Danielle27

Congratulations on your acceptance! I also got my acceptance via email on Monday. I'm planning on looking into flights tonight. I"m looking forward to meeting you and our class in February!

I'm kind of in the same boat. I've always known my passion was maternity but have been unable to get into the field since I graduated. I've been working in tele med/surg now for over 3 years. I live on Cape Cod and there's not a lot of job opportunities here so I will probably move closer to Boston at some point. I'm very excited about the program but I'm also very nervous! I work full-time so I applied for the part-time track but would like to go full-time, I just don't want to overwhelm myself. Is anyone else nervous?

Hi there, I appiled to CNEP class 122 as well. I haven't heard anything back yet. I'm not sure when I should expect to hear though, any idea?

If you are a "new grad" with no experience I would highly recommend getting into a hospital if you have the opportunity and if that is what you want to do. Its great that you already have some experience and that will definitely help you get a job. I am relocating for a job in New York (rural). Its an RN position on an adult med/surg floor in a regional medical center. While its not my "dream job" I know that working in a hospital on a unit like this will open many doors to me in the future. My concern is that working in home health, while it is RN experience, probably wont open many doors for you. But still, its experience. If you are interested in relocating I would start looking in rural areas. Big cities tend to have fierce competition for new grad jobs and its all based on who you know. I found that the smaller hospitals in less urban areas tend to have smaller applicant pools and you are more likely to get an interview. I am from Massachusetts and I had interviews in NY, DC, and VT (3). Good luck with everything!

I tried to be as honest as possible without telling them I didn't plan on staying long term. I would tell them that the job market in Boston for new grads is really difficult and thats why I'm looking out of state. I would research the area in which I'm applying and the particular institution. For example, for a hospital in Vermont I might talk about how I've been living in the city for 6 years and I'm looking for a change of pace. I prefer a community centered hospital and if the hospital is magnet certified I would tell them how that stood out to me and is a particular reason why I am looking into employment at that facility. The job I accepted is in the southern tier region of NY, near the PA border and finger lakes region. Its a nice area. Much more rural than what I'm used to but I also like that. I'm actually planning on staying for 4 years because they will pay 100% for my MSN as long as I stay 2 years after I get my degree. I only wish I had started looking out of state sooner because I could have been working for a year now if I hadn't been so stubborn. Anyway, good luck with everything, feel free to ask any questions you may have.

I started applying to jobs out of state after I had been out of school for a year and realized there was no new grad jobs in MA. I went on about 5 interviews out of state (3 in VT, 1 in NY, and 1 in DC). The biggest challenge I encountered was that all of the hospitals couldn't believe I couldn't find a job in MA. They didn't understand how bad the market for new grads is in Boston. Plus they questioned why I wanted to move to that particular location. They don't want to hire someone who is just going to move there, get a years experience and leave to go back home. I ended up getting offered the job in NY (rural NY) and accepted it. I would definitely recommend looking out of state if you are finding that its difficult to find jobs in state but be prepared for them to question you on why you are interested in relocating. Also, I've found that if you look in less urban areas at smaller hospitals the competition for jobs is not quite as high and you are more likely to get an interview. Goodluck!

Hi everyone. In about one week I'm going to be moving 6 hours from home to a little town in the southern tier NY/PA area for my first RN job in an adult med/surg unit. I'm very nervous about moving away by myself without my boyfriend, friends or family. Also, I'm nervous about starting my first RN job. It's been over a year since I graduated and stepped foot in a hospital wearing scrubs. On top of all that. I've decided to apply to MSN programs online to keep me busy while I'm out there. I'm just really nervous about all the changes coming my way. Has anyone done anything like this before? I could use some advice or words of encouragement. Thanks!

I graduated from a good nursing program in Boston in May 2009 and had all the same problems. BUT, I must say you are looking in all the wrong places. I worked at 3 major teaching hospitals in Boston during school and none of them could hire me because of hiring freezes, etc. There are almost 0 opportunities for new grads in MA, but the major hospitals (BWH, BMC, Tufts, Childrens, etc) have so much competition for jobs because of all the nursing programs in the area and their reputation as big name teaching hospitals. I had much more luck once I realized that I had to start widening my search and looking out of state. I start a full time job in 2 weeks- but I'm relocating to upstate NY. I was able to get interviews in NY, VT, and DC. I actually had 3 interviews in VT. I have found that smaller hospitals in less urban areas have less competition for jobs (still competitive but you are more likely to at least get an interview). Keep trying but I definitely think you will have more success once you start looking at hospitals in less urban areas. Good luck!

Dublin- I dont mean to pry, but I'm curious how you lost the job? Did it get taken back before you started working? That's something I worry about all the time. I signed a job offer recently but I'm always worrying that they are going to call and say that they have to take the job back because of financial reasons or some excuse. With the economy the way it is I'm so nervous about job security and I haven't even started working yet!

I'm from Massachusetts and I accepted a job in upstate New York. I went on interviews in NY, VT, and DC and the only job offer was from NY. All the hospitals in VT were nervous about hiring me because they assumed I would move back to MA as soon as I got enough experience to get a job there. Big cities have lots of opportunities but they also have lots of nursing programs in the area that supply them with nursing students. I had more luck with smaller hospitals in less urban areas.

It really is difficult and I know exactly how you feel. I graduated in May 2009 and I am starting my first job in 2 weeks. I had the same worries as you and one day I was at a job fair (this past spring) and one of the recruiters was very rude and discouraging as she told me that I was in the toughest position because I've been out of school for so long and the newer new grads are more desirable. She basically made me feel like giving up. But I didn't and I eventually got a job offer. I do have to relocate about 6 hours for the job however. I'm young so I can do this because I'm not married and don't have a family yet so my career is most important right now. If you are able to move I would start looking at hospitals in states around you or in places you might be interested in relocating to. It gives you more options. Also, I would start looking really hard right now. This is new hire season and a lot of hospitals have new grad positions posted. Best of luck!

I graduated from nursing school in May 2009 and I just recently accepted my first RN job. Unfortunately I have to relocate 6 hours away from home but I'm lucky to have a job as I know there are still people I graduated with that don't have jobs. I even graduated from a nursing school that is well known for its co-op program and even though by the time I had graduated I had worked at 3 major teaching hospitals in Boston I couldn't get a new grad job at any of those hospitals. I had no idea it was going to be this hard to find a job when I started nursing school but I truly believe that by 2012 the economy will be getting better and hospitals will start hiring new grads again. Like you said, all of the job openings right now are for experienced nurses so its really difficult for new grads. I had one hospital tell me to consider looking at new grad programs out of state and then move back after 6 months to a year of experience. So I applied to a lot of new grad programs out of state and I ended up getting about 5 interviews. The problem is none of those hospitals wanted to hire me because they knew once I got some experience I would move back (of course I didn't tell them that). So I couldn't get hired in or out of state. Finally one hospital hired me and I couldn't be happier. I just wish it didn't take over a year to find this job. But now, I'm starting my new job in a few weeks and starting a masters program in a few months so everything is going even better than I had hoped. So don't worry about it too much. Enjoy nursing school and don't worry about jobs. Even if I knew I was going to have a hard time finding a job when I graduated I wouldn't have changed my career. It truly is a passion more than a career. Good luck!

I have a phone interview scheduled with Rochester General Hospital in NY for a new graduate nurse position. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions or advice as to what I should expect, how to prepare, etc. Also, if anyone has gone through the new grad program at Rochester General Hospital can you please tell me about your experience, the pros/cons... Thanks!