Maybe some of you can be of assistance. I will be grad. in May with my BSN and hope to move to miami to work. But today i have spent hours on the phone trying to get a hold of nurse recruiters. The few i have got a hold of say "they do not hire new grads unless they are in their scholarship program" or something along those lines. So how do you get hired at a great hospital when you can't get a hold of anyone or they simply say no. Also i am still putting some faith in Jackson Memorial since i left the nurse recruiter a message. Any suggestions? also many of the hospitals are doing the Versant program...has anyone been through this? what did you think, did it help?
i'm happy to hear that all of your are having the same experience as I not able to find a job. But I am sad to hear that although this career is in demand, some hospitals don't want to hire new grads. It makes me feel like they don't remember how it was to be a new grad nurse. If anyone has any info on job openings in San Diego, I would appreciate it. I've been looking for a job since April, not as long as all of you, but looking just the same. Thanks everyone and good luck!
My suggestion to you is to bypass the nurse recruiter. Apply to the floor and go straight to the manager. The nurse recruiter were I am at told me no one hires GNs. So I applied to a med surg floor and went to see the manager. She said she liked how I took the initiative and how I was assertive. The position I wanted was already filled by a nurse with experience but she had another opening for night shift and gave it to me.
How did you find out the name of the manager or how did you get in contact with the nurse manager on the floor? I have tried to do this but don't know where to start.
How did you find out the name of the manager or how did you get in contact with the nurse manager on the floor? I have tried to do this but don't know where to start.
You need to get contact with the Human Resource Department at the hospital in question, the nurse recruiter should be there. Just ask for her, and good luck.
jen9317
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i'm happy to hear that all of your are having the same experience as I not able to find a job. But I am sad to hear that although this career is in demand, some hospitals don't want to hire new grads. It makes me feel like they don't remember how it was to be a new grad nurse. If anyone has any info on job openings in San Diego, I would appreciate it. I've been looking for a job since April, not as long as all of you, but looking just the same. Thanks everyone and good luck!