How long did it take for you to find a job after graduating?

Dove87 · Mar 15, 2012

Graduated May 2011, passed the boards in June 2011, got hired in September 2011. It definately was not easy. I was able to get an interview by writing an email to the nurse supervisor on the ward that I had preceptored on before graduating. She then passed on my resume to the manager and I was able to get an interview. Tough job market right now, it's all about networking and who you know, seems like that's the only way to get a job these days...

MarskinRN · Mar 15, 2012

Took my NCLEX in June 2011; got my first job on a Neuro/Cardiac Tele unit in August 2011. I had worked for a year as a CNA in FL, but moved to CA after my husband and I got married, so I had job offers in FL that I had to turn down. The job I got in August I am now leaving because its a hefty commute for a position closer to home, that's union, with better pay and benefits. Things will come up, just hunker down and keep trying.

LindaB73 · Mar 15, 2012

I graduated in August and got two job offers in October.

RN_Marie · Mar 18, 2012

Graduated February 2012, took the nclex-rn March 6, licensed March 8 and got a job March 13 (4 business days after I received my license).

I did not have a job all throughout nursing school. I was not employed by any hospital at the time of graduation.

Eric Cartman · Mar 19, 2012

It took me 10 months, after graduating with my ADN-RN, in Philadelphia.

fizzlepop, BSN, MSN, NP · Mar 19, 2012

I graduated in May 2011, passed the NCLEX in June 2011, and then promptly moved to another state to facilitate my love of skiing. I was hired February 2012, and it was an uphill battle.

Ettlin · Mar 20, 2012

I graduated with an ASN in December (2011), took the boards at the end of December, and have been working as an ER Tech. I got offered an internship position in the ER that doesn't start until July and in the meanwhile I"m going to continue to work as a tech (although they've given me a Nurse Extern title and a small pay raise for now). I feel very lucky to be starting in the ER, my first choice for an RN position. Some of my classmates had jobs lined up before they graduated, and others are still pounding the pavement.

RNsuperstar · Mar 21, 2012

Graduated Oct 2011, Pass NCLEX 2011, Got job, started working Feb 2011. Currently working as an RN in a hospital on a MS floor. Love it!

gallllatea · Jun 5, 2012

I don't think how many questions it took you to pass the nclex has any bearing on employment. No one is going to ask you that in a job interview, but they will ask you a host of other questions. I'm finding that people in my program that are on the ball applying long before graduation have the jobs first, before even taking the NCLEX. Most people pass it and they care more about how you are as an employee. I guess what I'm saying is the early bird gets the worm, regardless of qualifications, they can't hire you if you don't apply.

macgirl · Jun 6, 2012

i put in a few applications before nclex-rn. but until i passed nclex and put my licence number on my applications i got no calls. if fact some employers state flat out don't apply until you pass. i graduated in dec 2011, took and passed nclex end of jan. first of feb i had my licence number. i applied like crazy...my goal was 3 applications a day. but in some places i could do one application and apply to up to 20 jobs. allthat said, i had an interview on the 9th and on the 13th i had job. i got another job offer on the 15th and then spent the rest of the month turning down jobs and interviews. and then a few the following month.

240zRN · Jun 6, 2012

Graduated June 2011. NCLEX August 2011. First 3 Job Offers May 2012. 11 Months from Graduation, 9 months from NCLEX. Live in Northern CA Bay Area. Its a jungle out here.

Kiki.RN · Jun 7, 2012

I graduated with my ADN in December 2011, passed my NCLEX the beginning of February. I didn't bother applying to jobs until I got my license. I applied to about 50-60 jobs before I finally got an interview in May... first interview and I got it! I started this week! :) Good luck to all of those new grads looking for jobs, don't get discouraged keep hitting those job boards hard! Attend interview and resume workshops available in your community, get out there and sell yourself to those recruiters! I have friends that graduated last May... some have found jobs... some have not :/ Hang in there!