Job searching while out of town visiting family, advice please

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I am a recent CA RN-BSN grad with 8 months of LTC experience. My job prospects locally are very limited and I have exhausted any hopeful employment within an hours drive from my home. I believe moving will be necessary to land a decent job (LTC facility management is horrible, not the residents!). If I have to move, I'm thinking of moving back to my hometown where I have extended family, Cincinnati. I have planned a trip back home for the holidays and was wondering...What's the most effective way to approach Job Search while there for two weeks? Do I contact/apply for positions prior to my trip? Are there any Cincinnati area AN nurses that could give me info on recent grad job markets? Thanks!

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

In the past few months, I've received a surprising number of resumes from out of town and out of state RNs. Honestly, I wouldn't hire someone after just a telephone interview. You could try to make appointments for the time you'll be visiting your family. You might be considered a more serious applicant if you already have ties to the area and a place to stay when they offer you a job.

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Thank you for your reply...it is kind of a catch 22. I don't want to relocate until I have a job lined up and I understand why facilities wouldn't want to hire unless I was a resident. I wonder if getting my Ohio license now would make me more marketable when I visit. Any thought to that idea?

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Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.

HR, and recruiters, may filter you out when they see an address hundreds of miles away.

It's important that your cover letter cleary states. "I will be in the Cincinnati area Nov 1-15 and am trying to set up interviews."

Consider listing a local relatives address on your resume. You want it clear you are seriously looking to relocate to your hometown, and not just "fishing."

Yes, a license in Ohio may help convey your intent. Are you considering Ky also?

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@ MrChicagoRN

Yes, I would also consider relocating to Northern KY. I was born and raised a "buckeye" :) With all of my extended family still living out there, it would be a quick & easy relocation.

Any advice on initiating license process for both states?

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