-How long did it take you to find a job as a new grad?

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The employment shortage for new grad nurses is a big scare on most threads on here. In most cases though I see that the longest time it took someone to find a job as a new grad was about 1 year. Please share your experiences on how long did it take you to find a job as a new grad, in which state and how did you land your job. Feel free to include other details.

Specializes in acute care.
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6mths in pittsburgh,pa for me

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Specializes in Pediatrics, ER.
Guys thanks for the replies. Let us stick to the post though and rather than asking questions to each-other please share your experiences on the job hunting and finding experience, thanks!

Please don't moderate posts unless you are a moderator. It's an open forum and posters can ask related questions within a discussion thread. Thank you.

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Specializes in ER,Surgical ICU,Neuro ICU, OR.
Please don't moderate posts unless you are a moderator. It's an open forum and posters can ask related questions within a discussion thread. Thank you.

Well since it is my question, I would like it to go in a certain direction without loosing its focus. I do not mean to hold anybody from expressing themselves but I think that sometimes threads take unexpected turns that don't serve their original purpose.

This thread is to show with some data what is the average time that it takes new grad nurses to find jobs. I think in this way people who are still in nursing school can evaluate more correctly what is going on in the industry rather than with unfounded comments of people who express just opinions.

Again thanks for the replies guys and keep writing, I think a lot of people are interested in this kind of data!

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Specializes in neuro/ortho med surge 4.

I passed the NCLEX July 31, 2008. Had a job in LTC begiinning of Sept 2008. Got hired 16 hrs a week at a hospital in MArch 2009 even though I worked full time hours. Full time position in Oct 2009 at same hospital.

For a full time hospital -medsurge posiiton 1 year and 3 months from the time I passed NCLEX.

I would suggest to just get your foot in the door. Even if it is only for per diem. Once a full time postion opens up you can apply for it. It was hard because I did not have insurance but you do what you have to do.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, ER.

Again thanks for the replies guys and keep writing, I think a lot of people are interested in this kind of data!

European, if you do a site search you will find MANY threads on this same topic, down to the exact same thread title. It has been addressed frequently over the past two years.

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I graduated in December 2009 and found a job in about 3 months, but I had to relocate and it is not in a hospital. Also, I had applied for 100+ positions since September 09, mostly in Washington DC and I didn't get any encouragement there so I broadened my search and that's how I found this job. I'm still getting rejection emails from all the places I applied to before, haha. I'm thankful to have a job.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

3 months in New Jersey...graduated May 2010 and just got hired (very happy about it :))

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Technically 3 months after graduating, but from the time I started applying, it was one month. We just moved (across the country), so I was really worried, because I have no connections in this area (we moved due to my husband's military assignment, so I had no real influence in where we ended up). I'm very fortunate, though, and I was offered a job last week and start in a few weeks, in a med/ surg unit. I'm in the Northern VA/ DC area.

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Specializes in pediatric.

Graduated May 2009 in Boston

Applied to about 150 jobs, including out of state

Finally JUST got hired last week for a FT position at the hospital where I am a CNA.

So it took about 15 months.

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I graduated May 2010 and had a job lined up before I graduated. Lucky me :)

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Specializes in Pediatrics, ER.
Graduated May 2009 in Boston

Applied to about 150 jobs, including out of state

Finally JUST got hired last week for a FT position at the hospital where I am a CNA.

So it took about 15 months.

Woohoo!! What floor are you working on?

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