Calling human resources

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Hello,

 

I am new graduate in NYC very desperate for a hospital jobs. I've seen advice about calling human resources but does anyone have experience about how to go about this? When I've called, they always just tell me to check online. 

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Generally this tactic doesn't work these days. Human Resources uses online applications on purpose to help them sort through applications and they won't usually entertain someone trying to go around that system. 

Your best bet is to contact anyone you have a good relationship with who works in a hospital and see when their hospital is doing their residencies/internships. 

Getting a hospital job in NYC in the time of Covid as a new grad is a very uphill climb. Most have cancelled their residencies for the time being, as dealing with a pandemic doesn't leave a lot of bandwidth for onboarding inexperienced nurses. Call the ones you want to work at and ask if they are doing new grad residencies any time soon. Most will not hire a new grad directly to the floor without a residency. 

Unless you can afford to pay your bills without a job, you need to find work as an RN ASAP. The longer you go without a position, the harder it gets to find your first one.

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2 hours ago, Nurse SMS said:

Generally this tactic doesn't work these days. Human Resources uses online applications on purpose to help them sort through applications and they won't usually entertain someone trying to go around that system. 

Your best bet is to contact anyone you have a good relationship with who works in a hospital and see when their hospital is doing their residencies/internships. 

Getting a hospital job in NYC in the time of Covid as a new grad is a very uphill climb. Most have cancelled their residencies for the time being, as dealing with a pandemic doesn't leave a lot of bandwidth for onboarding inexperienced nurses. Call the ones you want to work at and ask if they are doing new grad residencies any time soon. Most will not hire a new grad directly to the floor without a residency. 

Unless you can afford to pay your bills without a job, you need to find work as an RN ASAP. The longer you go without a position, the harder it gets to find your first one.

I work in a nursing home. I'm very desperate to leave, its a very toxic place for a new graduate nurse. I have been applying out of state but I'm very attached to my city so any opportunity to stay, I will take it. 

 

Thank you for the information. I was very confused on why everybody told me to call HR and HR didn't want to deal with me.

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Specializes in retired LTC.

Just a suggestion re out-of-state applications. Consider applying for a license as soon as poss. It helps your application for the recruiters to know that you won't be waiting for an eternity for another state to come thru. And it also reflects your seriousness re applying.

Take my word, state government moves slowly. NJ has always been slow, but NOW it's even slower as per posters here.

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