Moving to NC from WI

In the Charlotte area RN jobs are very hard to come by these days, especially for new grads. I know several RNs that graduated with their BSNs this past May that have not yet been offered a job in nursing. There is no shortage of nurses in this area so do your research well. I am not sure about Hendersonville. Good luck to you!

Isn't Hendersonville near Asheville? I know people who got new grad jobs at Mission Hospital in Asheville and like it there. You might also have better luck at the smaller more rural hospitals in the area. The metro areas like Raleigh and Charlotte are pretty saturated with new grads. Also a 30 minute commute in that area might not be feasible since things are a little more spread out.

I too am wondering the same things as the original post, basically all the same situation, and would be there spring 2012.... there are basically NO new grad spots here in savannah, ga at the major hospitals. Dont wont to move there and be in the same situation as here.... thanks guys!

I just moved to NC from TN not that long ago. It took me 6 months to find a nursing job. I am currently a part time RN at Hillside Nursing Home. I really want a full time position, but I am unable to find any. I am also a new graduate. I hope things go better for you than it did me. Good luck!

I am also considering moving to the Raleigh or Charlotte area..doing a lot of job searching and seeing about nothing for new grads..It's strange b/c I was told by a MD from the Rockingham area that they are in desperate need for nurses down there??! Any advice on hospitals in a more rural area but within an hr from Charlotte or Raleigh??????

The stuff for new grads goes up and down pretty quickly. For Dec. grads UNC had stuff up last week in November and it was down by the first week in December. I would subscribe to Duke's listings for CNIs so that I got that info when it was posted. Other than that I checked Rex, WakeMed and UNC's sites daily. It sucked. Usually the new grad positions are posted a month or two before graduation would be. You've probably missed all the jobs for summer start dates, but keep your eye out for fall start positions. Winter start positions (February) will probably be up in Oct/Nov. I will say that I know a few people who were able to get CNI jobs at Duke because they already had their licenses. We're only looking for experienced people on my floor right now because my NM hired 5 new grads in the beginning of the year and just hired 4 more. That's actually better because for the last several graduating classes she's only hired 2 new grads. Best of luck!

I don't know of any more rural hospitals that hire new grads or have new grad programs. Honestly, I wouldn't want to work at most of them but mainly that's because we get the trainwrecks transferred from there!