wrong. There are a lot of hiring freezes going on right now, and those of us who have been out of school for eons are getting called off some of our shifts and dreading the possibility of layoffs. You just had the bad luck to graduate during a bad economy when people are putting off going to hospitals for lack of health insurance. This has happened before and things will no doubt change with time. Hang in there. A lot of us will be trying to retire in the next several months years and jobs will open up.

[HonestRN]

It's the economy not you. And the whole nursing shortage is merely propaganda. Never was one.

[Faeriewand, ASN, RN]

wabashcannon where do you live? So is there no nursing shortage in your area? Are you going to relocate?

A friend of mine found a nursing job thru yahoo hot jobs. Good luck in your search.

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

[wabashcannon]

wabashcannon where do you live? So is there no nursing shortage in your area? Are you going to relocate?

A friend of mine found a nursing job thru yahoo hot jobs. Good luck in your search.

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

i live in NY. Close to NYC. as yes, i would relocate if given the opportunity.