How many of you guys cant find jobs?

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I'm currently in nursing school and also a male, but I noticed that there are less guys that cant find jobs. In fact, every male nurse I know founds jobs pretty quick after finishing their program.

Obviously there are far less males in the nursing field than females, but it just seems like male nurses have a easier time finding jobs. I ran into a male nurse during a clinical who graduated from my school (ASN) the previous year and he was talking to me and a fellow classmate. He said it would be easier for me to find jobs due to simple fact that I'm a guy.

I was confused because everyone on this forum states it doesnt matter if you're a female or a male in the job market. I'm not trying to start a gender war lol Just wondering

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Specializes in TNS, ECRN, CEN, TNCC.

I just passed the NCLEX on Monday, called the hospital to tell them (left a message with the recruiter), and got a call back today (Thursday). I had already applied with them weeks ago before I even took the NCLEX. Apparently, they just wanted to wait until I officially was a nurse to call back. But, there are several of my female counterparts who already have landed jobs, too. And this is in the suburbs of Chicago, of all places (can you say saturated?). But, I also am a military vet, which is also not really comparable to young females with no experience, so who knows?

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Specializes in telemetry, ICU.

Depends on the area I would say, it can be very competitive. I have heard that it is easier for male nurses but not sure how true that is, could just be a myth. In my cohort in CA where it is very difficult getting a job a few females got the first jobs, and now 6 months from graduating I know of 2 males that got jobs. The sad fact is after graduating in December, only 3 females landed jobs in hospitals and 2 males... 5 out of 65 got a hospital job, a few are in nursing homes and some like me are forced out of state.

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Maybe it's a gender based form of affirmative action.....possibly lol but it does looks good when you have male nurses on your medical team. It doesnt mean that males are nessaserly better care givers but in my outside looking in experiances males have a Easier time (not always) handling the stress that comes with the field. Not to take anything away from female nurese because they have been holding the profession down for years!

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Is it true that there is a scarcity of nurses in the USA or are we just being misled? I am a nurse who has actually been looking for a job in Arizona for over a year now. I moved from Minnesota having been promised goodies here in the desert. The only way I got anything was through a friend who knew someone. I am still trying, I never get even regrets from my applications. What must a man do to land a hospital RN job in Arizona? I am we'll prepared educationally, BSN working to finish my MSN in December this year. Anyone out there with the same problem?

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.
Is it true that there is a scarcity of nurses in the USA or are we just being misled? I am a nurse who has actually been looking for a job in Arizona for over a year now. I moved from Minnesota having been promised goodies here in the desert. The only way I got anything was through a friend who knew someone. I am still trying I never get even regrets from my applications. What must a man do to land a hospital RN job in Arizona? I am we'll prepared educationally, BSN working to finish my MSN in December this year. Anyone out there with the same problem?[/quote']

There hasn't been a true scarcity of nurses in a very long time .

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Keep your head up. I moved to Atlanta had 3 interviews out of 20 plus applications and got one offer from my current employer. In this economy you have to go the extra mile. Volunteer. Network. Pad your résumé and keep at the applications. Good luck and keep us posted

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I think there are cases where a male applicant may be slightly more desirable than a female applicant.

The only reason, is because the business / numbers game of hospitals are becoming more prominent.

I feel as though a hospital can boast about it's ''minority'' nurses, just as they can (and do) boast about BSN only Nurses.

In my journey through the admissions process through nursing school(s), I came to this opinion - Despite being a male student, the schools do not care, because there are BUNCHES of just as qualified female applicants waiting to take your space, so they won't jump through hoops to get a male student.

To sum it up: Male applicants may be desireable in some cases, however an equally or more experienced female competitor would be the better investment for the hospital. (Hospitals are businesses, it's all about making the best investment).

PS- as a male PCT, it drives me CRAZY when patient's make statements about my strength vs my female co-workers. Women have been doing bedside nursing FOREVER and have managed to do the same lifting over the years.

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I think there are cases where a male applicant may be slightly more desirable than a female applicant.

The only reason, is because the business / numbers game of hospitals are becoming more prominent.

I feel as though a hospital can boast about it's ''minority'' nurses, just as they can (and do) boast about BSN only Nurses.

In my journey through the admissions process through nursing school(s), I came to this opinion - Despite being a male student, the schools do not care, because there are BUNCHES of just as qualified female applicants waiting to take your space, so they won't jump through hoops to get a male student.

To sum it up: Male applicants may be desireable in some cases, however an equally or more experienced female competitor would be the better investment for the hospital. (Hospitals are businesses, it's all about making the best investment).

PS- as a male PCT, it drives me CRAZY when patient's make statements about my strength vs my female co-workers. Women have been doing bedside nursing FOREVER and have managed to do the same lifting over the years.

I think it's naive to say that, on the whole, men are physically stronger than women. It may be true that women have been doing the same thing but physiologically we are the stronger gender.

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I think it's naive to say that, on the whole, men are physically stronger than women. It may be true that women have been doing the same thing but physiologically we are the stronger gender.

*naive to say that men AREN'T physically stronger than women*

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To sum it up: Male applicants may be desireable in some cases, however an equally or more experienced female competitor would be the better investment for the hospital. (Hospitals are businesses, it's all about making the best investment).

I'm not sure what u meant by saying female nurses are the better investment, as I know more females (in general) tend to work less and take more days (even weeks) off. I come from a corporate environment, as nursing is my 2nd career, and I noticed that females took a lot more days off, as the guys rarely took a day off.

And I have to disagree and say that males are just physically stronger than girls...unless the guy is like 5'7 120 lbs soaking wet lol. I would love to see normal everyday girls bench 180-200 lbs because it's not hard to find guys who can lift this much.

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What im getting at is that if has been done by the ladies in the past, there's no reason that a guy is more desireable (unless you're going to try to argue injuries, but technique > brute strength and another argument could be that a male would be asked to help with more heavy duty pt's, therefore increasing risk for injury)

OP, you sligtly misread my post (and I miswrote), I meant a female with experience :sarcastic: is a better investment than a male with no experience (or less experience)

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