New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...

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Me:

Bay Area, CA

Graduated August '13

Passed NCLEX 1/25/14

Applied to over 120 jobs

Have ACLS, PALS, and NRP

STILL NO JOB!!!!

How about you??

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Specializes in Primary Care; Child Advocacy; Child Abuse; ED.
Me:

Bay Area, CA

Graduated August '13

Passed NCLEX 1/25/14

Applied to over 120 jobs

Have ACLS, PALS, and NRP

STILL NO JOB!!!!

How about you??

Springfield, Mo

Graduated May 16, 2014

Passed NCLEX 6/14/14

Applied to 2 hospitals got 3 offers accepted job during final semester of school and started 6/9/14

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Los Angeles, CA

Grad HS May 2014

Got CNA in HS at Comm College

Applied to 4 hospitals and 2 nursing homes

NO JOBS!!!

California thang or???

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Yeah, it's so saturated here.... They needs nurses, but not every hospital is training new grads. They only want nurses with experience, but no one will give it to us!

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That seems to be the theme in a lot of areas! I live about 45 mins from Nashville and it took me almost 8 months to get my first job! I applied at all the hospitals in an hour area from me, sent out about 400 applications. Only had 2 interviews :/ Both at the same local hospital and got hired there.

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There are TONS of nursing jobs available in my area, southern VA. I had several offers when I graduated , I recently changed jobs after 2 years in the hospital, med surg/ICU. I had a bidding war between the 2 agencies I applied. I think it depends on where you live.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.

Northern CA

Graduated Nov 13

Passed NCLEX-PN Dec 13

Applied to 5 jobs each week starting as soon as I graduated.

Have BLS, (IV Cert but not listed in resume)

Hired Dec 13- low wage FT ALF job. Lost job in Feb 13. started New per diem job (LTC) in April 14. Work 3-6 days/wk

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Specializes in ER.

I graduated May 2013 in San Diego and started my first job in Feb 2014. I finally had to look out of state and relocate to Dallas TX.

I have my ADN with ACLS, PALS, NRP, and NIHSS. I lost count of how many jobs I applied to in CA.

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That scares me. How do you like Dallas? Think would help to get jobs if I get my LPN or more first?

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Specializes in Geriatric.

I graduated May 2014 but had already been hired for an LPN position February 2014. I worked as a CNA for the company until I passed boards then they allowed me to start working as an LPN. The Midwest hires nurses very fast because the turn over rate is extremely high.

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Graduated Dec 2013 with my BSN. Passed my NCLEX in January & licensed in GA..didn't apply for jobs bc I found out not long after my husband was getting stationed in FL in a couple months. Moved to FL in March, got my FL licensed in April, applied to about...20+ jobs, just landed my first job a week ago & start July 7th!

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Congrats!

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