New transplant to Ann Arbor soon

[djmatte, ADN, MSN, RN, NP]

I will be a GN this coming December and have already started hunting down jobs in the Ann Arbor area. I am graduating from a school in upstate NY and plan on moving there because I know people in Ann Arbor and really like the city. As it stands, the jobs appear to be slim, only 2 open for GNs at U of M and I haven't seen many others at surrounding hospitals.

I guess a big question is as a GN, do I only apply to hospitals that say they have GN slots? Or can I send a blanket application in hopes of getting an offer? As I said, only one hospital I saw had spots for GNs. Downside is I could easily find a good job here in NY, but would prefer to move out of state. Some help on getting things squared away on going to michigan would be great.

Thanks!

[matt77]

Things are tough in Michigan! I would recommend expanding your search to include the rest of metro Detroit. U of M is a union hospital and from what I understand you can't be hired into anything which isn't listed as a GN position. I live here in Ann Arbor (new grad also) and I'm commuting to Detroit to work. DMC, Beaumont, St. Joseph's, Henry Ford are some of the other hospitals in the area.

Good Luck,

Matt

[jfriend]

things arnt great here BUT they arnt impossible. UofM is pretty hard to get into but the recruiters seem positive that when the economy picks up it will be easy :) as far as applying there apply to anything that doesnt say not open to grad nurses and where obviously you dont have the 2yrs exp that a position may ask for. Other hospitals to check out... maybe St. John health system (apply to any nurse 1 positions). Let me know if you have any questions.