brownbeatle1

Howdy all, I am a nursing student at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN and I am trying to look at places to work in the Chicago area once I graduate this May. I know that last year it was very difficult to find a job as a new grad in the Chicago area. I also know that many of the university hospitals will hire their new grads from within first. However, I am still optimistic that I can find something. Are there any recommendations that anyone from that area has? I know of a couple internship programs, one at Children's Memorial and one at Illinois Masonic. There don't seem to be any job postings that are specific to new grads at this time. My roomate is applying for jobs in the Raliegh area of North Carolina and she has found several new grad job postings. I was wondering what I should do if I want to apply for a job, but I don't have my license yet since I haven't sat for NCLEX. Anyways, any info, suggestions, or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for looking out for us new grads. I have been lucky enough to receive some great information and advice from this site already. Thanks again, Ryan

Hi folks, I am (hopefully) going to graduate from nursing school this May. I am interested in several jobs in a few different states right now. My school has kind of been on my back about deciding which state I want to apply for licensure in when I sit for boards. However, I have not decided, and I am in between 2 or 3 states right now. One of them is Illinois, particularly the Chicago area, which is supposedly notoriously late when getting back to you about job applications. So, my question is, when I sit for the boards and have to declare what state I want my license in, can I get multiple licenses, or can I only apply for one? And then I would have to apply for another license if I decided I wanted to work in a state different from the one I applied for during NCLEX. Please let me know if you have any info about this. Sorry if this has been discussed already; I couldn't find it. Thanks, Ryan