Do people really have to go out looking for jobs when they graduate. Someone told me that employers come to your school searching for you so to speak. Did any of you have them come to your school and offer you a job? Steph 0 Likes
BigB Specializes in Knuckle Dragging Nurse aka MTA. Has 3 years experience. Dec 30, 2005 i hadto , and I am still in the process of finding a job. None came to my school. 0 Likes
RosesrReder, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN Has 18 years experience. Dec 30, 2005 It will depend where you live. At my school the students attend job fairs a few months before graduating. They are bombarded with offers and are able to talk to recruiters. Hope it's like this when I graduate......lol 0 Likes
sxyrn2b08 Dec 31, 2005 My school was a hospital based program, so we had recruiters from Human Resources come and speak to us. I was fortunate to talk to the manager where I did my externship, and she offered me a job. It's a med/surg floor, and I'm so excited. 0 Likes
following_faith Dec 31, 2005 I don't know if we ever get a real job fair, so to speak, but I know that our clinical sites always have their eye out and will extend offers. I would love to have a job lined up before school ended-what a comfort! 0 Likes
TheCommuter, BSN, RN Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych. Has 14 years experience. Dec 31, 2005 During our very last week of school, hiring representatives from a few hospitals, home health agencies, and other facilities came to my school and spoke to our class throughout the school day. They were not hiring us at that moment because we did not have a license yet, but they were there to tell us to apply at their companies upon receiving licensure since they welcomed new-hire LVNs without experience. This was called 'career day'. 0 Likes
BigB Specializes in Knuckle Dragging Nurse aka MTA. Has 3 years experience. Jan 5, 2006 It will depend where you live. At my school the students attend job fairs a few months before graduating. They are bombarded with offers and are able to talk to recruiters. Hope it's like this when I graduate......lolIt seems different for RN and LPN's . Seems most RN's have jobs set up before they graduate. LPN's are on thier own to get jobs around here. 0 Likes
NikiChiki Jan 5, 2006 We had a job fair... tons of people were there representing places to work. I already worked at a hospital as a nurse tech and now I will be starting my position as a GPN next week... when I pass the boards I will be an LPN working on the med surg floor (which is where I've worked the whole time). They don't have a LOT of LPN positions available at hospitals around here but there are definitely some. LTC offers more money (around here) but I want at least that year of med surg experience. 0 Likes
jimthorp Jan 5, 2006 By all means send out resumes as you approach graduation. I had two job interviews and two offers prior to graduating as did a number of my classmates. 0 Likes
Butterflybee Jan 9, 2006 By all means send out resumes as you approach graduation. I had two job interviews and two offers prior to graduating as did a number of my classmates.Dont you need your state license before you can begin working as an LPN? 0 Likes
stephera Specializes in nursing home, clinic, homehealth. Jan 9, 2006 Of course you do but we are talking about getting offers before we graduate.Dont you need your state license before you can begin working as an LPN? 0 Likes
