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I am interested in attending University of Calgary for their 24 month RN program starting in January. I am not from Alberta and have no connections. I was wondering how the situation is with new grads finding work after graduating in the province. I read on other postings that the rural areas have opportunities. Does the school assist in helping students find work after graduation? Do recruiters come to school? I am just wondering how the process works. Thanks in advance!

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I can't speak to U of C in particular but typically the school doesn't assist students in finding jobs afterword, and I've never heard of recruiters coming to schools.

You can see if AHS has a new graduate program (like in BC) which aims to set new grads up with jobs, but the school is not affiliated with this.

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I am interested in attending University of Calgary for their 24 month RN program starting in January. I am not from Alberta and have no connections. I was wondering how the situation is with new grads finding work after graduating in the province. I read on other postings that the rural areas have opportunities. Does the school assist in helping students find work after graduation? Do recruiters come to school? I am just wondering how the process works. Thanks in advance!

What type of connections do you think people have to get jobs?

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I am interested in attending University of Calgary for their 24 month RN program starting in January. I am not from Alberta and have no connections. I was wondering how the situation is with new grads finding work after graduating in the province. I read on other postings that the rural areas have opportunities. Does the school assist in helping students find work after graduation? Do recruiters come to school? I am just wondering how the process works. Thanks in advance!

You have 2 years in Alberta to make that "connection." Working part time in a related field (care aid jobs etc) and making friends, building that relationships with your classmates and instructors, professors will all help at the end. It's never a guarantee though.

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The University does not help you get a job at all. And Alberta is very tough to find a job right now, although that may change in two years when you finish. I sat around applying to every job posting for six months after I graduated and then moved across the country and got two jobs within the week of moving. And as for making connections, try working in the health care field during school (maybe as a clerk or HCA). Oh, and I believe there was only one New Grad specific position that had a mentorship program implemented. Those are even more rare.

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It's very hard to get a job in Alberta right now, unless you are willing to move, or commute, to a smaller rural community at least 1.5 - 2 hours out of any larger city (Lethbridge, Calgary, Edmonton). Many new grads from spring 2016, yes 2016, still don't have nursing work and have taken jobs in retail.

Personally, I don't anticipate the conditions improving any time soon. Providers are hiring less RNs, more LPNs, and CNAs for reasons of dollars and cents.

It is my understanding that all Alberta Health Services nursing positions are filled through a central recruitment team through an online only application process...it's not who you know.

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Thanks a lot for your comments!

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