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Need Advice/Vent

So I'm pretty much in the same boat as many other people but I just needed to vent to someone other than my fiance. Currently I live in nyc but I'm moving up to Albany to move in with him (my fiance). Problem is I can't. I do not want to move in and not be able to afford living up there without a job nor do I want to put more of a burden financially on him especially since he is in his first year of an entrly lvl position. I think I've applied to every hospital I can think of (Albany med, st. peters, seton/st. mary's, ellis, albany memorial and samaritan)...am I missing any I mean these can't be the only hospitals in the area? Its really frustrating because I want to work...I graduated in June took my boards first week of August and passed and now I feel like every hospital has turned me down. I've called and of course I've gotten "thank you for your interest in Insert hospital name here but unfortunately we do not have any positions open for new grads"...mind you what gets me is that they have positions open on their site and I know they want someone with experience but I'm sorry if they didn't want me to apply they should have just put it on the job description that they want someone with experience and not give me false hopes about scheduling an interview date, not hear from them after I tell them dates I'm free only to get an email back after a week of calling only to say (in other words) "oops my bad didn't see the part that said you were a new grad :bluecry1:." How are you supposed to get experience if you can't work, how are you supposed to get a job if you have no experience...and i'm so sick of reading...."oh one of the easiest fields to get a job in is nursing" well its complete bull...:banghead: I'm just really frustrated...I've cried so much about it that I have the puffiest eyes you have ever seen...what can I do if there are no other hospitals in the area to apply to...do I spend another year in the city living off of my parents where jobs are even harder to find (adding on to the 3 years already apart from my fiance)? I mean I really don't know what to do anymore....I'm still waiting to here from albany med and samaritan and albany memorial but after calling and hearing how they get 100's of applications I'm just slowly losing hope...I don't know what to do anymore...any advice would be great

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I don't know the area upstate but my general suggestion would be to look outside the city. Something like a hour commute from your fiance's place. In general the further from a city the more jobs available. Good Luck

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i have both upstate and in the city...but thanks for the reply back :)

did you tried nursing homes?

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yep both in the city and upstate been getting the "sorry we aren't looking for any but we'll keep you on file for "insert amount of time here" thanks for your interest" response. I'll keep trying though...*sigh*

I do not know if they hire new grads, but you didn't mention saratoga springs (about 30 mins from Albany). Both hospitals this way have open positions that has been open for some time. This area seems to be packed with nursing homes/assisted living and I have seen several 'new nurses ok' ads for these places in the area - check indeed.com to see if any are still hiring.

Knowing the area,however, I will tell you the pay is probably horrible!

I do not know if they hire new grads, but you didn't mention saratoga springs (about 30 mins from Albany). Both hospitals this way have open positions that has been open for some time. This area seems to be packed with nursing homes/assisted living and I have seen several 'new nurses ok' ads for these places in the area - check indeed.com to see if any are still hiring.

Knowing the area,however, I will tell you the pay is probably horrible!

but a job on the resume, may be worth it....

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I do not know if they hire new grads, but you didn't mention saratoga springs (about 30 mins from Albany). Both hospitals this way have open positions that has been open for some time. This area seems to be packed with nursing homes/assisted living and I have seen several 'new nurses ok' ads for these places in the area - check indeed.com to see if any are still hiring.

Knowing the area,however, I will tell you the pay is probably horrible!

thanks...i've also tried saratoga springs and st. mary's in amsterdam..."6 mos.-1 (or 2 years) med/surg exp required"...what I don't get is that they say that for a regular med/surg floor...isn't med/surg where they recommend most new grads start off? Yet in order to start off there you need experience...anyway I'll keep looking going to try glens falls

...thanks for the suggestions!!

but a job on the resume, may be worth it....

You are right about that! that's why I am in a low paying Saratoga job because hey, I live here now and I need to have a job. I'm looking towards NYC eventually tho when the economy picks up! (and yes, the NYC market is not hot now either but with 20 years of exp I can usually find something eventually).

to the OP, check out the many assisted living places around saratoga. If I see another opening soon I'll PM you. Saw many that said 'new nurses welcome', but that was a few months ago.

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You are right about that! that's why I am in a low paying Saratoga job because hey, I live here now and I need to have a job. I'm looking towards NYC eventually tho when the economy picks up! (and yes, the NYC market is not hot now either but with 20 years of exp I can usually find something eventually).

to the OP, check out the many assisted living places around saratoga. If I see another opening soon I'll PM you. Saw many that said 'new nurses welcome', but that was a few months ago.

thanks..i'll keep looking..thinking of trying glens falls...its an hour away from albany but its experience and I'm still trying the city

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