JOBS! We need help!

[typoagain]

i am sorry, but i can hardly believe how many people are having trouble finding jobs as new grads.

both of the local rn programs require all 4th semester students to attend 1 lunch a week with recruiters from the local hospitals. local students normally have no less than 8 job offers before they even graduate!

if you are in texas and having trouble finding a job as a new grad rn, then move west. just about any town in west texas would love to hire you. most floor nursing jobs for new grads start at $20.00+ an hour, full benefits at 90 days or less (good benefits too) and are there for the having. i have a friend who works nights in a small hospital. one year after graduation she was pulling down $29.00 an hour

best of all, the cost of living in this area is quite low. you can get a 1800 sq ft, 3 bedroom house in a nice neighborhood for about $150k. in some of the small towns that would be considered paying way too much.

[Lovelymo79]

I'm not in Texas but I am a 4th semester student looking to move to Texas. Any particular hospitals we should be looking at? Specific towns?

[hunnybaby24, BSN, APRN, NP]

Well if you go to the big cities in Texas, you will understand the plight of many nursing grads. I don't know where you live, but most of the cities have slowed down hiring new grads. They are saturated, and older nurses are not retiring because of the bad economy. Please don't discredit all of the new graduates who are struggling to find jobs for > 6months or more.

[pdmech73]

Try walking in the shoes of many new graduates across Texas and the rest of the country. I was a May 2010 new graduate and applied in Houston, Waco, Wichita Falls, Dallas, San Antonio, Midland-Odessa, Fort Worth, El Paso, Harlingen, McAllen, Austin, Tyler, and a few other small towns. I was very fortunate to land a job 2 months after graduation at a wonderful teaching hospital in Houston. That was after over 70+ applications and calling around.

The area you live in is fortunate to have nursing recruiters still willing to have lunch with new graduates. I'd like to see this tried with Houston nursing recruiters. Good luck with that!

By the way, you can land a beautiful foreclosed house in Houston for under $80k with 1,800 square feet, 3 bedroom, and in a nice neighborhood. A brand new house for under $150k. I don't see your point you are making. Yes, there are different strokes for different folks depending on the kind of lifestyle or city/town you want to live in.

Instead of that "find it hard to believe" attitude, list the names of these exact hospitals that are hiring. I'm sure if you do, they will be a great influx of people applying to those jobs willing to move. That will surely make it more competitive in your local area. We'll see if you have 8 jobs offers then. Places like McAllen, Texas aren't offering that $20,000 sign-on bonus like they used to also.

You don't have to show sympathy but at least find some kind of empathy within yourself for these new graduates.

[Ms.RN]

hmm.. Can you tell me what cities/counties you are talking about ? And maybe possibily give us the names of hospitals that are hiring new grads?

[tryharder]

Temple texas is hiring new grads, it even says new grad position avaliable. I posted thread in the texas regional section above with all the info.

[pauladovas]

Any nees on newgrad jobs for rns?

[Echothesiren]

I moved from San Diego, California to Odessa to work at Medical Center Hospital and I landed the exact department I wanted. I love my job! I graduated in December 2012 and there were NO jobs in California. I applied in Arizona, Las Vegas, Oregon, but had the most call backs from Texas hospitals. I applied in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Waco, and some other cities. I definitely had better luck getting called back in small towns. Any University Medical Center Hospitals are great teaching facilities. East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, TX, UMC and Covenant in Lubbock called me back, Shannon Hospital in San Angelo is good too. All wanted interviews.