So I am a new grad RN.. I started my job search the day I got back from vacation (about a month ago). I have applied for about 20 or more jobs at one of my local hospitals and still have not gotten a call. This hospital has just gotten rid of all their Per Diem positions and all of the Per Diem nurses are getting the Full-Time positions (full-time is what I am applying for). The only way to apply to this hospital is online and they do not accept follow up emails or calls. The only thing I ever get from they is an automated email.
After applying for these 20 or so jobs at said huge corporate hospital, I applied for two jobs at a small hospital out in the country. I applied for these 2 jobs the old school way...put the app, resume, and cover letter in a manilla envelope and shipped it snail mail. Well, it has been about a week or two since I shipped it and still have not heard anything. Here's where i get sad . My self esteem is so beyond crushed at this point. I feel so rejected. I feel rejected to the point that I can't even call the small hospital to follow up because I feel like there is something wrong with me. I want a job so badly, but I feel like I could just give up. I could really use some encouragement and any type of advice would be great..
Also, when in nursing scool, we made our resumes and cover letters with specialists and our instructors and also got them revised and graded, so I'm pretty confident it's not my resume that's doing it. I'm convinced it's the fact that nobody wants to hire a new grad, and that's all I am.
. My self esteem is so beyond crushed at this point. I feel so rejected. I feel rejected to the point that I can't even call the small hospital to follow up because I feel like there is something wrong with me. I want a job so badly, but I feel like I could just give up. I could really use some encouragement and any type of advice would be great..