Are nurses high in demand in California?

Juwon · Oct 12, 2011

I think you already know the answer to that question, based off your other posts, and post periods about California and nurses

Leafhouse · Oct 12, 2011

Finding a job in California as a new grad is going to be just as difficult as it was being a pre-nursing student trying to get in to nursing school. You have hundreds of people applying for a very limited number of positions. But someone is going to get the job. Why can't it be you? At least that's the attitude i have right now as I start applying for jobs.

lckrn2pa · Oct 12, 2011

Look in the central valley from Bako all the way up to Sac. Just get on the 99 and drive north or south, depending on where your at now. 5 or 6 hospitals in Bako alone and between there and Fresno there are 14 or so. Good luck

stelon · Oct 12, 2011

New grad nurses don't seem to be high in demand anywhere right now, especially CA. A girl on my unit finished her BSN and had been working as a unit secretary with us for about 5 years and even she only got the job because she was actively talking to the nursing manager and director everyday and had also built a relationship with the current nurses on our unit, whose opinion on hiring another nurse was factored into whether she was given a job at all.

The few new grads I've known other than that to have gotten jobs all had CNA experience and still took several months finding jobs, though that seems to be about the best one can hope for. I'm in LA county.

**NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN** · Oct 12, 2011

No, there's too many of us who want to stay for the nice weather.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Oct 12, 2011

Look in the central valley from Bako all the way up to Sac. Just get on the 99 and drive north or south, depending on where your at now. 5 or 6 hospitals in Bako alone and between there and Fresno there are 14 or so. Good luck

I've applied at hospitals in multiple Central Valley cities - Fresno, Bakersfield, Visalia, Porterville, Delano, Merced, Madera, and so forth. I'm focusing on this part of California since it is considered less desirable and because my parents live in one of the cities that I have mentioned. Only one facility has called for an interview, and this particular hospital is flooded with applications while grappling with budget issues, so there's a chance that I might not be offered the job.

**NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN** · Oct 12, 2011

I've applied at hospitals in multiple Central Valley cities - Fresno, Bakersfield, Visalia, Porterville, Delano, Merced, Madera, and so forth. I'm focusing on this part of California since it is considered less desirable and because my parents live in one of the cities that I have mentioned. Only one facility has called for an interview, and this particular hospital is flooded with applications while grappling with budget issues, so there's a chance that I might not be offered the job.

I'm sorry commuter, it just all around sucks right now doesn't it?

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Oct 12, 2011

I'm sorry commuter, it just all around sucks right now doesn't it?

Yes. Although I'm employed and earn good income in another state, I'd really prefer to return to my home state of California. However, I'm not willing to relocate without a job offer in hand.

lckrn2pa · Oct 13, 2011

Had no idea it was that bad here, I've not worked since July 2010 when I started PA school so I've not kept in touch that much. I do get calls bi-weekly and emails weekly about travel jobs (was a traveler for 8 years) all over Cali so I figured it was getting better, guess not. Keep at it though and good luck.

dmskoka · Oct 19, 2011

I left the state and so did 3 of my classmates,, the few that found jobs in the SF bay area knew someone and they had to wait.. some took a year to get a job and some are not working as nurses at all and some part time... most people that got jobs left the SF bay area.

Cuezee2 · Oct 19, 2011

California is one of the hardest states to get a job in. We had a hiring freeze at one point. I live in the SF Bay Area and we have about 7 or 8 nursing schools who combined put out thousands of students each semester...all of whom are looking for jobs in the Bay Area. My friends who graduated a year ago are still looking for work. Some of them got lucky and got hired around here (like 3), one went down south, one went to Sac...but most of them knew people and that's how they got the job. My friend graduated top of her class, won all the school awards, had a 4.0GPA and can't even get an interview. Maybe by the time you finish school and graduate it'll be better. I'm about to graduate and I have no idea what I'm going to do.