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I graduated two years ago and am still working as a CNA after hundreds of applications all over the country. No, there is nothing wrong with me, except I am 58 years old and trying to get a job in a profession of extroverts when I am an introvert. H...

DogHmn Best of luck to you also. Keep the faith.

ESME12 Thank you so very much for your reply.

JSTOLLRN If I get a job at Shannon Med, I owe you bigtime.

I called them. They asked how I had heard of their facility. They had never heard of this website. Needless to say, they were amazed.

to traumaRUs Thank you. It has been hard and I am amazed by the intelligence and emotion in the replies.

to ONACLEARDAY Thank you for your reply. During the past two years I have tried most of the suggestions I have heard in this post. I have been tutored in interviewing skills. I have had my resume professionally critiqued. I have applied to nursing ho...

Thank you so very much to everyone for their reply. It does help.

I made it through the associate RN program with a 3.58. I passed NCLEX with 75 questions. I have been a CNA in a level I trauma center for five years and I have a great work record. But, I CANNOT GET A JOB! I am in the northeast. Is it easier anypla...

Kate, Thanks for the info on IHS. I will follow up on it. Is it possible to get an IHS position with at least three months mentoring? I had terrible clinicals and don't know how to do much of anything. Or do you just get thrown into a situation with ...

Thanks for the suggestion. I think you have to be reimbursable, a nurse practitioner or PA or MD to take advantage of the government service program, but I will check again. It's a good idea.

Thanks. I spoke with management yesterday. They said that they are getting 70 applicants, all experienced nurses, for every opening. A TICU nurse who is moving to the area with her doctor husband just took an entry level nursing job because it was t...

I will graduate in May. Are there any suggestions for job sites where nurses are actually happy and are treated well by management? Thank you.

so where are you?

Thanks for the answers I do think that some companies are better than others and the company philosophy does matter.

I am half of the way through nursing school. Is there such a thing as an insiders guide to hospitals or nursing jobs similar to an insiders guide to colleges? I want to find someplace where nurses are part of a team and are treated well. Is there suc...

I was a newspaper photographer for 30 years. I was out of work (long story) and got a volunteer job as a "family assistant" in the emergency room of a large level I trauma center when I was 52 years old. I was then hired to do the family assistant jo...