new RN. no work :(

[kmj25]

HI everyone, i recently passed NCLEX-RN here in California and has no any previous clinical experience here at US .. Can anyone give me advice or insights about starting my professional career as a registered nurse? 'Coz almost all hospitals and even skilled facilities don't hire new nurses .

[danarooo, BSN, RN]

I graduated in March 2011 and I'm in the same boat. No previous healthcare experience, and no job. I live in the Pacific NW and the job market for new grads here is really bad. Very competetive and an astonishing lack of positions suitable for new grads. It's very disheartening when you can't pay your student loans because you can't find a job!

Look at LTC, Doctors offices, VA hospitals, prisons, schools, if you have a Boeing plant near you check them out - some Boeing plants have their own clinics with Nurses! Look at Agency nursing too, even if it's just a seasonal flu shot or wellness clinic job. Maxim Healthcare Services does Wellness clinics starting in early summer, then they switch to the flu season. It's not much but it's work until you find a permanent job.

Good luck.