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    Is NJ not new grad friendly?

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Almost a year now, the NJ-NY area does not seem to be interested in new grads. This bloody word experience shows up everywhere in requirements and I can't even get past HR screening processes. How...
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    RNs tell your hospitals to hire new grads

    Catch22Personified replied to DedHedRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    How can one relocate if I dont have a job to pay for a relocation? I'd love to join the military but you'd be surprised on the disqualifying factors. The nursing shortage doesn't
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    What would you have done differently in school to help get hired?

    Catch22Personified replied to RunMT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Change majors, my area is just that devoid of new grad opportunities. When the Sigma Theta Tau students with externships can't get jobs you know theres a
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    Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Catch22Personified replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    The Nursing Shortage is the Adult's version of the Easter Bunny. It's just a
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    Question Guys: Do you enjoy nursing?

    Catch22Personified replied to guyRN2009's topic in Men in Nursing

    I want to enjoy nursing but no one is letting me actually be a nurse. By the time I get a job I'm completely rusty and I'm just going to get sacked and I'm going to be uber
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    Reverse Psychology for New Grads...

    Catch22Personified replied to RN7776's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my area, there are no jobs for new grads. I've as far to compromise my morals by applying to family planning clinics. Not like they'll hire me anyway, I'm both male and a new
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    How do I get a job? 'RN who lacks experience'

    Catch22Personified replied to jitterbugg's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Relocation in itself is a catch-22. You need to move to increase your job prospects? You need money. How does one get money most of the time? A
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    Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    Catch22Personified replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    East coast it refers, to NY,PA,NJ. I should have wrote the states out but it's a bad habit for
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    Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    Catch22Personified replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The Tri-State area seems devoid of job
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    Should new grads start in ICU?

    Catch22Personified replied to optimusRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In this job situation these days, I'd take anything. I'd even work in Mother/Baby and I'm a male that was horrified there for
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    Almost one year has passed since I graduated...

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in the NJ/NY/PA area, its just as bad. However I think California does have it worse. Hospitals closing near me did not help on my aunt's
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    Almost one year has passed since I graduated...

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was in my senior year of school, parents all proud I'm going to be graduating, few family members saying: "Oh when you get out of school, give me a call I'll get you a job where I work at", mildly...
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    Would you ever be a scab?

    Catch22Personified replied to klone's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I've always heard if you do cross the line, you get blackballed by unionized institutions. Sure I'd like to make some money doing it, but burning my bridges with future employers is not a good a
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    What's your nursing kryptonite?

    Catch22Personified replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, smells and visuals don't bother me. It's the politics in the workplace is so off putting. I know its everywhere but, for an occupation that banks on compassion and caring it really fosters...
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    If you could rewind and do it over again...

    Catch22Personified replied to NurseBanana's topic in Nursing Career

    If I could rewind I probably would have went to med school. On some forum I was going to a lot of med students and doctors seem to be furious about the existence of NPs and in particular DNP's....
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    Can NPs do bedside nursing?

    Catch22Personified replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in General Nursing

    Is this the reality of the nursing profession? Hearing that alone does not make me want to pursue higher education and flat out wants me to change
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    Almost one year has passed since I graduated...

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would if I could find any in my area this is just absurd. I can't even land a job as a
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    Help! How to stay sane during depressing job-hunt?

    Catch22Personified replied to mnf4ever's topic in Nursing Career

    You don't know how much I get bombarded with emails (haha and your username is B52-H) from family members going OH JOB POSITION HERE! It's really hard to stay positive, I was promised a job by my aunt...
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    Do you regret being a nurse

    Catch22Personified replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I regret my degree, I just happened to graduate during one of the worst so called economic
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    *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    Catch22Personified replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The more I read this thread, the more I regret my BSN. Right now I have basically a worthless piece of paper that I paid $80,000
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    Considering joining USAF however concerned about disqualifying factors.

    Catch22Personified posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello all, first time poster but I've read the forums before I took my NCLEX. I graduated back in May and passed my NCLEX and had no luck finding jobs. I had always an interest to join the military so...
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    Considering joining USAF however concerned about disqualifying factors.

    Catch22Personified replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Government, Military

    I've called a recruiter to find out its a permanent and nonwaiverable disqualifier. I guess its back to dealing with useless HR people having to hear the same story about lack of