Hard for GNs to get jobs in St. Louis?

[solneeshka]

I'm planning to relocate to St. Louis after graduation in May and would like to find out if it's relatively easy for GNs to get hired in St. Louis, or if there are so many nursing students there that it gets pretty competitive. Here in Austin, you can be pretty confident that if you did okay in school, you're going to be able to get a job. From the Colorado board though, for example, it sounds like a lot of GNs who even went to school in CO have a hard time finding work there. For the record, this is a career change for me out of finance, and I will have an ADN (like an ASN). I've done well in school and think I would make an attractive candidate, but I don't know the culture in St. Louis as far as how much of getting a job gets lined up informally through clinicals and tech jobs. I'm particularly interested in working ER. Any feedback is appreciated!

[MONurse82]

Am I grateful I have a job? Yes. Should SSM have gone about this process differently? Yes. This was not meant to be a 'hater' post. It was meant to provide the future candidates for this program a clear depiction of what to expect. I hope it helps someone out there make a more informed decision.