is the cali market worth a try?

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i am licensed in ny and nj but having an awful time trying to get into a hospital... my next life of defense is to move to california (since'id have a choice of two places to live - LA area or SFBA) or possibly out of the country... according to this board, the posters dont seem as desperate and defeated as the nyc boards... do you think its worth a try?? if so, ill jump on it and start applying for endorsement...

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Always worth a try, but I'd be sure to have a means to support yourself while you're looking for a nursing job....the market's tight here, especially in the two areas you mentioned.

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I would not recommend moving to CA until you have a job offer.

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Specializes in ICU/CCU.

The job market is horrible here at the moment. Go ahead and apply for endorsement if you like, but don't move to CA unless you have a concrete offer in hand. And, if you are a new grad, sorry but you should probably just forget about it.

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i have four years of experience in subacute/ltc.. mostly as an LPN.. got my RN in June officially... is that the least bit marketable??

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Specializes in Tele Step Down, Oncology, ICU, Med/Surg.

As a still unemployed (with previous experience but still a new grad RN) I would say NO--Do not even think about it right now. Especially the SFBA!~

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4 years of LPN does help which is more experience than your typical new grad here in Cali. Like what everybody else has mentioned, go ahead and apply for endorsement but it ain't gonna be easy.

Majority of the hospitals in SF bay area do not even have new grad programs available. You are better off looking into So Cal as there are more hospitals down there thus more opportunities. I'm from the SF bay area and have played this game as a new grad so I know how difficult it is. If you are hell bent on the SF bay area, you have to go get out of the area like Sac or further north of Sac into the "rural" areas if you want a hospital job. Salary even in these rural areas of northern CA are 10.00 more per hr than your big shot fancy hospital in So Cal.

Good luck.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
i am licensed in ny and nj but having an awful time trying to get into a hospital... my next life of defense is to move to california (since'id have a choice of two places to live - LA area or SFBA) or possibly out of the country... according to this board, the posters dont seem as desperate and defeated as the nyc boards... do you think its worth a try?? if so, ill jump on it and start applying for endorsement...
Your chances of finding gainful hospital employment would increase exponentially if you started looking at facilities in rural Midwestern podunk towns where few people really want to live. If you want a hospital job, look toward the Heartland. Stay away from the congested metropolitan areas where everyone wants to live.
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I would not recommend moving to CA until you have a job offer.

Word. You may want to try apply first.

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Specializes in Ortho/trauma acute care/med surg.

I wouldn't even get your hopes up, not to be rude, I just relocated from California to TN for a new grad RN job and I too had 5 years of LVN experience, after I get my experience here in TN I will be relocating back to California though, I can't wait and it's only been a week!!!

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wow so far! But ur right its better than nothing. Hows the job market there?

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I have 6 years of critical care experience and I have been working travel contracts for 4 months because I haven't been able to find a staff position. I am in the SF Bay area. Jobs are not falling from the sky for experienced nurses out here much less new grads. All this and...very expensive to live here. The higher salaries mitigate that factor somewhat but only if you are actually making a salary!

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