Hello! Here's my story: I graduated from a Georgia nursing school in December 2012 (RN-MSN). I took and passed the NCLEX a couple months afterward and then got married and moved a few months after that. At this point, I still had not worked as an RN. After I moved, I began looking for jobs and have been utterly unsuccessful at landing one. It's a big blow to me, because I did really well in both classes and clinicals and would certainly have been offered a job at my hospital had I not moved, but by the time I moved, a fresh batch of new grads had already graduated here in NC, and I've just been overlooked since then. I've applied at multiple hospitals for numerous jobs, and my application never makes it far. I had dreams of doing advanced practice nursing, but now I'm just trying so hard to get a job so I can gain good clinical experience and just help people! I've called the HR departments where I applied and asked to speak to hiring managers, but I got a lot of, "We don't don't do that...you have to stick to the process. If you're suitable, WE'LL call YOU." One HR rep was extremely impressed by my resume and student clinical experience, so I'm not sure why nobody else is. I don't know any nurses here, so I can't really ask anyone for good advice. I'd appreciate any help or words of wisdom. I've applied to UNC, Duke, and Rex. Please help if you can! Thanks for your time!
I'm currently in texas and not suppose to be visiting nc again until 7/31. So I would just miss it .... If I jumped through some big hoops getting shifts covered and tickets bought and what not I may possible be able to get there sooner...
Do you have any experience or knowledge about these open houses if many are hired through this way?
Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.
I know that where I work, they have a set number of people that they need and they DO hire. I have not personally gone to one. I was going to go for kicks and giggles. This is the first time I have a see an ortho opening at Rex. My personal ortho docs do surgery there.
Maybe you could talk to recruiting and see if you could send a resume to them; explaining the situation.
CalishortyRN
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Thank you!
I'm currently in texas and not suppose to be visiting nc again until 7/31. So I would just miss it .... If I jumped through some big hoops getting shifts covered and tickets bought and what not I may possible be able to get there sooner...
Do you have any experience or knowledge about these open houses if many are hired through this way?