New grad moving from VA to TN

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Hi I will be graduating in Dec. and plan on moving to TN sometime next year. I plan on moving to clarksville and I am willing to travel an hr for work. I am having a hard time finding new grad RN jobs in that area. Do anyone know any hospitals in clarksville or Nashville that hire new grads?

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I will be graduating in less than a month and I hate to inform you, but the field here is extremely tight. Most of the hospitals do their major recruiting in March/April and secondary recruiting in Octoberish. The market here is so competitive and the outlook for jobs is slim. We have so many nursing schools around the area (8 that I can think of right off the top of my head) so it is very difficult to find work. If I were you, I would get my feelers out this summer.

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I will be graduating in less than a month and I hate to inform you, but the field here is extremely tight. Most of the hospitals do their major recruiting in March/April and secondary recruiting in Octoberish. The market here is so competitive and the outlook for jobs is slim. We have so many nursing schools around the area (8 that I can think of right off the top of my head) so it is very difficult to find work. If I were you, I would get my feelers out this summer.

Thank you for your advice. The job market in VA is tight too. My fiance is stationed at Ft. Campbell and I just found out that he will be deploying around March. So I will probably move out there when he comes back. Hopefully the job market would be better 2 years from now. My last resort would be working at the hospital on post or the VA hospital. I hope in 2 years I would be considered competitive as a somewhat experience nurse than as a new grad.

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Hey just wondering if you found anything? I am moving to Clarksville in May when I graduate (my fiance is stationed in Ft. Campbell too)! But I am worried that I wont be able to find work as a new grad...How soon soon would you suggest I start applying for jobs there?

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Hey just wondering if you found anything? I am moving to Clarksville in May when I graduate (my fiance is stationed in Ft. Campbell too)! But I am worried that I wont be able to find work as a new grad...How soon soon would you suggest I start applying for jobs there?

Hey sorry to reply so late. I only found a few RN positions at the Gateway hospital. I stopped looking cuz my fiance is deploying earlier now so I will probably move out there when he comes back. I would suggest you look into the hospital on post and the VA hospitals.

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I graduated in July from a school in VA and moved to Nashville about 3 weeks ago. I have been putting in applications for about 3 months - over 115 - and have yet to even get one interview. I have resorted to part time jobs to make ends meet. Good Luck in your search - it can be a challenging and discouraging one....

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