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Specializes in Wound Care.

If you graduated in 2012 I would love to hear how your job search went.

How Long Did It Take To Find A Job

Where was the job (LTC, Doc Office, Detention Center...etc)

What was your pay

Name of school you graduated from

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It took me 7 months of searching to get hired on a medsurg oncology unit in a community hospital. Starting pay is $28.60 per hour. I'm getting an entry level master's degree from Western University.

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Specializes in Near Future: ED, Future Future: ACNP!.

So far 3 months since licensure, 72 applications, 1 interview, and no job.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nurse.

Unfortantly I've been graduated 7 months and yet to find a job. I do have my first interview next week. I graduated from Samuel Merritt University as well.

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Specializes in Near Future: ED, Future Future: ACNP!.
So far 3 months since licensure, 72 applications, 1 interview, and no job.
Lets update this to 92 applications.
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Specializes in Ante-Intra-Postpartum, Post Gyne.
Lets update this to 92 applications.

Are your referring to jobs you have applied to period, or new grad jobs applied to...? Applying to non-new grad jobs is often pointless as these jobs require experience.

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Specializes in Near Future: ED, Future Future: ACNP!.

A mix of new grad and jobs that have perferred but not required experience. Oddly, those are the ones I'm actually being considered for according to my application statuses.

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How long did it take to find a job: Still unemployed :(

School graduated from: VCU School of Nursing (in Virginia)

In the same vein as ExPharmagirl - 81 applications, one interview, no job.

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Specializes in Near Future: ED, Future Future: ACNP!.

It's horrible here! Up to 115 apps. I've run out of positions to apply for!

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Specializes in Wound Care.

ughh thats awful!

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ExPharmaGirl, since we're in the same position, have you tried speaking with people who have connections to people with hiring power in health care? I've sent my resume out to a few family members throughout the state and emailed a few people who have hiring power. Nothing so far since I just started doing that a couple weeks ago, but you never know who knows who.

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