After going through all the stress of nursing school and the NCLEX PN, here I am now looking for a job and nobody wants me :-) We only hire experienced nurses - ok, I would love to be experienced, but how, if nobody wants to give me a chance? I graduated with a 96% A average, I was the best clinical nursing student, and here I am, asking myself why I didn't buy a new car instead of spending money on my LPN program. I actually wanted to go back to school this summer for the RN bridge program, but now I don't have the money - because I don't have a job.
I really wanted to work for a hospital to improve my nursing skills, but all I have seen so far is people telling me - oh no honey, we only hire RNs. I have tried agencies, they don't want you at all obviously - if you don't have at least one year of nursing experience under your belt. One 'lady' even hung up on me on the phone, when I asked her politely if I could put in my application anyway - how nice is that?
So here is my question, what is the best way to find a job as a new LPN? I have tried the newspapers, the internet, and so on. What other resources can I use? It seems like the number of LPN jobs is very limited, at least I don't find too many ads for LPNs. I live in the D.C. Metro area, anybody who has had similar experiences and who can give me some advice? What am I doing wrong?
wasted-enough-time
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Drysolong....
Thanks for pointing that out!!!!!!!!!!