As a RN have you ever had a problem finding a job?

Not sure how many of you were nurses in the early 1990's but there were some geographic areas in the US impossible to find an RN job. Many of us who were employed found our hours cut. I went from 1.0 FTE plus a very well paid internal pool job to .8 FTE and no pool. Sure we didn't lose the house but it was a jolt. No job is recession-proof.

I haven't ever had a problem finding a job. I am here in MI, and the economy stinks here, and still no trouble with getting a nursing job.

As others have said you can travel, but you need some experience first.

Not sure how many of you were nurses in the early 1990's but there were some geographic areas in the US impossible to find an RN job. Many of us who were employed found our hours cut. I went from 1.0 FTE plus a very well paid internal pool job to .8 FTE and no pool. Sure we didn't lose the house but it was a jolt. No job is recession-proof.

I didn't have a problem then either. But I worked in a busy community hospital just outside one of the largest cities in the country as a staff nurse.

So my answer is no ... I've always has work.

I've never had a problem finding a job as an RN in three different countries.

No, never. I've been hired the same day. I've even been hired over the phone.

Never had a problem. Though I am a bit more cautious now. Just because they'll hire you in a heart beat doesn't mean it's a good place to work.

i work in med-surg. i'm having trouble finding an RN job in a non-med-surg field. i hate hate hate it, but that's mostly what hospitals are hiring for. as much as i complained about being a nursing student, i actually would prefer to be back in it (too bad they don't pay you to be a nursing student).

New2block, I live in MA and it took me six months to find a job.