I'm asking because I was just accepted into nursing school and I start in the fall. It will be for a BSN. I'm nervous because I have been reading numerous posts about how tough it has been for new grads to find nursing jobs. Every now and then there will be a lucky few who get several offers, but for most, it's a struggle.
So I'm curious
1. how tough is it/ was it to find a nursing job?
2. what kind of nurse are you? (CNA, PCT, LPN, RN 2 yr, RN 4 yr, ect)
I'm not even in nursing school yet however I am going to (hopefully) get accepted to the UMB program at Shady Grove. Does anybody have any idea how much of a difference the school you graduate from makes? Does anybody also have any idea what its like to get a job for nursing in the State of Maryland?
I live in SE Michigan and was hired by a local hospital (transplant and GI surg) a week before I graduated Aug 2011. I also received 2 other offers around the same time (ED and Neuro). I had no tech/hospital experience. Of my second career class of 70, I haven't heard of anyone unable to find a job. Those who held out 3-6 mos after graduation got into specialties - OR, L&D, SICU, CVICU, ED, Peds. Wish I could have afforded to do that!
I lived north of Seattle when I graduated in 2011. Hospitals there were instituting hiring freez's and shutting down residency programs for new grad nurses. I languished for a year looking in that area with no luck. We moved to the east coast recently for my husbands job and here I am again...looking and looking with no response. I have had 3 interviews in 14 months of looking. Unless you want to go to more rural areas then you will probably have a more challenging time. I have run into grads from 2010 who are still looking. If you have the 1 year coveted acute care experience everyone wants then you can find a job, if not then it's tough. I found that the 1 year acute care employers want is more important than you having a BSN or where you graduated from! Where I am (mid-atlantic coast) even LTC's aren't really hiring right now. A BSN is great, I'll be working on mine come fall, but honestly it's that experience that gets you the job in hospitals these days!
This is an exceptionally tough market. I have spoken to long time nurses who were astonished that new grads couldn't get a job and didn't believe me, but if your out there and your looking everyday like I am then you know it's super tough!
I am an ADN grad in Washington as well and have looked and applied for everything under the sun (New grad residencies and direct hire staff nurse positions). Nothing. In the 3 months I have been actively applying I have applied to over 200 jobs and gotten 1 (yes 1!) interview. Good luck to everyone else in this situation. It's tough in alot of areas right now for new grads. May have to relocate soon....
Its rough here. Most job postings say no new grads, and while I worked as an LPN for a long time while getting my ADN, it means next to nothing. I pull per diem work for a company here, but have made an agreement to move to Kansas (my family lives there, and jobs are considerably more abundant) in January if I haven't found anything permanent by then.
There are 7 nursing schools in a 40 mile area here, plus 5 more if you expand another 20 miles in each direction. To say the area is saturated with new grads is an understatement.
No shortage of nursing jobs here, there are a ton at almost every hospital in the area. One of our HCA's hired 20 out of the 60 grads out of the December class at our school alone.
Specializes in OB, NICU, Nursing Education (academic).
I'm in Kentucky, and it's pretty bad here unless you want to runfor the hills! In other words, work in rural Eastern KY, anotherrather undesirable location.
AND 2.5 yrs experience. Had 3 interviews recently and 1 offer which I accepted. There are quite a few openings here, both where I am going and the place I am leaving. I am in Illinois.
I live in AZ. Unless you have a BSN, it's very difficult to even get your resume looked at in Phoenix. In the town where I went to nursing school the local hospital does not support hiring new grads. I have applied at every hospital I can think of in AZ...not one interview. I have sent out nearly 100 resumes nationwide, and received 4 interviews.
I was offered a job in North Dakota, but the housing up there is an issue for my family. I was offered two positions in Alabama. Luckily, I am able to move to gain the experience I need. I cannot afford to be picky, and I don't want to be sitting here in another year whining that I still don't have a job. I am happy to have a job at a facility that is willing to train me, and hopefully I'll like it enough to stay. The market is TOUGH right now.
Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.
it's competitive here in hawaii honolulu to get nursing jobs, and with the closing of 2 mayor hospitals is tough, i'm not saying that is impossible however, you almost must know someone directly in order to get a position. in addition, you must have experience in any given specialty plus being fluently in any other language besides english would proof to be helpful...just saying
I'm from Kentucky, and the job market is tight. I noticed on the University's website, they are now offering new grad "pool" positions in lieu of full time positions, so that you can receive training but aren't guaranteed hours or benefits until a job opens. I guess that's better than nothing, though.
I'm currently in Florida, and the job market is insanely bad for new grads here. The hospitals hire travelers because the seasons fluctuate and it's easier to swoop in a group of travelers that get 12 hours of training instead of investing in new nurses. It is sad, though. I was lucky to get a job quickly in Kentucky and then get the opportunity to travel here to Florida.
Best advice: become a CNA or PCT at your desired hospital, in your desired specialty, ASAP. Do internships, externships, meet recruiters, managers, and so on. Build relationships now!
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I'm not even in nursing school yet however I am going to (hopefully) get accepted to the UMB program at Shady Grove. Does anybody have any idea how much of a difference the school you graduate from makes? Does anybody also have any idea what its like to get a job for nursing in the State of Maryland?