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

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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??

New Mexico

Graduated July 2014

NCLEX Aug 2014

2 offers in the first week of being licensed

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Specializes in Cath/EP lab, CCU, Cardiac stepdown.

From New York

Graduated January 2015

Passed nclex 3/18/15

Got hired at north Dakota before I even passed nclex. Got 3 job offers within a week of applying

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-New York

-Graduated: January 2015, BSN

-Passed NCLEX: February, 2015

-Certifications: BLS

-No prior experience, just volunteer experience

-Started Applying March, 2015

-Three interviews in March 2015. Two in hospitals and one home health agency.

-Two job offers in March 2015. One hospital telemetry unit and one home health agency case management position

-Accepted hospital position

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california ASN graduate

licensed 2/2015

didn't look for a job until end of feb/mid march. PCP at place i volunteer at made a phone call and i i got a job. no applications, no certifications besides BLS, and no experience.

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Pennsylvania

Grad March 11th, 2015

licensed March 23rd, 2015

Accepted fulltime job as a correctional Nurse and Prn Rehab Nurse 5/2015

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-New Jersey

-Graduated Dec. 2014, ABSN

-NCLEX and license March 2015

-Had 2 interviews and 2 offers in April 2015 from a teaching hospital and rehab institute

-Accepted offer from teaching hospital

-Started orientation on Pulmonary unit May 11, 2015

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Specializes in NICU.

Northwest Florida

Graduated May 2, 2015

Passed NCLEX May 22, 2015

Hired May 28, 2015

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Lexington, KY

Offered job on critical care/tele floor: March 20, 2015

Graduated May 9, 2015

Passed NCLEX May 29, 2015

Started orientation June 1!

Congrats everyone for their new jobs!

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Central Valley, cA

Graduated December 2014

Passed NCLEX 5/18/15

Applied to about 20 jobs

Have BLS, obtaining ACLS

Interviewed on 6/11 for a critical care nurse residency program here in Hanford, CA, got the job!

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Job Offers: 4 in April and May - I was picky

Graduated: May 2015

Accepted job offer I wanted: May 2015

Passed NCLEX: June 2015

Atlanta, GA

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Minnesota

-Started applying for jobs January 2015

-First/only interview late April 2015

-Job offered informally during interview, formally the next day and accepted

-Graduated with BSN early May 2015

-Passed NCLEX early June 2015

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Graduated April 14 2005

NCLEX June 4

Accepted med surg/tele position. June 22

Sent in almost 60 applications and had 3 offers.

Start orientation July 27th

Live in Florida

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