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Nurses do get a discounted rate but I don't think students do. And for any of the lots, you either red to swipe an ID card or have a parking permit. You're better off looking for deals at other garages in the general area.

Buy a condo/house. Property taxes will make up 1/3-1/2 of your monthly payments, depending on what area you're in, and they're tax deductible. Contribute to a 401k, that money isn't counted in your taxable income. Other than that, there isn't a whole lot you can do. The tax system isn't kind to single people with higher incomes. As someone in the exact same situation as you, new grad with no kids and 2 jobs, I can relate.

You definitely need your license first. I graduated in May and recently started my first job at NYP. NYU is closed at least until February, per nurses I know who recently left there for positions elsewhere. And that is their best case scenario. Sandy really kicked their butts. NYP, as far as I know, is only take applications from internal new grads right now. All new grads have to apply to the "New Grad Waitlist" when it is posted however I have no idea when they will be posting that again. I would advise you to widen your search to all hospitals in NYC and perhaps further. It is much easier upstate, in Albany and Rochester/Buffalo, if you are willing to relocate for a year. Just a little advice from someone who has been through this ordeal recently.

I am a new grad but I got my job through a good friend who has been there a very long time. That's pretty much the only chance new grads have right now to get a job there. And even after the manger wanted to hire me, it still took some doing to convince the hospital to allow her to hire a new grad. They currently aren't accepting new grad applications unless you're internal. I applied back in April to the May/June New Grad Waitlist which is no longer posted and then did my HR phone screen. I finally got an in person interview in early October and was hired that week.

It's M-F 8-4ish for 2 weeks of classroom then up to 12 weeks on 3 12 hour orientation shifts per week, length depending on previous experience. You start orienting on days and then switch to nights at some point, when depends on your unit.

It took about a month for me to hear from tem, maybe 5 weeks. So don't give up! Make sure you're looking for postings tht say "new grads welcome to apply" or something along those lines.

In NY right especially if the OP is in the NYC area, there aren't always jobs to be found for new grads. And its doubly difficult for a new LPN, and even ADN RNs. Often people have to move (if they are able to) or wait 1+ years to find something, losing a lot of the knowledge and skills they learned in school. Some people are just plain giving up.I graduated in May with my BSN and had a heck of a time finding a job. Luckily for me, a longtime family friend is a supervisor at a pediatric home care agency nearby and they hire some new grads and put us through a preceptor program. My friend, who runs this program, is extremely careful about what kinds of cases she sends us on and makes sure a new grad is okay with families before sending us to orient. Some families say no, others like having new grads because of our enthusiasm and our willingness to "get down on the ground and play." If the experienced nurses at the agency and the experienced primary nurses precepting me feel that my skills are up to par and if the parents are comfortable with me caring for their child, then that's what matters. Just assuming that the OP will make a big mistake and harm a patient is rude and judgmental.And yes, there are cases with just a PEG or a mic-key button out there. I've seen them.

Hi, nycnursey. I did have experience as a patient care assistant while I was in school. I was able to do a phone interview and then I went up to AMC to do a 2 hour job shadow. I did end up turning down the job because of the low pay. I went to school in Buffalo and even the pay there is better than at AMC. It's about $21 if you have your Bachelor's. $20.50 as an ADN. That is enough to live on in Albany for most people but I unfortunately had no help with paying for school so I have pretty big loan payments each month and could not make it work.

The above posters are completely correct. I am a new grad with my BSN. I graduated in May summa cum laude, had experience working as an aide in the city where I attended college, did the clubs and all that during school, and I know nurses in several hospitals in and around the city including my mother who all tried to find me a job within their hospitals and I still haven't found a job. There's very few openings for new graduates and I'd say 98% of them get filled internally by people who worked at the hospital before graduating. And in my experience, there are not many open interviews held and when you go to HR offices, they tell you to apply online. Then the software they use screens out applicants who don't meet their experience preferences. It's incredibly frustrating. Your application often just never makes it past the HR people and into the hands of a nurse manager who might be willing to take a chance on a new grad. I'm very lucky I'm living with my mom for free, otherwise I'd be bankrupt by now.

My mother is a nurse with almost 30 years of critical care experience here in the NYC area. She lost her job 2 years ago after being arrested for DUI. She has since gone through rehab and remained sober and she was never actually convicted, because of some sort of plea deal. The arrest is on her record though and she found it incredibly hard to find a new job. It took her until a few weeks ago to finally find a position in NYC with a travel agency. She did have good references (her problems did not seem to carry over into her work) and generally did not have a problem getting interviews at hospitals that only asked about convictions of the application (and every hospital I've applied to here does at least ask that). It was after the interviews when they did the background check that she lost out on the opportunity. Based on that experience, I would say that your friend having an actual conviction on her record would seriously hurt her chances. NYC is an extremely competitive market and hospitals have no shortage of qualified candidates for every position. When it comes down to choosing between someone with a record and someone without they will go with the candidate without a conviction. That being said, if she does try to find something in NYC I would suggest she do something I spent months telling my mother to do. Own the problem. I don't know what felony she was convicted of but she should bring it up in interviews if she gets to that point and explain what happened and what she did to correct her life since then. It gives her a chance to tell her side of it and spin it into a positive light whereas if she waits for the background check, they will probably never give her a chance to explain.

11RN, thanks so much for answering! That makes me feel a little more confident about this. Do you know anything about the medical cardiology unit (D4N) or post cardiothoracic unit (C8), by any chance? And what do you think about the Albany area? nurse56789, I don't know much about how it differs from St. Peter's, but I just applied online and they called me about 1 month later. I did a phone interview with a nurse manager and I'm going up to shadow next week.

Hi, guys. I'm currently considering taking a job at Albany Medical Center. I live outside NYC right now but I'm moving because of the terrible job market. I was just curious if any other new grads are/will be working there? If so, what do you think of the hospital and the Albany area in general?