No JOBS?! Where the hell are the jobs?

[ncaru01]

I am just graduating from nursing school and there are no jobs available here in Pittsburgh. I am going to have the community college revise my resume and start going door to door of hospital resource managers. My lease is up in december so I figure I am going to have to move. Where can I go to get a job?

Pretty discouraging since I have a lot of college and finally decided on nursing and heh no jobs. I have applied to at least 30 jobs probably 40, not even a phone call. So my question is now what? I have been applying for about 4 months now. I would think the odds don't improve much that I am getting even a interview anytime soon.

[kevkc]

I hear ya and It's not any better in California! Even the SNFs, con homes, Home health agencies, etc all want some kind of RN experience. I spend hours a day calling managers, recruiters, and applying; getting the same response from every facility imaginable. I even have several years experience as a ED tech, emt/paramedic experience and have ran mega codes on my own. I went and recerted my ACLS & PALS, but none of it matters. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude and trying not to feel like going to nursing school was a waste of time.

[kevkc]

I know...I know nursing is more than running a mega code and starting IVs, but I didn't want to leave a resume worth of response so I shortened it.

[pers]

What's the overall job market in Pittsburgh hospitals? I went to school there and my friends who stayed in Pittsburgh after graduation took PCA jobs at the hospitals and then transferred to nursing positions when they opened up. Granted this was eleven years ago, but the job market was tight and it was definitely common then.

[ncaru01]

I ended up taking a job at Health South, pay is lower than other places and it isn't exactly what I wanted to do but it will give me some unique skills and any job is a good job right now. Id say the job market sucks. Seems like most students eventually got a job. You take what you can get, once you have some experience you can move have some options. Until then any job is a job.