I just wanted to let all my fellow new grads out there know that its not hopeless after all!!
I graduated in May, and got hired on yesterday on my dream floor in my dream hospital!! I am SO excited! :)
Be prepared for nights, and I did have 3 years experience as a CNA & 1 year as an LPN, so I'm not positive if that put me ahead of anyone else... I just thank God for this opportunity!!
My advice would be to apply EVERYWHERE, and set yourself apart from the other 489 applicants, go turn your resume & letter of recommendation into the unit manager & introduce yourself. I also think that helped :)
I'm not a RN, but a LPN. Anyways I was offered the job at a nursing home that I worked at as an aide. 3 months later, a friend told me about a job at a different nursing home that wasn't cutting hours. I applied there and got the job. Well I've been there for 5 months and was working PRN at the 1st job until I quit so I could get my vacation paid out to me (since I was working PRN they wouldn't let me use it and they wouldn't pay it out to me). Well just the other day the PRN job called ME and offered me a job again. I know the jobs aren't there like they used to be but it also makes me feel blessed that I have 2 places after me!
YAYYYYY!! 
Butterfliesnroses
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I'm not a RN, but a LPN. Anyways I was offered the job at a nursing home that I worked at as an aide. 3 months later, a friend told me about a job at a different nursing home that wasn't cutting hours. I applied there and got the job. Well I've been there for 5 months and was working PRN at the 1st job until I quit so I could get my vacation paid out to me (since I was working PRN they wouldn't let me use it and they wouldn't pay it out to me). Well just the other day the PRN job called ME and offered me a job again. I know the jobs aren't there like they used to be but it also makes me feel blessed that I have 2 places after me!