employment counselor idea

[exnursie]

I am investigating a few different start up business ideas that are focused on helping nurses navigate the BON journey.

While there are many challenges involving all facets of life, the issues surrounding employment seems to be an area that is especially lacking in resources and advice and help.

If there were ebooks on "how to " job search, interview, write resumes, seek new avenues in nursing, etc, would anyone here be interested in buying these?

How about a employment coach/ agency/ headhunter service that would help find jobs and approach potential employers on your behalf?

Or any others ideas that anyone would pay for that would help them find work?

[Magsulfate, BSN, RN]

Pretty much the best advice that I got when I was looking for a job while in TPAPN (Texas) was get out and do the foot work,,, apply, apply, apply,,,,,, interview, interview, interview. Learn as you go... Don't make the same mistake twice.

I think that any nurse who is willing to look up on the internet to find help to get a job during recovery, she will end up finding this website,,, This website is free. Would your services be free? Because a recovering nurse, trying to find a job,, let me tell you,, she doesn't have ANY money. NOT A LITTLE,,, NONE. No money at all to be spending on 'advice' that she can get for free from the wonderful recovering nurses on this website.

Now, if you had the resources to offer her at no cost until she found a job and then started getting paid... I think a few might jump on that offer. IF you could give a really good service with good references. It will be hard at the start up because you'll lack the client testimonials and such.

Also, you have to be offering something different than just advice. Like I said earlier, advice is free here at allnurses (thats what I love about it :redbeathe ) If you can get someone to help her/him with the footwork and maybe go to the interview with them without intimidating the nurse manager, then maybe you'll have better success.

I just don't know if I, personally, would have bought into it when I was first recovering and trying to find a job. Yes, I was desperate, but I would have looked at it as just another expense when I could barely feed my kids.

[Magsulfate, BSN, RN]

Or, if you were just talking about doing these services in general, for all nurses,, then wouldn't that be the same as a recruiter? I have a recruiter that does my resume, , and all the phone calls,, all the 'looking' for the best jobs, and the jobs that will fit my needs. That is a recruiting business you're talking about.