I was under the impression that Las Vegas hospitals hire new grads. However, I'm wondering if this is the case.
I graduate in December and will have my NV license by the end of February. I've called all the hospitals in the Las Vegas area and advised them of this fact. Of all the hospitals, only two called me back and said they would consider an interview. :uhoh21: One hospital even stated that if I came out in December to interview, they would set up a visit with a nursing supervisor. I sent in my resume and completed the online application. A good travel deal came up, and I called the hospital back to confirm that I would be able to have an interview time during the week for which the travel deal was good. I was told to go ahead and book my tickets, so I did.
As of today, I got a phone message stating that until I have a license, I won't be able to get an interview after all. I was perfectly up-front over the phone and in my cover letter about not having a license yet and thought that we all understood each other. I'm hoping that tomorrow things will be ironed out and I'll be back on track to interview, but at the present moment, I am sitting at my computer believing that it's all hopeless AND that I've wasted my family vacation money on tickets to Vegas the week before Christmas.
So . . . does anyone in LV hire new grads? Or does every place refuse to offer you a position without your having a NV license in your hands? In the area I'm at now, I can be hired for a job without even having a temporary license. My ability to begin work, of course, is contingent upon my passing the NCLEX and receiving a license. I had assumed (erroneously, I'm gathering) that it is this way in other areas.
I was perfectly up-front over the phone and in my cover letter about not having a license yet and thought that we all understood each other. I'm hoping that tomorrow things will be ironed out and I'll be back on track to interview, but at the present moment, I am sitting at my computer believing that it's all hopeless AND that I've wasted my family vacation money on tickets to Vegas the week before Christmas. 
