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Hello all! I'm needing some career advice and hopefully some personal stories from all of you.
I am having an incredibly difficult time getting my foot back in the door. We are military family who just arrived back stateside after 4 years overseas where I was not able to work as nurse (there very literally were no nursing jobs) but did extensively volunteer, have great letters of recommendation and awards. I thought I did it right! But now I'm encountering the "paid experience" road block. I'm being told I need "uninterrupted PAID experience" "related PAID experience" "PAID experience with the last 2 years"....you get the idea.
Should I voluntarily do a refresher course? Should I try to go back to volunteering? Should I just be more persistent?
I have a 3 year old and do not think I could do nights full time (a suggestion by a recruiter) with no family help and a husband who's schedule is chaotic and who could be in another country for who knows how long at anytime. I could swing part time, but I'm thinking they'll want a full time commitment.
HELP!!!! I'm paying for CEUs, certs and license and no job prospect.
JBMmom, MSN, NP
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That's an awesome update, so glad that things worked out for you!