Hello, kind of new here but I've been a long time lurker. I'm currently a nursing student approaching my last semester in nursing school (BS). At this point everyone is aware that a job out the gate for a new graduate is unrealistic. My question is, what if I go to another state that are more fond of hiring new graduate nurses. Where do I start my search? Does anyone know what states are in a particular shortage? Has anyone done this before? I wouldn't mind the experience. It is a sacrifice but I'm willing to do it. Not sure if this belongs in this particular section since I'm looking out of state. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I don't think it is necessarily that some states have more positions or if it is just that some people have more of what employers are looking for; a competitive resume. I live in California and know many nurses (new grads) that have been able to find jobs. Sure not as easily as several years ago, but there are jobs still out there and new grads are still getting them, but most of them have more than your average nursing grad resume. With the schools pumping out students faster than jobs becoming available you have to make yourself more desirable than the other 100s of new nurse grads that have the exact same looking resume as you "Nursing New Grad"...you got to get stuff on there like graduating with honors, certifications, ect to make yours stand out.

I've been hearing Texas a lot but your best bet would be to do a google search and find some of the hospitals that have new grad programs, that seems to be the best way into a hospital. However, you have to be aware that some hospitals are weary of hiring new grads that are from out of state because they fear that they will just move back after their one year of experience.

You might want to try looking upstate New York first since you're up to moving, in some of the smaller cities they are still hiring some new grads.

The American Southwest excluding California is hiring. South Texas, southern parts of NM and Arizona. In the RGV in Texas including cities like Laredo, McAllen, Brownsville they really need people you can essentially get a job in specialty youd like. The catch is that that area of the country is borderland and is more like Mexico than the US. Hence youll want to speak spanish and must be familiar with 3d world country living.

Smaller towns in TX like eagles pass are also hiring easy in. The bigger cities are tighter but way better than NYC.

If you want home health or nursing home work I can hook you up here in Chicago, easy to come by, especially home health, start at 80 K a year no experience. This may just be my experience however because I speak spanish, so PM me if youre interested and ill investigate further. The down side of HHA is you have to manage and juggle and be willing to drive a lot. But, im sure availability of this type of work is similar in many areas of the country.

could anyone tell me if one can get a job in an NYC nursing home these days?