Jobs in the Bay Area... is it really that difficult to find one?

**NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN** · Dec 9, 2011

I think Monterey Bay is much easier. I've put in a lot of apps in the Bay Area, have almost all my family is there and I'd like to move home, not a single call back yet. I've only got about 2 1/2 years ICU experience though.

MBA2RN, BSN, RN · Dec 9, 2011

Until you hit the five year mark, you are still considered a relatively inexperienced nurse. As a Bay Area new grad, I put in approximately 130 apps, up and down the entire pacific coast, and finally got as position in med-surg. Now it's three years later and the job market has gotten worse not better in the Bay, as most hospitals have canceled their new grad hiring. Until the economy turns around, hospitals are going to continue to try and do more with less.

You might try signing up with a nursing registry. They might be able to get you some shifts. You get to see what a unit is like and they (the unit) get to see what you are like. I've seen lots of nurses get hired this way. Good Luck

RNDude100 · Dec 9, 2011

MBA2RN and Nicki... thanks for the responses.

MBA... did you get a job in SFO or elsewhere in CA and did you know anybody within your facility that helped with getting the job?

Thankfully, I have a good job right now, but Cali is such a fun place and it's always good to get a reading on how things are out there.