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Hi everyone, Been lurking forever...since I was pre-nursing...now I'm a new grad. Can't find a job and have been searching for months. Getting close to the 6 month mark and am starting to wonder if I should just go back for a graduate degree. No i...

Hi everyone...looking into relocating to your beautiful state from dreary NJ. New Grad, interested in Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) and Christus St Michael Health System. Please, please, help if you can. I want to hear the good, the bad, and...

Sandra, thank you for responding! I had originally asked about the Texarkana area since I have relatives who live in Wake Village and offered to let me stay with them. I'm a little afraid that the adjustment of moving across country and being in a p...

I'm sorry...same boat as you. I always thought my financial/self esteem issues would be solved once I graduated. I dreamed of this all 4 yrs of my program while eating Ramen noodles every night and worrying about how I was going to pay for gas comm...

Congrats and good luck!!!!

I have been doing really well with my diet but haven't been exercising much...I have been really depressed lately and of course NOT exercising only makes depression worse! Oh well, I will set my alarm so I can just get up and go tomorrow morning, an...

Hi There... I applied in early December '07 for a summer '08 externship...I only applied to one hospital and (luckily) I got it. There was an online application, transcripts sent in after Fall semester was over (early Jan), then 2 phone interviews,...

Hi everyone I would love to join your group...I really need it! I have about 30 more lbs to lose in order to be reach my goal..125 :) I have a nice 5 mile trail by my house and I just got that Wii fit thing so I'll let you know how it goes. I alrea...

Hi everyone...I am going to join this 'pity party' because one, all of you new grads understand, two, i have no one to vent to and be brutally honest at the same time about my feelings (except my loving, non-healthcare family), and three, when we get...

Thanks everyone for your great comments. I am going to think about school in Fall 2010 part-time study. Right now just focusing all my energy on networking, filling out apps, etc..Good luck and many prayers to all of us!!!

They should be outraged about the fact that the hospitals are still short staffed but refuse to hire an untapped resource ie: new nurses...If they all made a stink about it maybe it would put more pressure on them to give us a chance. We are out the...

Just wondering if any of you had your schools/professors react to what we are dealing with right now. I wish that my school was more helpful...maybe contacting our clinical sites and really pushing for them to hire new grads or something...I don't k...

Congrats, Ilovenursing09!!!!!! I wish you the best in your new job!!! I had the interview and all I know is I did the best I could. Interviewer was very empathetic/concerned about the 'new grad job situation,' and kept me there for a looooong inter...

Hi NJ nurses, After months of searching, I have an interview scheduled next week with a large ambulatory surgery center in central jersey. This is pretty much my dream job and I never expected to get into the OR as a new grad especially in this econ...

Hi everyone! After months of searching, I have an interview scheduled next week with a large ambulatory surgery center in NJ. This is pretty much my dream job and I never expected to get into the OR as a new grad especially in this economy. Besides...

Thanks for your concern, llg....very good point. I hate feeling so desperate with these jobs. Would I be any better off in an LTC that threw me to the wolves? I just don't know anymore. I will go for the interview and see what my gut instincts ...

:yeah:That would be amazing...My dream job and 55K? Not bad considering the day I got the phone call I was filling out an application to Starbucks. Wish me luck.

I haven't seen any 'official' starting salaries on the hospital websites, but word-of-mouth has been anywhere from 25-28/hr.... The other thing I was thinking about was that this place is part of a large corporation (a franchise even?) so maybe they ...

Look up the numbers of LTCs/Rehabs/Surgi centers in your area (hmmm...Miami. Can u say plastic surgery? :wink2:) Call them, ask to speak to DON/managers/etc and politely ask if they are looking for nurses right now...then go into the 'new grad ready...

Thanks for the input, Sniper. I guess I just wasn't sure since my friend was just offered 35K at a doctor's office for a full-time position. They asked her when she interviewed what she was looking for, and she said 50K. She told me that the guy ...

Hi Lucas, Thank you for your input..I am an RN...it's a relief to hear that 40K sounds low. I guess I just figured it would be low since my best friend just interviewed for another position at a doctor's office and was offered 35K for a full-time po...

Hi everyone! I am in desperate need of guidance! After months of searching, I have an interview scheduled next week with a large ambulatory surgery center in NJ. This is pretty much my dream job and I never expected to get into the OR as a new grad...

How rude. Seems like we all jump through hoops and can't even get a polite rejection email that takes 2 minutes to copy, paste, and send. Ignoring and hoping the new grad goes away seems to be the standard. I'm sorry that they behaved this way and...