do male new grads get hiring preference?

[SiennaGreen]

Obviously, the past couple of semesters have been a struggle for new grads. It seems to me that the only students who haven't had to struggle quite as much have been our male new grads. All things being equal, of course, the males seem to have landed their dream jobs while the females seem to be competing with a much larger pool. Now, the causality is impossible to determine. Maybe they knew how to network better, were really the best qualified candidate, or perhaps there is an advantage because hiring managers desire having males on the unit. Does being a male nurse give you an advantage?

I'm not complaining, but do feel like I've seen a pattern and I'm wondering if anyone else has.

[PMFB-RN, RN]

After 15 years in nursing, based only on my observations and experience, yes they do. But it's not universal. I think for critical and emergency and other high acuity fields they do.

IMO it's only fair compensation for the discrimination we also face in the nursing field.

[Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN]

I'm going to say that they do tend to be hired more readily in most fields. I don't know if it's bias or anything, though.

What I do notice is that men tend to be moved "up the ladder" a bit quicker - they are made charge, become management, et al. before female nurses with the same experience. I have noticed this in many different departments.

[canigraduate]

Part of the issue is that, generally, men ask for more than women do, so they get more than women do.

Also, men tend to show more confidence in an interview setting. They are there to shine, while women are there to make friends with a prospective future boss.

This is a generalization. I am sure there are many men and women out there who don't fit what I said, but in my experience, men are treated better than women because they expect it.

[Fermin Hernandez, ADN, ASN, RN]

The best we can do as new grads is to remember to view male and female nurses in an equal light. Someday we will be the ones doing interviews for our units, so the glass elevator can stop with us.

[JStollRN]

I'd say yes, only because none of my nursing school graduate friends have jobs, but all the men managed to get hired quite easily, and I knew all the women had applied for the same positions.

[D1914]

Cry me a river...........................