Anyone NOT have trouble getting a job?

[LETRN]

I tend to dwell on doom and gloom...have any of you not had any trouble?

[CuriousMe]

I'm still in school, but most of my friends who graduated last year (last June) had jobs before they graduated.

[proudnurseRN]

I haven't had any trouble, but then again one of our hospitals just built a new hospital and added 200+ beds.

[smarti15]

I graduate in 11 weeks, and I have my second interview with the local hospital today...yay me!!!!! Don't dwell on the doom and gloom. Just be persistent, friendly, and willing to do a little foot work )

[juliaann]

I've never looked for nursing jobs myself, since I'm not a nurse yet, but the hospital where I work as a tech currently has 25 RN openings and 6 LPN openings. It's a good place to work, but is one of the oldest hospitals in the city, and we have old equipment. It's also a not-for-profit public trust facility, so we see a sometimes-less-pleasant demographic than the larger, sparklier hospitals in the city who are more concerned about the state of your insurance cards than your wounds. In my city, it's just a matter of being willing to take jobs that aren't your dream job in order to get experience. My hospital hires new grads and has extensive nurse residency programs. I'm planning to work here through school and hopefully be offered an RN job here after graduation, even though they don't have the kind of unit I want to work in someday.

[iluvnoodles]

I know. I was a tech on a unit and I didn't even get a job. It a whole lot of nurses to be going on maternity leave, transferring somewhere else, etc in order for me to get a job.

[RNnbakes]

depends on your state and level of experience. No jobs in atlanta area.

[Finallydidit]

No prob finding a job here..... East TN

[kathy313]

I moved from Cleveland, Ohio, fairly decent job market to San Francisco where it's been pretty tough to get an interview....let alone a job. I finally got a job offer and I start in a couple weeks. Keep sending out your resumes, call the Human Resource departments, do walk-in job applications, be friendly and consider places other than hospitals and nursing homes.

[pearlyjo]

As a new grad, after months of job seeking, I've finally been able to get my foot in the door with low-end types of nursing (i.e. giving flu shots; home care). It's a terrible time to be new! The way I see it is I'll just have to keep inching my way up until I can someday squeeze into a hospital. It's so frustrating, so I wholeheartedly understand your doom and gloom!

[MiahMSN, MSN, RN]

I can't answer the question since I'm not a nurse (but I start my program in the fall ). But let me ask a question to those graduates or soon-to-be graduates, how far in advance did you start applying to RN new grad programs? Also, it would seem like every new nurse would need to go through some type of residency program, but for those locations that do not have formal programs in place, are the nurses just thrown out there on the floors?

[sarahlm]

I got the first job I applied for, but it is home health. I just want some experience so I can have something to put on my resume when I apply for a better job. This is in Southern CA. Most of my friends from school have had no real trouble getting a job.