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I am a new licensed LPN who is having problems finding a job.....which is weird since all the "nursing shortages". It is not just me....3 other girls that were in my class have yet to find jobs also...Everyone here seems to want someone with a years experience or more or no openings but noone wants to hire new grads to help them get experience. ... I do have an interview today which I am rather excited about, not because I want to work there but because it is a possibility of my having a job....... but also know I am competing with experienced nurses.....

My resume is pretty good and I have good references from where I have worked (in the army and one other job, which I was at a year)

I am kind of upset becuase I thought I would get my license and have a few choices but now it has come down to take what I can get....I do live in a military town, which means jobs are scare anyway...the va hospital has no openings ( I would get a veterans preference there) and the army hospital wants the year.....ahhhhh.....and the regular hospital recruiter told us there is 5 jobs and about 100 applicants........

I have thought about going back into the RN program but with 2 young kids I cannot swing the cost of daycare and the thought of going back to school right now is mind blowing...........I have posted resumes on monster.com....checked through the pages on here....read the newspaper everyday,....HELP!!!!!!!

Desperate for a job.....in nursing.....hopefully!!!!!

Kim :crying2:

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Where are you located? Can you relocate? Can you commute? Just wondering.

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Where are you located? Can you relocate? Can you commute? Just wondering.

I am in Fayetteville, NC and went to a job interview today....not sure how it went but I was only 1 in 3 that they were interviewing....good sign....not sure....since she said most places including there do not like to hire new grads but time will tell.(I will know definitely by 4 tomorrow)..it is a night shift position, which is what I prefer since my children will be sleeping while in daycare (if my husband is not deployed) and I can really focus on learning the skills better than when in school.

I have applied everywhere within an hour away.....even though I really hate to go that far away since I do have young children....but a job is a job....

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What about LTC? There always seems to be openings and the pay is sometimes higher...at least in my area

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What about LTC? There always seems to be openings and the pay is sometimes higher...at least in my area

I got a job working in assisted living/rehab....the pay is better than what my other friends are making....not sure whether I get shift diff for working night or weekends or not but atleast now I am a working nurse.........yippee!! I definitely will take an experience I can get!!1!!!!!!!!!

I will keep everyone posted about how it goes.....

Thanks for the support!!!!

Kim

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