so nursing school is over. my lvn program was brutal, but i managed to graduate with honors, pass the nclex, and guess what? after hundreds of applications to various facilties (snf, ltc, acute care, home health, schools, city jobs) all i get are "we regret to inform you..." responses. no one wants to hire me because i don't have 1-2 years of "working" experience as an lvn. well, i how do i get that experience if no one wants to hire me? :bowingpuri have 2 years as an internal medicine ma and about 7 years of hr/admin experience on my resume. idk what to do! i'm already in the lvn to bsn program through isu. i am open to anything and everything except moving out of the sf bay area (family responsibilities). i've seen tons and tons of job openings but no one wants new grads!
does anyone know who is hiring new grad lvns out in this area? i was just hired on by mollen immunization clinics, but that is only seasonal and doesn't start until august -- and even then there are no guarantees that i will get any shifts since it is first come, first serve. please share any information if anyone out there has any information! thanks!
btw, i am also looking into additional certs for lvns -- does anyone have any recommendations for this? thanks again!
its the same here in Arizona, its difficult to get a job as a nurse unless your allready working in a facility where there's an opening...Where do you live? may be I should move there to start using my nursing skills into practice...
I'm in western Michigan. Here, LTC facilities are always hiring new grad LPNs. County jails and state prisons, too. My advice to any new grad is to check your state's "state jobs" website. You'd be surprised how many LPN jobs there are in state governments. I've looked around and I always see LPN postings in such state facilities as prisons, psych hospitals and veterans nursing homes.
In fact, I just went to the state of California website, and they are hiring LVNs at a prison in Solano county. Isn't that by San Francisco? And the pay looks to be 3,000 a month, that's not too bad.
SF is difficult to get a job in because there are only so many facilities with so many positions. Most positions are filled by nurses with outstanding records who have held those positions for years and who intend to keep those jobs until they are lowered into the grave. A good deal of this situation has to do with the desirability of the Bay area. Everyone wants to live and work there. No one wants to leave unless they find themselves without a job and no way to support the SF lifestyle. Big bucks for a place to live. You can't live there without a good paying job or two.
Just dont move to Texas...everyone seems to mention Texas as booming for nursing...xxxx wrong the job market sucks here as well even for us experienced RN's
Try home health, I'm pretty sure Health Link Home Health Agency (San Francisco) is still hiring LVN new grads right now, the pay is lower but ya gotta start somewhere! Good luck to you! Don't give up! I graduated from my LVN school in 2009 started at SNF & did home health on the side.Just recently I got hired at Laguna Honda Hospital in SF (I applied 4 times) so it pays to be relentless
My cousin in law is also a new grad lvn by sf.. She ended up taking a job in Sacramento at a correctional facility. Maybe check into correctional facilities? Also have you tried long term care centers? I know where I live (reno) they are always hiring for lvns and I'm pretty sure they don't mind new grads.
I have an appointment to have an interview with the "panel" at LHH this coming week. I'm so nervous and don't know what to expect. Any advice for me? Do you still remember the questions when you got interviewed? Ty.
I have an appointment to have an interview with the "panel" at LHH this coming week. I'm so nervous and don't know what to expect. Any advice for me? Do you still remember the questions when you got interviewed? Ty @ hanna0225
no one wants to hire me because i don't have 1-2 years of "working" experience as an lvn. well, i how do i get that experience if no one wants to hire me? :bowingpuri have 2 years as an internal medicine ma and about 7 years of hr/admin experience on my resume. idk what to do! i'm already in the lvn to bsn program through isu. i am open to anything and everything except moving out of the sf bay area (family responsibilities). i've seen tons and tons of job openings but no one wants new grads! 
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its the same here in Arizona, its difficult to get a job as a nurse unless your allready working in a facility where there's an opening...Where do you live? may be I should move there to start using my nursing skills into practice...