Ok, so I have my requisite "one year exp" as a nurse.

aneresRN · Mar 15, 2011

Jobs are scarce right now. I recently relocated to North Jersey from South Jersey. I had 3 1/2 yrs experience and it took me a couple months to find a job. My advice? Stay at your current job and apply everywhere. It is easier to find a job when you have a job. Also if you know you want to work in a hospital, don't be picky. Even if you don't like nights, you can start at nights and switch to days. Even if you don't like med/surg you can start there and switch.

nycNurse2b · Mar 16, 2011

Jobs are scarce right now. I recently relocated to North Jersey from South Jersey. I had 3 1/2 yrs experience and it took me a couple months to find a job. My advice? Stay at your current job and apply everywhere. It is easier to find a job when you have a job. Also if you know you want to work in a hospital, don't be picky. Even if you don't like nights, you can start at nights and switch to days. Even if you don't like med/surg you can start there and switch.

Thanks for the response. Yeah, I totally plan to stay here while I look. Was just trying to gauge how hard it was ging to be to find a hospital job.....and well, from what you say its even hard for "exp" nurses. YIkes.

nurseyNJNYC · Mar 22, 2011

over 4 years of ltc sub acute experience and no hospital will even let me set foot in the door.. i stopped ripping myself up on the inside and gave up. for the meantime anyway..

nycNurse2b · Mar 24, 2011

Sorry deLite. :crying2:

alphil · Jul 20, 2011

heyy guys i'm moving to north jersey from texas in the next 6 months and I was wondering if the hospitals are hiring at this time , been a lpn on medsurg floor for 2 1/2/ years and in october i've been in critical care stepdown unit for a year this coming october as a RN , do I have a good chance of getting hired up there by any of the hospitals ???? any bit of information would help this TEXAN )))))