Minnesota nurses: is your facility hiring?

[firefly101]

i graduate this May with a BSN and I am just trying to get an idea of what the job market is like right now. i hear its not particularly good (especially for new grads) but still, any insight would be wonderful. is your facility/ area hiring or looking to hire in the near future? any postings on here or PMs would be great.

[ShelbyaStar]

The hospital in my town hires new grads all the time, both AD and BSN. I am in Bemidji though, much less competitive for both schools and jobs than around the cities.

[firefly101]

i've seen a few postings for this area. good to know they frequently hire new grads :) thank you!

[/username, BSN, RN]

i've seen a few postings for this area. good to know they frequently hire new grads :) thank you!

But Bemidji is way the hell out in the middle of nowhere...

[firefly101]

i know, but it's a hospital that accepts new grads, lol

[ShelbyaStar]

But Bemidji is way the hell out in the middle of nowhere...

Exactly. lol. Glad to be moving away in less than a month but a lot of people get their start up here. I have no idea what places like Brainerd are like, but maybe places like that will similarly be less competitive than TC but not quite such a trek to get up here.

Moral of the story: if you can't find a job, try looking in more rural areas. Hopefully not quite as rural as Bemidji, but it isn't THAT bad.

OK, it's pretty bad. We're up here because fiance could not find a teaching job in the cities. Started up here, put 4 years in and we've had enough so we're moving and he can actually get schools to call him for an interview now. Too bad I didn't get NS done in the meantime.