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Non-compete contracts do not hold up out of state either.

That non-compete contract really isn't that valid since it hinders your ability to work. It wouldn't hold it's weight at all in court. Either way you can work for a hospital instead (not a center) and it wouldn't even apply. What state do you current...

Stick it out for a year and then apply somewhere else. Minimum exp req'd for most places (that require exp) is 1 year. Leaving after 4-5-6-7 months looks bad. One year is acceptable.

I know of a magnet hospital in the chicago area that is looking for dialysis RNs with experience and the pay is fair (market index) and benefits good.

No problem. Narrow your focus. Good luck.

You can quickly google what new grad nurses are making in most metropolitan areas. You should be happy you got asked in the first place, you look more desperate by applying to every job out there than by what you ask for. In mrchicago's neighborhood...

You need to narrow your focus. I reject every single candidate that lists "open" or "any" as their preferred unit. Those candidates are not likely to stick with a position once they get it, and they'll transfer immediately to new openings in areas th...

Clinicals count as experience in the sense that they're the area you're most familiar with or have spent the most time in. They're just not RN experience. So when it says, what are you interested in : How many years of exp do you have in that area...

Page limit isnt as big of an issue seeing as most of the viewing is electronic these days. I have seen some people put their resume in size 8 font to fit it on one page, and I don't even read their resumes I just reject them. You don't need super lon...

Diplomas and ASN/ADN are worthless because it's an EMPLOYERS MARKET right now. That means we don't have a shortage of people applying to positions so the standards have been raised greatly. Diploma and associates are not accepted because it would cau...

True, but the patient interaction you're going to see as a phlebotomist will help you explain your patient focus and client care should you be asked about it in an interview. At least more so than a person who sat unemployed, worked at applebees, a b...

Or try applying outside of the L.A. area, there are plenty of hospitals out there that will hire "recent" graduates regardless of experience. You need to narrow down what you're looking for. The "I just want any job" is a huge turn-off to every singl...

Go back and get your MBA and start applying to supervisory positions.

Skip the associates as they're becoming more and more worthless. You can either enroll in a BSN or MSN program (non-accellerated) keep your current job and work your way through clinicals and school. Or take a quick CNA course (while applying to BSN ...

Any hospital experience is beneficial. Phlebotomy experience isn't going to help you get your foot in the door anywhere but it may help you greatly in the hiring manager interviews should you advance that far.

I would avoid the "woe is me, my last job was awful" attitude. You're not going to make it past the HR phone interview if you act like that. ADNs are also less desireable than BSN or MSN grads, and sometimes not desired at all.

The accelerrated programs are really only a good idea for people with hospital work experience (medical assistants, patient care techs, phlebotomists, etc.). The lack of clinical experience will hurt your chances of getting into MOST areas of a hospi...

The ONLY problem with someone over 50 is that they might not have the proper degree. I've seen a lot of diplomas of nursing lately (worthlses) and ASN (worthless). I've seen Advanced Practice Nurses get hired that are over 50 (and have the qualificat...

I work at a hospital in recruiting and we hire PLENTY of new grads. I do see a lot of bad ones though. Ones that absolutely cannot interview, have very poor answers, are all over the board on what they want to do or where they want to end up. The pr...

At the hospital I work for (and a lot of others) there are fields asking what you're interested in during the online application process. Make sure you fill those out correctly. However, it would probably take me 10 seconds to look at your resume and...

I review hundreds of nursing resumes a day for a prestigious midwestern hospital and I am going to tell you this from my experience. My assumption is that your resume is not as good as you think it is or that your work preferences do not match the o...