NursesRock222

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR RESPONSES AND SUPPORT! I was called for an interview at an ER clinic about 2 weeks ago and started this past Tuesday. I have oriented for 4 days now and LOVE it :loveya:!!!! cookiemomma: thanks for giving me your personal email, knowing there are people like you willing to help me is such a great feeling! Good Luck to all new grads :) Thanks to all nurses for taking us new grads under your wings and trainging us to be future angels! :angel:

I live about 1 mile from the med center. I spent yesterday searching the Sugarland area and am applying for jobs there today. I'll keep you all posted- thanks again to everyone for your help/advice/support!

Thanks for your reply! It gives me a ray of hope. What facility did you start at? When you say larger hospitals do you mean the ones in the med center? Any suggestions on what small hospitals I should apply to? Thank you SO MUCH!

Well, being from New Orleans there is no such thing as a graduate nurse program that you have to apply for and get selected to participate in. So when I moved to Houston, I was contracted as a clinical nurse for 2 months, which I did while studying for the NCLEX, completely oblivious that I should have been applying to these new grad programs. So when I passed my NCLEX in April and began the job search and found the graduate nurse positions were all filled. I am getting rejected with every employers reason being I have less than one year experience. I'm just very confused- here I am with a TX license, actively looking for employment and being rejected due less than one year experience. I just wonder how one can even get experience if not given the chance. Thanks for your response. Any advice on what I should do or how I can go about getting a RN job as a new grad? I don't want to wait until the next grad program in December2009/January2010.

Hello all! I am new to the allnurses forum. I graduated in December 2008 with my BSN and moved to Houston. I recently passed my NCLEX as well:D. However, I am having so much trouble finding a job as a new grad. I moved from Louisiana, where new grads are hired all the time. I am not picky and willing to work on any unit- I really :redbeathe nursing! Does anyone have advice for me? I am getting very discouraged and wondering if I should move back to Louisiana:crying2:, something I really do not want to do. I love it here!! Thanks in advance for anyone's response/help!