New grad moving to Boston from CA

[labfreak]

Hey Everyone,

I am a new grad moving from the Bay Area to Boston and from what I have

heard on this board the oppurtunities for new grads in Boston are few. If

it makes you feel any better my entire class is having problems getting

new grad positions in the Bay area. We are all asking, "What nursing shortage?".

Anyway, I have applied to several Boston Hospitals and am

feeling that they really arent interested in an out of state new grad.

Can anyone offer any advice? I feel like I am going to have to work

as a nursing assistant in MA before they will even consider hiring me.

I also feel that they wont consider hiring me until I actually move to

MA in a month or two. Any words of wisdom?

[AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

AlmostRN,

I am sorry but I like to keep my place of employment private, but I will add that I also had 9 years of EMS experience (3 as a medic) plus two years of ER tech experience(first job out of highschool before I went into EMS). There were many MANY applicants (I am told at least 100 for one position) for the New grad ER position as there always is esepcially when there is only one slot, but honestly I got the job over other canidates because of my previous job experience.

I will recomend, if you are still an RN student and not yet an RN that you apply for a position somewhere as an ER tech and that will get yoru foot in the door and get you some experience at the same time. Good luck

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Sweetooth

[almostRN25]

Thanks so much Sweetooth! I have actually been working for a year as an ER tech at my local hospital and am graduating in a few weeks...I don't want to work at my ER because they don't have a new grad program and they tend to push people through orientation, in my opinion. But I do love the ER in general and I hope to work there someday!