Justineqt

Hello! To all of the people who suggested putting in resumes in person and doing footwork, I really like that idea and I'd like to start doing it. Question though, do I submit my resumes to the HR section, or to the nurse manager on each unit I want to work at? Or do I submit my resume to the general staff desk? Thanks!

Hi! It seems like Nursing homes are the #1 piece of advice I'm getting here, so I'm definitely going to start applying to all the ones in my area! Originally I was a bit afraid that being a young new grad and immediately taking a job at a nursing home would look bad on my resume for future employment, but seeing as everyone is recommending it I'm going to follow the advice of all you older and wiser nurses :) Thank you!

Thanks for the advice and encouragement! I'll make sure to stay on top of the position openings so I hopefully don't miss any opportunities. And hopefully by 7 months I won't be having this worry!!

I have not YET tried nursing homes, but now that I am running out of options, I'm definitely considering it. That is what most people have suggested to me so far, since none of the hospitals are biting for me. Another suggestion I've received is to apply for licensure in Philadelphia, PA, since there are apparently a lot more new grad jobs there?

Hello! yes I also feel like there aren't any jobs for new grads here, it's been such a struggle. Originally I was trying to get into Med/Surg, ER, Tele, Step Down, or anything like that. However now I'm just trying to get into ANYTHING. The position that I had multiple interviews and shadowed for was for the ER. The Nurse Manager wrote me an e-mail saying she was glad I enjoyed my shadow experience and couldn't wait to see me soon! I also hit it off well with all of the staff and assistant managers as well, and I was 90% sure I was "hired", then got the dreaded letter saying someone else had been chosen, RIP! My Capstone was also MedSurg Tele and those are where most of my references are from. I was close with the Nurse Director on that unit and frequently got complimented by the staff!

Hi! I moved to NJ! One of the Nurse Managers I interviewed with said the NJ BON is notorious for taking MONTHS to process applications (Even though I was calling them every 2 weeks).

Hello! I am a RN-BSN graduate from an accredited school of nursing class of 2016. I moved across the country upon graduation and got licensed in my new state in February 2017 (It took a while due to multiple long issues with the BON). I graduated with honors and have 1,200 clinical hours and a 300 hour capstone. I have multiple letters of reference, a nice resume, and a nice cover letter. I've had old professors and preceptors look over all of my resumes/papers, and they say everything looks great. I also feel like I do well in social situations, ace all of my interviews (according to the people who interview me?) and generally people take a liking to me. I have applied to most places within an hour of me, every position, every availability, everything I can find. I'm applying for about ~30 positions a day, and about 50% automatically tell me no. I also always check to see when new positions have opened that I can apply to. I get called in for interviews for a few positions...but not many. Interviews seem to go well, they act very pleased with me and interested in me, tell me they can't wait to see me next, then I get letters that another candidate was hired. Its been four months so far and none of my interviews have come to fruition. I am worried I will have to apply for a license in another state and start searching for jobs elsewhere. One thing I keep getting is "We're looking for someone with more experience", but my last interview said they preferred New grads. I did two interviews (nurse manager and peer), and shadowed with them. The way they were speaking to me it sounded like they had already decided to hire me. They told me to look for a call from them the following week. Instead I received a letter stating "another application has been chosen...". Is there anything I can do? Anything I am doing wrong? I feel I am getting so discouraged and stressed. I spend hours prepping for every interview, and the interviews keep going so well but then I don't get hired. I am so excited to start working, even anywhere, I don't care at this point, but every day I check my application statuses and see "another candidate has been chosen".