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I just got a rejection letter from human resources at a hospital stating they changed their mind about filling the position .... Tey aren't hiring after all... I always wanted to be an ER nurse and I am thinking maybe I should become an EMT while I am jobless ... Bc I am at my wits end at this job.... Any thoughts ??

I have yet been able to find anything I wish I could have by now .. Because at this point I am hating my Job so much!!!!!!

I spent the whole weekend thinking about this .... I just hope we all find jobs ... I just feel like I'm in a dark tunnel with no light in sight ;(

I only sent it to major hospitals and ltc in the area that I know of ... I would be scared about what people can do with my info ... thanks for the heads up !!!!!!! I am just trying to stay optimistic and hoping soon, something will open ... because at this point all I can do is pray and just keep working ....... like i said before, i just didnt picture this is where Id be a full year after graduation.

I just wanna add that I went to a nursing school from a hospital ... So we we're expecting a good number of graduates would get hired at the hospital... They hired 5 ... They hired 11 from the previous classes ... Listen I am not saying I have the best grades ... But I passed nursing school .... ALL of my friends from school are still unemployed ...

Moving is just not an option . I have too many responsibiltes here

Patti rn - thanks for all the advice and I will definitely try to do some of the things you said ... I know what you mean about saying go to hell on my way put... Lol but as you say I am one of the 2% that never would lol I previously worked for this doctor and although the work conditions were different , he was the same , so yea I try not to do something like buring bridges because it just so happens that he has a lot of friends in high places , and although he may be a terrible boss, If I was working for him and a nurse recruiter approached him For advice- I have no doubt in my mind he would give me a good reference . And I stand to keep it that way.lol but I just wish someone would call already ... I graduated in May of LAST year, so I have been out of school for a year ... I have changed it so my resume says nurse and have tweaked it to highlight the nursing aspect of my job. I did this at the advice of the career coach I hired... Still nothing ;( ... I spent all day faxing and emailing resumes ..... With hopes of something

About the schools ... I went to a one of the oldest and best nursing schools in the country and I know first hand they are not accepting more and more students ... They keep their first level nursing class the same size every year.. either way the amount they accept, half of them dont even graduate with us because its soo tough..... but just the thought that in a month another whole class of new graduates will also be looking for a job, just makes me want to cry even more ......

Thank you I am going to look into both of those options .... I really appreciate any and all the help I can get...

I dont think as a RN you can practice as an LPN or CNA in NY .. Im not sure though so I will find out.. And unfortunately the office manager currently still works for him, she is just in a lower position... Its hard for me to think of not being employed even for a week because I have a family and need every dollar ... thats not even including the school loans.. I wanted to volunteer, but due to the crazy schedule I have its almost impossible.. I faxed a few resumes today and I hope something will come out of them.. I am really trying not to let my current situation get me down ... I am trying to look forward no matter how hard it is ...

yup youre right thats exactly what he is doing, and as I mentioned before dont have much of a choice unfortunately ......... So sad to see that someone else is in the same position as me in NYC ... its just tooo hard .... milliem did u find a job ????? elrup - its a good idea ... i just wish there was a better solution ...

How long is the train ride to greenwich ??? Definitely a good idea for one year of experience ....

Beu- thanks for the tips, I am going to give it a shot tomorrow.. I am hoping to find anything, because anything is better than what I am going through now..

Student nurse: THANKS SO MUCH!!! its nice to know I am not the only one out there with the boss from hell!!! The funniest thing about my boss is that, outside of work he is a different person, he is a compassionate great doctor... I know him for many years and know that he is just like this to his employees. That doesnt change the situation at my office... but I feel like I should just say that because I make him seem like a horrible evil person, he isnt, he is just a perfectionist who wants certain things and wont budge until he gets it.. One thing I can say is that over the past two days I noticed he is trying to teach me some things pertaining to nursing. As I stated before it seems that he wants me to eventually work for him as a nurse, but not for the price he should pay me for. I hope you do really well in school, and find a job you can look forward to going to really soon. I would never wish my situation on anyone ... not even my worst enemy because its just plain torture....

You are lucky you are trying to relocate. We have no place to go besides NYC. Relocation is out of the question. I wish there were private offices hiring here, most, if not all the private offices here (including the office I work in) hire MAs or CNAs that get paid half a nurses salary and do as much as a nurse would do. For me its not only about applying to hospitals, its getting a job anywhere, I just love working with pts so I wouldn't care where I worked, as long as it was a job in the field... I have faxed dozens of resumes to all the nursing homes in the area with no response .... I just wish there would be a light at the end of this dark tunnel... Lindsey.. I am so sorry to hear you got laid off... I am so afraid to lose my job that I literally do anything my boss says, my coworkers and superiors all think he is purposely taking advantage of me because he knows I need some sort of income, which just makes the whole thing worse.......... I hope we all three will have some good news this week....................... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! I am so happy to hear that you got interviews !!! I wish you lots of luck and I hope that you get the position you really want!! I have been a new grad since LAST may, so I am almost a whole year out of nursing school. I have tried to do as you say with the cover letter specific to the position, and have yet to have any luck with it. Another downfall is that I live in NYC, here there are soooo many RNs its crazy .... every other person is a nurse or is related to one. I just feel like I am losing the passion and love I had for the job because I havent worked in it for so long.... I havent been in a hospital in over a year because the clinical portion of my school ended last april. I am just so afraid that as soon as the next class of new grads rn graduate, I will have a much harder time finding a job. I wish there was some repreive to all of this, but I just dont see one.... Do you have any prior experience in nursing? because I do not ... So I have nothing special to note on my resume... I keep thinking of getting additional certifications, but I dont think itll help because I have friends who took EKG courses and IV certifications and are still just as unemployed as I am. wow.. I really never thought I would be in this position a full year after graduating

I was wondering if anyone will be able to help me... I am a new grad ADN RN in nyc. I am currently enrolled to get my BSN and will be done by Feb 2013. I have yet to find a nursing job, I have been working as a medical office secretary/ rn in a private office. I am more a secretary than a nurse due to the fact that the Dr. I work for does not "need" a nurse and would prefer to keep me on a secretary's salary and use my nursing skills according to his convenient. I am getting paid 12 dollars an hour. Besides all of this my boss is verbally abusive, and expects me to work crazy hours just because he asks. I am a good employee and do as I am instructed just in order to keep my job, because as my boss puts it, he does not need a nurse and is creating a job for me. He tells everyone he can that I am on trial ( been working there almost 6 months) and that he will decide if he wants to keep me ( I previously worked there as a secretary when I was in nursing school, but the conditions were different, the Dr. was less involved with the staff, he had an office manager running the office). So besides for all of this, I spend all of my free time, networking and trying to find a hospital or nursing home job. Every time I actually get a response from someone, its along the lines of " not hiring new grads" or " looking for a candidate with experience". I was fortunate enough to use a family friend as a connection to get an interview in a major city hospital, to get an interview with a nurse manager for a position. I had a great interview with her, she asked me to come in the next day and to meet with the staff for a panel interview, I did. That's where I messed up, I was too nervous and messed up silly things.... Either way, I did not get the job. Besides this, no one has ever responded to any of my inquires. I am at a loss of what to do, I NEED a job, and really can not quit my current one until I find something else. I have literally never been so depressed in my life. I worked so hard in school, only to be working as a secretary for 12 dollars an hour.... I knew the market was hard, but I didnt think it was this bad in NYC. Due to responsibilities I have, I can not move to another state, but I am willing to drive around ny in order to find work. I have yet to find anything .....I have ACLS, BLS, Smoking cessation certificate, received a scholarship in college, and graduated from a good nursing school. I am just wondering if anyone has any advice for me, of what to do ... where to go.... I am just so upset and down that I have no energy to do anything .

I recently interviewed, three to four weeks ago. They will call you if they find an open position that would fit your criteria. I am sure they will call you as soon as they have an open position. I didn't meet with the DON, so maybe you will not need to go through the nurse manager, and will be hired directly... I dont know how their hiring process works .....

I do have a friend who reccomennded me for a position there. I interviewed with the nurse manager of the hiring floor which had went well. I than had a panel interview with the staff that i messed up on because I was so nervous. I got a call back from the nurse recruiter afterwards letting me know someone more qualified had been hired. Overall it was a good interview process, but i guess since I didnt know what to expect from the nursing staff panel interview, I was so nervous that I bombed it. I wish you the best of luck and hope you get a call back soon ...

I was wondering if anyone will be able to help me..... I am a new grad ADN RN in nyc. I am currently enrolled to get my BSN and will be done by Feb 2013. I have yet to find a nursing job, I have been working as a medical office secretary/ rn in a private office. I am more a secretary than a nurse due to the fact that the Dr. I work for does not "need" a nurse and would prefer to keep me on a secretary's salary and use my nursing skills according to his convenient. I am getting paid 12 dollars an hour. Besides all of this my boss is verbally abusive, and expects me to work crazy hours just because he asks. I am a good employee and do as I am instructed just in order to keep my job, because as my boss puts it, he does not need a nurse and is creating a job for me. He tells everyone he can that I am on trial ( been working there almost 6 months) and that he will decide if he wants to keep me ( I previously worked there as a secretary when I was in nursing school, but the conditions were different, the Dr. was less involved with the staff, he had an office manager running the office). So besides for all of this, I spend all of my free time, networking and trying to find a hospital or nursing home job. Every time I actually get a response from someone, its along the lines of " not hiring new grads" or " looking for a candidate with experience". I was fortunate enough to use a family friend as a connection to get an interview in a major city hospital, to get an interview with a nurse manager for a position. I had a great interview with her, she asked me to come in the next day and to meet with the staff for a panel interview, I did. That's where I messed up, I was too nervous and messed up silly things.... Either way, I did not get the job. Besides this, no one has ever responded to any of my inquires. I am at a loss of what to do, I NEED a job, and really can not quit my current one until I find something else. I have literally never been so depressed in my life. I worked so hard in school, only to be working as a secretary for 12 dollars an hour.... I knew the market was hard, but I didnt think it was this bad in NYC. Due to responsibilities I have, I can not move to another state, but I am willing to drive around ny in order to find work. I have yet to find anything .....I have ACLS, BLS, Smoking cessation certificate, received a scholarship in college, and graduated from a good nursing school. I am just wondering if anyone has any advice for me, of what to do ... where to go.... I am just so upset and down that I have no energy to do anything .

hey, what position are you interviewing for? or are you just meeting with the nurse recruiter? I recently interviewed there, but was not accepted for the position... I just realized you went for the interview today.. I hope it went well........ I just hope that the nurse recruiter will actually keep me in mind for any other positions there. I am also a ADN RN, and do have a connection in the hospital, but not my mother:).. WISH YOU GOODLUCK....