EarnedItTheHardWay

Northern California, 300 applications and counting, no interview requests so far, applying for anything I might remotely qualify for. Can't get past the computer to a real human for 90% of the apps, and have received roughly 200 rejection emails. Been trying since April, graduated in May, very few in my class have jobs, and several of the ones that do went out of state. Some just went straight to grad school and didn't even try to get jobs here. NorCal is ugly right now...

Hello, I'm a Northern California new BSN grad who has sent out over 300 applications for nursing positions in a 150 mile radius of my home and can't even get an interview. Those of you in the area--I know you feel my pain! With school loan repayment dates creeping up on me, I am looking at having to "rush" my return to school for a masters degree if I can't find a job soon. My problem is this: without any real-world experience, how am I supposed to know what direction to go in while getting a masters, much less what the hire ability of each one is? I know that I don't want to go the NP route, but don't know if I would prefer education over management or vice versa. CRNA looks like a great option as well, but I haven't seen hardly anywhere in Northern California utilize them in lieu of Anesthesiologists. I had hoped to wait at least a year before returning to school, but may not have that option....any real-world advice on what masters degree would be the most versatile? Thanks so much!