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I've worked in both the Tri-State area and Philadelphia metro. The market in both areas is saturated with new grads. I got a job by accepting a position that essentially required I make myself available to work 5 days per week with the understanding that I may only be called to work 1-2 days per week with only 2 hours notice. Nurses with speciality experience have an easier time, it's still competitive.
bear94, BSN, RN
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I am from central Illinois. Around here, most new graduates have jobs lined up about 5 months before graduation in non-medsurg areas (i.e. only 4 people from my graduating class of 54 took jobs on a medsurg floor. The rest took jobs in ICU, ER, OB, Peds, OR, and a few were sprinkled into CCU, CRU, and NICU- all across 3 different area hospitals).
When I first started flipping through topics on this website, I was shocked to find that there are new grads out there who cannot land a job for up to a year after graduating. I would love to see everyone's thoughts shared on this thread. Share your general region, if you're comfortable with doing so, and your experience with job hunting!