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The Veteran's Home in West Los Angeles held a recruitment fair last Thursday. It was for CNA's LVN's and RN's. I do not know if they are still accepting applications, but you can always call human resources on Monday.

xtxrn, why so hostile? She is asking a question pre nursing students and nursing instructors have been asking for years. Is it because you misunderstood her question with your first answer.

I came to the realization it would not be an easier market for someone with medical experience to get a new grad job during my clinicals. I asked my preceptor if being an LVN for eight years will increase my chances of getting a new grad position at her hospital. She told me it is less likely as a LVN you will get offered a position. She also told me they prefer to work with new nurses because they like to mold new grads into the nurses they want to be. I was in a clinical group with 7 other LVN's and they all got the same story from their preceptors. Finally, some of my fellow LVN/students went to the hospital's recruiter to ask if it was true, and she told them it was. My clinicals the next semester was in a different hospital owned by the same company. My new preceptors told me the same story as the previous preceptor. Also, one of my LVN to RN friends was being interviewed for a new grad position at a hospital he worked at for seven years. One of the questions the new grad recruiter asked him," we usually dont like to hire LVN to RN's because LVN's have a know it all attitude, how will your attitude be different?" After graduation, the only LVN's I know who got hospital new grad positions were currently working in that hospital. Every other LVN to RN I know who graduated with me in 2010 still has not gotten a new grad hospital job, not even a interview for a hospital job. What did surprise me is seven inexperienced new grads ( most in their early 20's) from our class got jobs as new grads in hospitals. Hospitals that us LVN to RN's applied for and didnt even get an interview. I don't know if it because we are older or less malleable in their eyes, but we were taken a back.

I have been a LVN for eight years and passed the RN NCLEX a couple months ago. I have been looking for another LVN job 8 months before I recieved my RN license, without much luck. I have been looking for a RN job since april first and got one interview for part time job, which I was rejected. It is a different nursing world since 2003. As a new grad LVN I was getting a lot of job offers with sign on bonuses! I actually applied for a CNA and LVN job at a well known research hospital, and was immediately rejected. Human resources stated to me it was a liability issue. Good luck to the both of us and everyone else.

I chose outpatient surgery and OR. Good luck to you too!

It says indicate which two units you want to work on. We already indicate which two units we prefer to work on in their questionnaire. I wasnt sure if that was part of personal statement or just asking us to fill out the questionnaire.

I am a bit confused about USC's personal statement request. Are we supposed to write about which units we want to work on in the statement? Even though I have had a combination of 14 years of experience as a LVN and nurse's aide it has not helped me land a RN job. I will keep my fingers crossed for this one.

Hi everyone, I'm going to follow your advice and not going to work for that agency...........no matter how desperate I am ( which I am). Thanks

Hi, A registry I was applying for online emailed me a bunch of forms to sign and I was taken aback by one of them. It was a medical release form for my medical records! The form also requested my doctors name, phone number and address. I understand a new employer requesting a physical, ppd, and immunization forms, but I feel like this is an invasion of privacy. I asked the human resource director at another agency I work for his opinion. He stated it doesn't sound kosher and I shouldn't sign. What are your thoughts? THANKS