How do I become successful?

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Hello!

I will be moving to back home to Dallas after I graduate (with a BSN, from a college in idaho) in May. I am really worried about the job prospects and the overall job hunt. I want to work in the OR but I don't now how to go about searching for new grad friendly positions. I will be moving in with my inlaws until I can find employment. Should I apply to internships? My gpa will be a 3.5 so it's not super strong. Should I avoid internships and just apply for every job out there? I am getting to the point where I need to start making moves, only I don't know what moves to make! Any help would be appreciated.

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I'm in the Dallas area. There is some market saturation here. However, there's jobs. May not be the one you want. I read yesterday on here that 2000 applications have applied to Baylor's nurse residency. I say apply everywhere. The least they can do is not call. Good luck and welcome back home (May).

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Apply to internship programs, they will start posting in March-April I'm sure for May positions.

Apply to all of them out there, many people apply for them due to all the schools in the area graduating people.

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Do you have hospital experience besides your clinicals? That seems to be the big thing in separating some applicants from the others

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New grads rarely go straight to OR. Not saying don't try but don't only go for that job. Apply to everything! If you can get other health care job for the experience in Idaho while you finish do it. Even jib volunteering helps in a saturated market.

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I know! Most instructors I talk to say getting a job right out of school in the OR will be tough. I have worked as a CNA for a little over 6-7 months would that be enough? I am torn on where I want to work really, I would love to work in the OR or Psych, but dread the golden year in medsurge, if I can avoid that I want to.

Thanks you for the replies!

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Have your cover letter, resume, and letters of rec ready before your semester even starts. For the Dallas area I would actually start checking mid February. Just relaying bits of info that was passed on to me, I graduate Dec. 2015.

Best of luck to you!

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