I'm a little curious: how long did it take everyone to find a job right out of nursing school? And what was your very first job as an RN/LPN? 0 Likes
NICUmiiki, BSN, RN Specializes in NICU/PICU Flight Nursing. Has 6 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 I was offered my job in the NICU in April. I graduated in May. 0 Likes
OrganizedChaos, LVN Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab. Has 10 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 I got my first job in a nursing home as an LVN right out of nursing school after I passed my NCLEX. 0 Likes
Alisonisayoshi, LVN Specializes in LTC. Jun 20, 2015 I have a job offer at a SNF with a hiring bonus after I pass NCLEX-PN. 0 Likes
Nibbles1 Jun 20, 2015 I put in 33 applications before I got my first job. There was 5 nursing schools all graduating in a 75 mile radius when I finished. Everyone was climbing on each other to get a job. 0 Likes
BecomingNursey Specializes in Emergency Nursing. Jun 20, 2015 I was hired in the ER where I worked as a tech right out of school. 0 Likes
missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN Specializes in Neuroscience. Has 4 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 I was hired a month before I graduated. I started applying to jobs two months before graduation, put in over 65 applications, and I had 3 interviews at my first choice hospital. I had a 4th interview scheduled at a different hospital, but on the day the interview was supposed to take place, I received a call with a job offer for two different floors! I work on a progressive care floor, and I love it. 0 Likes
LadyFree28, BSN, RN Specializes in Pediatrics, Rehab, Trauma. Has 10 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 For LPN: had a private duty home health job right after I passed the NCLEX, then accepted a float position at a Rehab hospital a month later and worked both positions on a flexible schedule.For RN: it took me 3 months to get 2 interviews, then another months to accept a hospital position in Critical Care. 0 Likes
cvandyke Jun 20, 2015 Wow, 65 applications! I'm glad you got an offer at your first choice. Congrats! 0 Likes
scaredsilly, BSN, RN Jun 20, 2015 2 months after NCLEX, my dream job at my dream hospital in L&D after ab out 300 applications 0 Likes
Newbie_RN17 Specializes in Med-Surg, Emergency. Has 2 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 Offered my job May 1st, graduated May 15th. Med-surg but I was also offered ortho and OR. Just happened to graduate right when the market around here opened up briefly. 0 Likes
Okami_CCRN, ADN, RN Specializes in Critical Care. Has 4 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 I graduated in January, passed NCLEX-RN in early March and was offered a FT position in the ICU where I worked as a tech in April. Most of my classmates also scored jobs shortly after passing NCLEX; a couple in rehab, 3-5 in telemetry, only 14 of us graduated. 0 Likes
twinmommy+2, ADN, BSN, MSN Specializes in ED. Has 16 years experience. Jun 21, 2015 I had a job lined up while in school for an ER in the area, but then had to move. Put out one application to a hospital in that area, which produced two interviews, and could have had either med/surg or ICU but chose med/surg. This was in 2006 though. 0 Likes
missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN Specializes in Neuroscience. Has 4 years experience. Jun 21, 2015 Wow, 65 applications! I'm glad you got an offer at your first choice. Congrats!It's not bad if you decide to do 5 applications a day. Around here, most hospitals have an online application, and it saves your resume and cover letter, and you just click, attach, and hit submit. For the jobs I really wanted, I would type up a different cover letter than the one that was saved. 0 Likes
johsonmichelle Jun 21, 2015 It's not bad if you decide to do 5 applications a day. Around here, most hospitals have an online application, and it saves your resume and cover letter, and you just click, attach, and hit submit. For the jobs I really wanted, I would type up a different cover letter than the one that was saved.I agree that not a lot of applications. I'm still in nursing school and I'm applying for pct /student nurse positions.I have done 80 applications this month. Some are more lengthy than others. Some wants ALL your information, and want you to consent to a credit /background check during the application. Edited Jun 21, 2015 by johsonmichelle 0 Likes
Nursynursenurse Jun 21, 2015 I graduated May 2014 but didnt take the nclex-rn til January 2015 because I was afraid of failure. Took and passed nclex. Then I waited until April to apply. It took a week after applying to get an interview and I took that first job I could get. I work at a nursing home and an assisted living. 0 Likes