Disloyal for looking for another job

[Fayevalentine]

I have been looking for another job but in my recent job interview, I was told they are looking for committed candidates that will commit to the facility and this is the second time a job interviewer told me they don't want to poach people from another facility. How can I find a job if I'm being told I'm being disloyal to my current employer by looking for another job? I have told them that I'm looking for another job to gain more experience as a nurse by working in another nursing position. Is there anything I should say so it doesn't look I'm being disloyal to my current employer?

[amoLucia]

How long have you been with you past employers? Might recruiters be looking at a record of your jumping ship often and thus they see you as a flighty commitment risk? Must be something that they see that has sent up a red flag.

[Fayevalentine]

I've been with my current employer for over a year now but I'm looking for a better job. So how is that jumping ship if I want a bad situation?

[Workitinurfava, BSN, RN]

I left a job after working at it for 9 months. Many people convinced me to stay put for two years. I am glad that I didn't listen because I got the job of my dreams. It is everything that I have always wanted. The job is an advancement in many ways. I will be a specialized nurse. Life is too short and jobs are too hard to come by. If you want to look, look and if you get hired somewhere else, well so be it. During the interview my nurse manager told me about the ins and outs of the unit. She said that if I need extra time on orientation to adapt, that she would give it to me. You can make your own rules. Keep trying to find something else until you get it.

[amoLucia]

Sorry, OP. Was just asking. I've been asked before 'why' I'm looking elsewhere, but I've never been questioned about disloyalty.

That's a new one for me.

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

Huh. That's really an odd way to address a potential candidate. There is a finite number of experienced nurses in any area.... and experienced applicants will be moving from one facility to another. That's not "poaching" . That's judgmental claptrap -- passive aggressive way to shame a new nurse who is looking for better opportunities.

On another note, I would question the leadership of any organization that would continue to employ a nurse recruiter with such a low level of emotional intelligence.