I can't find a job!

[nanaLVN]

I just got laid off 2 months ago working in aesthetics. Since then, I've been having trouble looking for a LVN job, would it be possible for me to step down and apply as a MA? It's just so frustrating that I can't find any work! I have been through so many interviews. It seems as though no one wants to hire. I work at an assisted living and a registry but both are per diem and I don't get the guaranteed hours that I need. I've been on Indeed, caljobs, career builder, and hot jobs to apply and send my resume.

Any tips???

[Blackcat99]

Call the nursing homes in your area. They sometimes have openings and don't have any ads in the paper or on-line. I found that out the hard way. :(A nurse came to my assisted living home and applied for a job. She then refused the job offer because of the low pay. She then applied at an alzheimer's facility nearby that didn't have an ad in the paper and she got a full time job with more money.

[KaroSnowQueen, RN]

Apply at nursing homes. Apply at hospitals. Are you near a large city? See if there are any major health insurance headquartered there, & apply. Doctor's offices. WIC. Planned Parenthood. Clinics. Get the newspapers for all the places large and small in a x-mile radius that you would be willing to drive. Blanket every single place with a resume, whether it be on paper, or online. Then go back in a month or two and put in another one, all over again.

You have to get your name out there, and keep it out there. If there's some place you see that you think would really be great to work at, put in your resume with a sincere cover letter. Then call them, tell them you have your resume in, and ask if they have any openings for nurses. Look on the prospective employers' web sites and scout out jobs that look appealing.

Good luck!!

[caliotter3]

Don't know what your job history looks like, but if you are having trouble getting hired, you just might have to suck it up and go for a job in a LTC facility. Most people don't want to work in this type of facility, but it is a job. They are more likely to hire someone who has a spotty history, such as being LVN instead of RN, not much experience, etc. Once you get some experience surviving in this type of atmosphere, you might find it easier to get hired on somewhere else. Otherwise, I would tell you to go about your job search the way that KaroSnowQueen suggests. You have to go at it with determination. I wouldn't bother going for an MA position. These jobs are actually harder to get. Almost all ads I've ever seen for MAs want experience, and the pay is considerably less. But that doesn't mean don't apply at offices. When you do so, sell yourself as an LVN rather than trying to fill an MA or receptionist position. Keep at it. You will get something. Good luck.