This may come off as more of a vent, but I see white new grads, some with less nursing and healthcare education than myself, getting jobs, some of them highly coveted specialties. Yet here I am, with a BSN, magna cum laude, three years health care experience, new grad getting pushed aside. I interview well, but apparently not good enough. I am starting to feel bitter and can't help but wonder if my race might play a role. Other black new grads (BSNs too) are having a much harder time getting a job than white new grads.
Any black nurses want to comment on this phenomenon?
I am starting to look outside of my state, but I am not sure where to start. Preferably a place that is diverse.
Just stop. You are making yourself look foolish, spouting off this racist nonsense. I am black and from the middle class. I have NEVER received anything for my race, and how dare you try to tell me and other black Americans how it is.
You know what? I actually have more respect for the KKK than this nonsense of yours. At least they don't delude themselves into thinking they are not racist; they KNOW they are and they own it.
Get off my thread. You are adding nothing of value to the discussion but ignorance.
JWG223 is "afflicted" with white privilege; know it and just keep it moving; you're not going to change this poster's mind; this is imbedded into this person and your response is not going to change it.
JWG223 is "afflicted" with white privilege; know it and just keep it moving; you're not going to change this poster's mind; this is imbedded into this person and your response is not going to change it.
Yeah. I really shouldn't get worked up over some ignorant stranger, but I can't stand the audacity and arrogance.
JWG223, look at the thread. Pretty much NO ONE is agreeing with your posts. Think...why? I suggest you take a history course, become culturally competent and sensitive and stop dismissing the reality of millions of black men and women.
White privilege is real, and JWG223 is certainly a product of it. Ugh.
I am white and native but get told my name sounds and appears black by black people. I had a hard time with 7 years prior experience. Use a generic name instead. Do not try to push the race issue in interviews.
I'm sorry, but I'm not changing my NAME. I have nothing to be ashamed about, and I wear my CROATIAN name with pride.
Yep racism is alive and well in America. This thread just proves it.
AS for the OP poster, maybe it's the attitude and the chip on the shoulder about your color that is preventing you from getting a job. I seem to recall you earlier stated in another post how you didn't receive the job you really wanted. Maybe that disappointment shows when you do interview and you might be coming off as "too good" for the position that you're there for.
As for telling people to "get off YOUR thread" need I remind you this is a public forum. If you want only people who agree with you start your own where you can make the rules.
Yep racism is alive and well in America. This thread just proves it.
AS for the OP poster, maybe it's the attitude and the chip on the shoulder about your color that is preventing you from getting a job. I seem to recall you earlier stated in another post how you didn't receive the job you really wanted. Maybe that disappointment shows when you do interview and you might be coming off as "too good" for the position that you're there for.
As for telling people to "get off YOUR thread" need I remind you this is a public forum. If you want only people who agree with you start your own where you can make the rules.
Slow your roll.
If you read my previous thread, you would realize that it was MY dream job and of course I was disappointed (as just about anyone would, duh). I have only gone on one interview since and my application is still in review. I'm not too proud for anything. I am ready to get my foot in the door. I don't have "chip" on my shoulder, but that is what a person ignorant of white privilege does; accuses the minority of having a "chip" on the shoulder and invalidating his or her reality.
Yeah, it is my thread and I welcome different views. What I do NOT welcome is bigotry, racism and dismissiveness of the struggle that millions of people of color face everyday. But hey, if you want to put your head in the sand, have it at.
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
The colleges I attended had tons of scholarships if you were Black. I say that, because that's how they are described "Available for African Americans*" in their descriptions. Just Google the college of your choice and see what they have available.
Oh, yes. Thank you for refreshing my memory. I never qualified for any race-based scholarships, even from the United Negro College Fund, because the requirements were nothing short of onerous. Oh, wait...I forgot to mention the $300 scholarship I received when I graduated high school in 1999. That was enough to purchase perhaps three textbooks, if that.
In addition, none of the other black college graduates I know ever qualified for scholarships due to not meeting the requirements (income, major, test scores, etc). However, every black college grad I know has had to contend with student loan debt, even at the community college level.
An individual's race or racial-ethnic minority status does not automatically render them eligible for scholarships or freebies.
Number 17 just really bothered me for some reason. It sounds benign compared to some of the others- maybe that's why it bothered me.
OP, I would just...keep going. What other choice do you have? Be open and friendly and accessible and play to your strengths and know that while racism is everywhere, everyone is not racist.
Yes! The only black students I know to receive full-rides/lots of scholarships were from really poor families, usually first generation who were GREAT students in high school. As for myself? I worked two jobs while in nursing school. Both parents were college educated and made too much for any substantial amount of assistance. My mother helped me out some financially, but for the last half of my education, I paid 100%. I graduated debt-free.
I am not asking to be given things and opportunities for being black. I am asking not to be denied job opportunities and things for being black and be given the same chance at the American dream as my white counterparts. Is that too much to ask for?
Oh, yes. Thank you for refreshing my memory. I never qualified for any race-based scholarships, even from the United Negro College Fund, because the requirements were nothing short of onerous. Oh, wait...I forgot to mention the $300 scholarship I received when I graduated high school in 1999. That was enough to purchase perhaps three textbooks, if that.
In addition, none of the other black college graduates I know ever qualified for scholarships due to not meeting the requirements (income, major, test scores, etc). However, every black college grad I know has had to contend with student loan debt, even at the community college level.
An individual's race or racial-ethnic minority status does not automatically render them eligible for scholarships or freebies.
Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
Reason why threads like this are so valuable to me. Commuter and anie I have spent years thinking that Southern California was such a tolerant place, but I guess this is because all of us gather our viewpoint form a different corner of this area with millions of people and so many coming from every corner of the world to live here.
Looking around at my co-workers and thinking isn't this great that one is from Ukraine and one is from Nigeria and one is from..what appears to be diversity doesn't eradicate racism. That's all I really have to say.
LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN
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JWG223 is "afflicted" with white privilege; know it and just keep it moving; you're not going to change this poster's mind; this is imbedded into this person and your response is not going to change it.