This is my story- I graduated from Nursing School in May 2008 (ADN) and passed my boards in October 2008.
I live north of San Fran and have yet to find a New Grad Program. I've been on Allnurses since last summer when I started studying to pass the boards. I used Allnurses especially the "random facts" thread which helped me pass the boards with flying colors. My family is ready to move out of the area because there is no new grad program avail out here.
I have spent hours online looking for New Grad positions in Washington State, Southern Ca, New Mexico, and Ashville NC. These are the areas, along with the Bay Area that I am interested in. I am looking to see if someone would like to buddy up or we can all help continue this thread and we can help search together for all the possible positions in the areas mentioned above or just in California. I have found that the work done alone is not enough or that I have just missed an application date, or I didn't know that blank blank just hired for the season.
The random facts thread was so hot because it was encompassing info about one main event with up to the minute info. Maybe a thread like "California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?"- and it would include SNF's and whatever we can think of that a new nurse can do in the community, would be like the "random facts" thread. I'm sure I will hear from an Allnurses thread monitor about if this is OK or not.
At this point I am just trying to be creative and use the best resource online, which to me has been this sight.
where did you find their #? i didn't see it anywhere online. can you post it? i haven't received the invite yet. i just emailed the recruiter that originally responded to me though. arrrrgggg! i am getting so frustrated with the job search. i'm ok.....i'm oookaaay...i'll be just fine :icon_roll i'm going to keep my focus on passing nclex right now. my date is may 19th. pretty soon i'll be official & hopefully that will help more in the job search
i applied in feb. and this is part of the e-mail i got from cedars-sinai:
[color=white]rn new graduate open house
this is an invite event only, walk-ins will not be entertained.
□ this event is limited to new or recent rn graduates only .
□ you must have already graduated or will be graduating any time in 2009 and only from any us accredited schools.
□ rsvp is done only via email. please do not call for confirmation.
I just want to make sure I understand how the open house is conducted before I consider flying out of state yet AGAIN. The open house I attended at Huntington sounds exactly the same..except there were no real interviews. Basically it was like a job fair where the hiring managers were seated at tables and you could go around and talk to each one very briefly. It was hard to hear and be heard because of the noise level as well. Do you think it is worth it to come from out of state when the last open house led to no job offers? I am feeling a little exhausted and hopeless
For the Cedar Sinai recruitment open house can someone PM me the email address of the recruiter. I emailed one of the recruiters but they never got back to me to confirm my request and its almost the 18th!
I just want to make sure I understand how the open house is conducted before I consider flying out of state yet AGAIN. The open house I attended at Huntington sounds exactly the same..except there were no real interviews. Basically it was like a job fair where the hiring managers were seated at tables and you could go around and talk to each one very briefly. It was hard to hear and be heard because of the noise level as well. Do you think it is worth it to come from out of state when the last open house led to no job offers? I am feeling a little exhausted and hopeless
The open house I went to in Feb involved was a real and my only interview with Cedars before starting. The noise level is high because you are all in the same room. However, once I started my interview, I don't remember the noise being an issue. I was so focused on trying to answer all my questions right that I think I was able to tune out all distractions.
Thank you for your input! If you would be willing to exchange e-mail addresses, I have a few more questions I would like to ask you about your experience if you have the time! For some reason, I can't PM people on my account.
Jan_80
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i applied in feb. and this is part of the e-mail i got from cedars-sinai:
[color=white]rn new graduate open house
this is an invite event only, walk-ins will not be entertained.
□ this event is limited to new or recent rn graduates only .
□ you must have already graduated or will be graduating any time in 2009 and only from any us accredited schools.
□ rsvp is done only via email. please do not call for confirmation.
good luck on the nclex!!