How soon did you get your full time job position?

Sour Lemon · Oct 12, 2017

I currently have 8 months of RN experience under my belt. I'm currently a temporary part timer. Before my current job, I was a permanent part timer. I'm looking to apply for a new job maybe after another year at my current job. Just wondering how long it took for you guys to score a permanent full time job.

Right away ...but location probably matters- a lot.

Guest878640 · Oct 12, 2017

Where are you based? I'm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sour Lemon · Oct 12, 2017

Where are you based? I'm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

I was in Texas ...opposite end of of the continent and a different country.

sanncmd · Oct 13, 2017

I'm in Colorado. I got a FT job right away.

oceangirl1234 · Oct 14, 2017

Also in Canada-but won't say where. Took me 9 months to find a full-time job. And even now, it is a term position.

Castiela · Oct 14, 2017

I had my ft position in 6months but I had friends who graduated with me three years ago who are still casual. It depends on a lot of factors- which ward you get hired, smaller vs larger hospitals, underserved areas vs metro areas etc

mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN · Oct 14, 2017

I had, as had most of my class, a job before NCLEX. Hired on contingency.

nursephillyphil, BSN, RN · Mar 13, 2018

im in cali and got a job fairly quickly after nclex, within a few months. its who you know that gets you in, its what you know that keeps you there.

Chazzie_Made_It, ADN · Mar 19, 2018

I signed papers for my first RN job - full-time 1 month to the day after NCLEX. I was offered the position 2.5 weeks after NCLEX.

Leader25, ASN, BSN, RN · Mar 19, 2018

First job,right away.

ellisjl, BSN, RN · Mar 20, 2018

I got full time as my first position as an RN during the first interview I had before taking the NCLEX. Though, this isn't uncommon in my location. Education level, experience, and all that are always things an employer looks at too. I'd just graduated with my BSN, had two solid job histories lasting more than 1 year prior to nursing school, and was in my late 20's (rather than 21 or 22 which may appear as a "risky hire" to some employers). Keep looking! One will come up for you. Speak with your manager and see if he or she would be willing to be a reference for you. Changing jobs to acquire a FT position shouldn't be something management would look down on. Get your ACLS training too if possible, because that looks good for you as well as being something the potential employer doesn't have to financially plan for immediately after hire.