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I am so sorry, I was so excited about it, I got a job in a hospital in Brooklyn in the ED which is what I wanted. Advice I have for everyone is: bother people, email, call, etc the nurse recruiters, go in person. Get certified. Apply for all jobs and take what you can get so you can get experience. I have about 3 years of exp. in emergency nursing, not a bsn but working on it. So if you dont have one start working on it cause in nyc you need it to survive and get those interviews. Also network with your friends, email all your friends, tell them you are looking. Oh and try to have copies of your resume with you, and practice interview questions, you never know when you are going to meet someone. I am so excited about it, finally.

Yes! I got a job! start this next week!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Hi BKlyn_RN if you dont mind me asking, what did they start you off at? I am curious since I have an interiew coming up there...thanks!

Hey PHWM if you dont mind me asking what they did offer you as starting salary?

not sure I was supposse to go on another interview but they havent called me back yet...ughhhh

Emergency dept!

Awesome! I have an interview with a nurse recruiter there too! :) maybe we'll work together

lol...seriously..NYP just sent me an email saying "thank you for your CONTINUED interest"...lol..yes...I will continue applying and flood your application pool until you see my name in your sleep..just kidding..but seriously..something has got to give!

I was thinking about doing the same thing, going in person, but everytime I have called they tell "no don't do it" should I still go? I have almost 2 years of ED experience.

well I have been applying like crazy and so far i have spoken with some nurse recruiters but nothing solid yet

Ronin, thank you for your input, if you dont mind me asking another question, how long was your orientation period as a new grad? and do you know how long they orient new employees into your ED? I also went into the ED as a new grad so that is why I am interested :)

Ronin185 thank you for your input, if you dont mind me asking, how long were you a nurse before you started there? I've heard about cali and yes it sounds great, I thought maybe I could go there later on in my career, I am just excited about the idea of getting out of florida. :)

Hi Ronin! Thank you for your reply and info, that is awesome to know that they do accept ppl with associates in some hospitals, if you dont mind me asking, how much did they start you at? I know and have tried to understand how expensive it is to live in the city, what I dont get is why do sooo many people state that it would be too expensive to live there or would not be able to afford it. what I got from this website and other places is that usually hospital nurses in the nyc are started at around 70 grand a year, now I already calculated the taxes that they take out (a lot for sure!) and calculated how much it would cost to live with one or 2 roommates, and I figured I could spend around 1000 to 1300 a month to rent a room, I know that is a lot to just rent a room but I really want to live in the city. So what else am i missing? I come from a place in FL where the cost of living is quite high compared to other places in the US, but when I visited new york it felt that the other things like groceries and such were all the same price when compared to the places here, so what am I missing? if you got some info for me please let me know. And once again thanks for your reply, I am now gonna start the process of applying for my license up there. :)

Thank you so much for your reply Paco! That is a good idea about calling ahead, maybe once I have my ny license and have filled out some applications online then I should give them a call. Once again, thank you!

Thank you everyone for replying, I am gonna be enrolled in a masters level program, either online or plan on applying to nyc schools to do my masters, so does it really matter that I have a bachelors in another degree? Another question I have is, I was looking on craigslist, and to me it seems like rent could be 1000 to 1400 depending on where I live and this would be with roommates which I do not mind at all, so why would you say I would need a trustfund to live there? I am just confused I guess, am I missing something?? I know about the taxes and I already calculated it out of what I would "suppossedly" be making which from doing research online would be around 70 grand, so what am I missing? Thanks in advance!