Funny thing- when my little sis graduated (2004), they announced the place where every new grad was working as they handed out the diplomas. She was offered a job in the PICU at UCLA over spring...
Perhaps I should be more specific: It's improbable that the typical new grad will get a job for at least 6 months. And you're right the situation is not hopeless, but again for emphasis, new grads...
I just want to re-emphasize that the reason I posted my experience was to let potential new grads understand the reality of the situation. I don't think that getting a new grad job is impossible right...
I know this topic is getting a lot of ink these days, but here's my experience on the issue. I post this because I think that there are still an abundance of people struggling to get into nursing...