Is it true that male new grads are not struggling

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Is it true that male new grads are not struggling with finding jobs?

Diversity is usually seen as a positive so given the lack of male nurses in many facilities, it would not be a surprise if facilities were seeking to hire males much like corporate America tried to hire minority and women into management to get some diversity. That said, with L&D/OB "off limits" to males it appears if there is discrimination its against males.

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Not true... I graduated in massachusetts and was only able to find jobs in nursing homes put out 100+ applications worked a year in LTC and ended up moving 1500 miles away to take a hospital job depends on where the needs are and if there willing to invest the time and money.

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Not true. A while back, few men were applying to nursing school. That picked up significantly. It has gotten to the point where the scale may have tipped to the point where it makes their job search harder. OB, a popular practice area for new grads, is generally off-limits to males.

Class of 2010 finds that nearly all new grads are struggling to find work anywhere and everywhere in the US. Some have gone on to other careers already.

Yet monster.com articles like this one are still telling people to go to nursing school:

Ace Your Nursing Interview with a Healthcare Recruiter's Help

Ace Your Nursing Interview with a Healthcare Recruiter's Help

By Thad Peterson

Monster Staff Writer

With the nation's acute shortage of nurses, those in the profession aren't having any difficulty finding work. This tilt in the supply-demand equation in favor of the job seeker puts healthcare recruiters in a less-than-enviable position. For Mandy Jacobs, regional recruiting manager for Gambro Healthcare, the job is more difficult, because she needs to hire nurses to work in Gambro's dialysis clinics throughout the US and most nurses have no dialysis training.

Jacobs won't settle for just any candidate. During the interview process, she watches for certain telltale signs that suggest a potential employee won't fit well in Gambro's system. So, while it's not unheard of for an employer to offer a job to a nursing candidate during an interview and have the person start work the next day, nursing candidates would be well-served by following some simple interviewing rules, even if they feel like they're the ones with the upper hand in the job search process." ...

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Thanks for the info.

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Diversity is usually seen as a positive so given the lack of male nurses in many facilities, it would not be a surprise if facilities were seeking to hire males much like corporate America tried to hire minority and women into management to get some diversity. That said, with L&D/OB "off limits" to males it appears if there is discrimination its against males.

Wouldn't male nurses be preferred in positions that require restraining physically aggressive patients and carrying heavy medical equipment?

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Not true... I graduated in massachusetts and was only able to find jobs in nursing homes put out 100+ applications worked a year in LTC and ended up moving 1500 miles away to take a hospital job depends on where the needs are and if there willing to invest the time and money.

Are you an ASN or BSN?

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.
Wouldn't male nurses be preferred in positions that require restraining physically aggressive patients and carrying heavy medical equipment?

Given that female nurses have had to deal with that for decades, not really.

Besides given various stats, more and more places are going to "no lift" policies to prevent injury to ALL nurses, male and female.

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Two guys in my class got jobs at the local hospital that will not hire any new grads that are not internal candidates. They were not internal, had no experience in the healthcare industry whatsoever, and didn't know anyone internal that was helping them.

Just seemed kinda fishy.

But, good for them for finding jobs.

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Specializes in Med./Surg. and paramed. exams.

Oh to be a man in a woman's world. Men don't have to worry about childcare, men get paid so much more, men can stand to pee, men are always promoted over a woman...man I wish I was in this world!

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Specializes in ICU, ED, PACU.

Aggressive new grads are the ones getting the jobs. There is no gender monopoly on this.

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Specializes in Progressive Care.
Aggressive new grads are the ones getting the jobs. There is no gender monopoly on this.

This, I think, is the key. NEVER GIVE UP !!! No matter what is between your legs.

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+1 @ malenurses post...

I'm an ADN.. I only got an intervbiew at one hospital because l knew 3 nurses there and they pulled strings its not nice out there. I had PCAs in my class who couldn't get jobs at the hospitals they worked in. ObamaCare froze alot of the hiring around that time. There is a nursing shortage of "EXPERIENCED" nurses but that doesn't help new grads. Suck it up apply everywhere take the first job you can and just keep plugging out the applications. I've been a nurse a year and have already had 3 jobs. The last one l love and will be there for awhile.

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Think its funny that women think we have it better... we get sexually harassed all day (not that i don't mind), but have to be careful of what we say back because it carries more weight. I've had a nursing supervisor speak to me about leaving a toilet seat up. I've dealt with nurses who outright disrespected me because I was a man. But I've also been told by many people that they view the male nurses as more caring and better caregivers.

On that note I think its due to the fact there are less male nurses and the ones that are there doing the job because they want to and truly do care. I've met many nurses doing it because its stable work mothers hours etc.

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