LPN - Getting a job after the program?

[akiara]

I'm super nervous and I'm just looking for a bit on honesty to make myself ready for what is to come. I start an LPN program in about a week, and I'm not nervous at all. I know I can handle it. I'm nervous about what happens when I graduate. I was told that everyone graduating from my school gets tons of job offers around town. The problem is, I hate where I live! I live in Tallahassee, and was recently burglarized. It seems there is always crime going on around me, and it's making me very nervous. I'm skinny, cute (not being full of it, it's just true.. right now I wish I wasn't), and kinda tiny. I'm a good target for anyone, so I want to get out of Tallahasee and move somewhere like Tampa, Gainesville or Orlando. Even Miami (I lived there and never ran into even HALF as many problems). I'm scared I'm not going to get a job because I'd have to turn down all my job offers here in Tallahassee. I want to go on to be an RN, but many problems require you to be working (sometimes for at least a year). So... I'm stuck at what I should do afterwards! Stay in Tallahassee for one more year? Or move and risk not getting a job and being stuck as jobless LPN failure!!!

Any advice would be AWESOME!

[**~pouty~**]

i graduated the LPN program in october 2010. got my license in january 2011 and still havent been able to find a job. the job market is really rough right now (saying they wont hire you because you dont have experience).

i live in the ft lauderdale area and have looked as far as palm beach gardens for work (and no luck). if you get a job offer, my advice is take it. if you dont feel safe in your current neighborhood, move somewhere safer and do the commute, if need be. buy some mase or even a tazer if you feel youre a target.

other than that, go for your RN.