As an ADN student graduating in May, I cringe as I fill out my work history on applications because there is no healthcare experience on it. Do employers avoid hiring graduates with no previous experience? In the economy as it is are facilities still hiring graduate nurses? Almost all of the jobs I've looked at require 6 months-1 year experience. My mom is a nurse and was telling me that when she graduated from nursing school in the early 70s she was hired to work under one of the top cardiologists in the world with no interview. I think times are a little different.