Call Center as financial supporter vs. Nursing

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What do you think about this? Ive been applying to call centers but they refuse me because am a nurse. Maybe because they feel disappointed everytime a nurse passed NLE will leave their employment right away. In anyway, we have to accept the fact that nurse in a call center field really earning a lot than a nurse TRAINING for free in hospitals.

What do you think about this stigma?

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Specializes in med/surg,ortho, tele,.

Why not offer to work free at the call center? The call center will probably accept you for free even dispite the fact that you are a highly trained RN. Problem solved, "Ralph"

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

I don't know that it's a stigma so much as a reality. Any employer would not want to hire/orient/invest $$ in an employee who will likely leave for a position in his/her chosen profession.

I guess that's what you're asking....your post is a little difficult to understand.

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@JustOrtho. ofcourse I wont bother to work in a call center for free.

@roser13. i am confused what to do whether to apply as call cntr agent or trainee in a hosp considering im losing all my savings.

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Specializes in Home Care.

Well, if you have bills to pay then you need to take the job that will pay your bills.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Trauma, Critical Care, Psych.

I thought I was a victim of this stigma. While waiting for our mandatory in-house review program for the NLE after graduation, I went to many call centers in the and I failed the screening process in 7 different companies so I decided to give it up.

A week after the NLE, I tried my luck in call centers again but I had a turn of fate that time. I was hired in one of the leading call centers in the country. It just so happened that the HR person who interviewed me was an RN and the funny thing was, he asked me to discuss post partum psychosis as part of the final interview.

As a nursing graduate, it would be very challenging to look for a call center job because we are notorious for leaving the company for countless reasons more than any non-nursing graduates do. This usually happens when the NLE result is released. This gave most companies a bad impression to "US" and to avoid big losses in investment, some companies became very particular with nursing graduate applicants.

If you think you're really fit for this kind of job and you don't want to experience this so called "stigma" or "discrimination" amongst us, go to our company. I'm proud to say that our company is by far living to its core values of equality in terms of employment opportunities. I'm working for the largest BPO employer in the country.

The competition is really tough out there but somehow, somewhere your qualifications are wanted and you just need to be in the right place at the right time...and about your proposition about RNs who work at call centers are earning a lot compared to RNs volunteering in hospitals, I have long accepted the fact that in our country, RNs have to start from the base of the ladder and invest on experience to prosper while it only takes an RN working in a contact center to temporarily forget what he's honed for and assimilate himself in a totally obscure and unfamiliar environment to earn more than any regular employees does.

In our current situation, it's really practical to look for any other jobs first and once everything is settled, attend necessary trainings and seminars and look for a hospital to work for so you won't totally be a bum while waiting to be hired in any hospitals.

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i worked for accenture for a year and id say there's no such thing as stigma for nurses, you just have to convince the employers that you will finish your contract. In my case my, during the interview, i told them i dont intent to practice nursing in Phil., of course it was a "lie" because ive been working as a staff nurse for almost 2 years after finished my contract with accenture.

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I think it depends on the experience of a company who hired nurses. If attrition rate went up because of nursing graduates most likely they really limit or may not prioritize hiring them.

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i worked in a BPO for almost 3 years and now that i have to start my life in nursing i just don't know where and how will i start. if you are planning to apply to save money then go ahead but as much as possible don't stay that long. it might be hard for you to catch up. take it from me.

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