BSN RN in NYC can't find a job. HELP!

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Hi nurses! I'm just wondering if anyone here are recently licensed as nurses like myself here in NYC and have found a job already? I know that it's tough to get a job but I'm just curious if how long it took for you to get a job? I just passed the nclex-rn earlier this month and I have applied probably around 50 jobs online and some of them rejected me and haven't called me yet. It's just really frustrating. I need a job and money like any of us do. I'm unemployed right now and getting that license and getting a job as a nurse is my only choice as of now. :(

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

You are in one of the toughest nursing employment markets in the country. It is regularly taking new grads in your region 6 to 12 months to secure that first nursing job. I know this wasn't what you wanted to hear...

My advice is to be willing to relocate because you'd have a job within a week. However, I realize many people cannot or will not pick up the remnants of their lives to move elsewhere.

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Specializes in ICU.

I agree with the moving comment. I know it's not always ideal, but it's SO much easier to get a job elsewhere. I was able to graduate with a job offer in FL because I was willing to relocate. Worst case scenario, relocate for a year or two and then you'll be able to come back and have your pick of jobs.

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Specializes in Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych.

I applied to 1000 jobs after graduating in 2013 with an AAS. I got the 1000th job which was a part time school nurse position exactly one year post licensure. I now have a BSN and am working in a hospital in NJ within the specialty of my choice. However, it wasn't required that I have the BSN. I travel two hours each way to work.

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Eventually you will get something as there is a lot of comings in goings in this field. Keep applying.

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I'm in the EXACT same boat as you. These hospitals are awful and rely only on connections to find new nurses. I've had recruiters tell me to my face that they'd love to bring me in for an interview and then never reply to my emails ever again. Good luck I guess, but this part of the country is all about who you know, no one cares what you can do.

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Specializes in Ambulatory care.

keep applying and consider relocating to upstate NY. They're hiring nonstop and are desparate for nurses and will take new grad. It took 450 applications for my 1st nursing job

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I would definitely consider relocating like everyone else has said. If there is one benefit of moving out of the New York area, then it is that the cost of living will be lower making your dollar go farther. I have had multiple friends relocate and have enjoyed their experience as they got to explore a different part of the country. I completely understand if you can't relocate at this time. I am in the same boat due to some issues with my family currently.

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Specializes in Cath/EP lab, CCU, Cardiac stepdown.

I am born and raised in New York City, graduated with my associates and got my license in 2015, I applied to a job in North Dakota and got a call back the next day and a job offer within 3 days. Got hired as an inpatient cardiac progressive care nurse where I get post op cabgs usually day 1 or 2. Fast forward 1 year later, I can probably find a job in New York if I choose to but I'm now working in their cardiac intensive care unit.

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