frustratedrn00

Graduated 2008, worked in Neurosurgical ICU for 1 year; pregnant during that time. After baby was born husband and I decided to move closer to family so, while still on maternity leave moved to south Florida, took an additional 3 months to get accustomed to the area, older child settled in school etc..etc... I have now been officially without a job for 18 months now. I have submitted hundreds of applications to the hospitals around here, clinics, home health and various other organizations, full time and part time... and in that time I have had..count them..2 yes I said 2 interviews with no job offer from either although one rejection notification said I interviewed well, was very polite and they hoped that I would be able to find other employment within their company. My main concern is that the longer I am without employment the bigger the red flag on my application...I am completely frustrated that I have no job, no interviews from the jobs I am applying for and the comments I get from people around me when I tell them I am having trouble getting a job and they ask what I do...they hear nurse and laugh...like I am lying about the trouble finding employment..."nursing is a recession proof" job I hear...HA!! if they only knew! I am seriously ready to give nursing up all it has done is put me in debt and caused me so much stress and anger while trying to find a job...cause my husband and me to argue almost daily because I now wish we had never moved...I gave up a job with an awesome hospital that I had worked at for 5 years; first as a pharmacy technician then a nurse..never had 1 bad evaluation. I guess job loyalty doesn't matter here in south Florida.