New grad market improving?

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I'd like to know what people's perceptions are on the new grad job market. Is it really improving? If so, what geographic areas are improving the most? Are there any places where it's just "good"? I haven't seen as many postings where people are complaining about the market as poor as it was, say, a year or so ago, so it made me wonder if more people are finding full-time work in hospitals.

This is good advice. But not everyone can unfortunately do this. What if you actually have to work to support yourself and pay your bills. When I have to pay rent on the first of the month my landlord is not going to be happy if I tell him that I am a new grad RN and since I can't find employment I need to volunteer. I do need to work so the graveyard shift at 7/11 may not be good on my resume but it will sure help to pay my bills and survive.

Don't mean to attack you or anything like that but it's the truth that volunteer is not an option for some people.

Also, if your class of 140 is all also unemployed at graduation, you're going to have a lot of competition for those free clinic volunteer jobs. And in my area, the free clinics are run by the department of public health and RN positions are highly paid and competitive to come by. Definitly worth trying, and likely any volunteer job you do find won't be full time so you can still do the 7-11 job too. Also look in to flu clinics and health fairs- they often need RNs and the work is basic enough to be able to do as a new grad.

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