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This is a long read but very interesting... I read last year's and this one seems pretty similar with 3 differences: "Three differences are evident in this year's results compared to last year's: fewer newly licensed nurses in 2011 acquired positions...

this article sums it up pretty well! http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/04/4097980/new-california-nursing-graduates.html

Both of you bring up some really good points in these posts. Magnoliophyte (a lover of flowers I'm assuming), I do agree with you about the hiring policies of the healthcare networks in the area (although I only know of 1 that I would consider domina...

I had an inside source (meaning a friend of mine that works there) tell me that they are cancelling the GAPP for Feb... reason was they over-hired in the last GAPP this past summer. I'm not saying this is factual... I'm just stating what I heard.

johnnyarei, if you don't mind, PM or email me... I have a few ideas.

thank you! Love the emoticon! LOL! No worries... It will all work out for us, maybe Abrazo just wasn't the right place for us.

if you have time to become a CNA/PCT and get a part-time position doing that at a facility you are interested in, that is a really good way to go also. I know a lot of people that got positions internally going that route... but I also know a handful...

I believe Abrazo means 'Hug' in spainish... but after applying to this program several times this year and never hearing back from them,... I think I need an abrazo!

johnnyarei, I agree 100% with what the others have told you on this thread... networking before you graduate is the key. There are jobs out there but compared to how it was just a few short years ago, they are much harder to find and take a little mo...

I appreciate anyone that takes the time to give us info like that... thank you for the post GalRN. I also have a degree in Psych and have considered psych nursing. I will be completely honest, it's not my first choice,... but at this point it is defi...

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good article RNfaster (interesting name), thanks for the post... As far as your disagreement goes, I should know better than to make absolute statements on a message board... there will always be exceptions to everything. I'm speaking on averages and...

AZMOMO2, thank you for your reply... I agree with what you are saying and you know that I feel your pain and frustration first hand. However, the media is still correct and there are still plenty of nursing jobs in demand (just not for new grads). G...

Agreed, the advantage of paying 50-60k for a private school used to be that you A) didn't have to wait an extra 2 yrs on the Comm. College list, and B) you didn't have to compete against other applicants going into a program like ASU, UA, NAU, or e...

Hospitals need more nurses but claim they cannot afford to train them... new nurses cannot find acute care experience therefore cannot get an acute care job. The answer to me seems pretty simple: I have heard statistics the state that every new grad...

I totally agree... it will work out in the end but the strategy and they way they are doing it is not the best. fromthesea: LOL! I remember some of those comments from last year... too funny! The really sad thing about all of this is that everyone in...

Looks like the posting went up on the 14th and went down on the morning of the 16th (from reading the posts on FB). According to their FB site, no new info is available and the information of dates and when/if they actually are hiring is still pendin...

nrsjen8, Conrats on your decision to move to the desert. I'll post a few links here for you, but I'm sure you have most of this info already: approved nursing prograns by the AZBON http://www.azbn.gov/Documents/education/Nursing%20Programs/Nursing%2...

Personally, I think it's more important to potential employers that you end up with your BSN vs which school you went to. If you are going to a community college program for your RN, then you can get your BSN in a little over a year after your initi...

I agree with the above post about St Joe's... it has an excellent reputation for being a great place to work (but may not be the highest paying). Also, they have moved their peds and PICU services to Phx Children's but still have NICU. Also, Scottsda...

Congrats sunsurfRN, in this market that is a great accomplishment. I agree that networking is the way to go... or as we used to call it, it's not what you know but who you know.

arwerth, I'm assuming your addressing the author of the original thread? I didn't go to Chamberlin, but I hear it is a fine school... one of the better out of the privates. I would never discourage someone from still pursuing their RN because of the...

You were picked in the top 5 out of 750?! Wow, that's amazing! It's like loosing the superbowl (only their odds were better LOL)... but how impressive it was you got a look! I feel you, my friend... jobwise I don't think the recession ever left PHX. ...

I totally agree with you leeanna, I worked for one of those places for a little while as an RN... and let's just say it wasn't for me. But maybe someone else would have better experience there. I didn't feel I was nursing there, I didn't have time to...

RNinWhite is correct... I'm in the newgrad boat also and took the advice of others that said, apply to jobs other than 'new grad' postings (which are pretty rare). I wish I wouldn't have wasted all those hours typing in applications... Ive applied to...