Just graduated the ADN program (CCP), and am prepping for the NCLEX. However, I am having the hardest time lining up a position anywhere! I've gone on interviews that seem to go very well, but no callbacks. Several of the area hospitals are now going strictly with BSN students (and this info would've been handy three years ago, when I elected to go into an Associate's program!), and in general the pickings have been scarce. Far as I know, about half of my graduating class is employed, and half are in the same boat that I'm in.
I've been externing at a local community hospital, which is a fine place but a little distant for me. However, this experience doesn't seem to be counting for much.
My specific questions, before this turns into a rant/therapy-session:
1) Is the market "flooded" in Philly? Everywhere? Worse at this time of the year or pretty uniform throughout the year?
2) Is the market better when you put "RN" next to your name, post-boards?
3) Am I just freaking out prematurely, expecting too much too soon, borrowing trouble when I should just be hitting the review questions (which I have been doing, BTW. 30-60/day)?
If you've read this far, thank you. If you're responding to any part of it, thank you even more!
-Kevin