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I'm sorry to hear that Chapo84. I'm so frustrated for you - how are there "more qualified" applicants, it's a grad position!? Keep at it thought, your persistence will eventually pay off! Sign up to Boston Medical Center job alerts, because they often have grad positions coming through.

Hi Chapo84, I'm not sure if this is helpful to you, or not, but I just saw that Boston Medical Center are advertising Grad Nurse positions for a rotational program. Here is the link: Boston Registered Nurse jobs - Registered Nurse New Grad Float Pool Seiu (32hrs Rotating D\n) at Boston Medical Center Wishing you all the best on your job hunt.

73% is a great result to achieve on Kaplan. I was getting 70-80% on the Kaplan q-bank and passed NCLEX on my first attempt. I also purchased the Kaplan Medication Handbook of top 300 medications prescribed - just bought it off Amazon.com for about $10, and it was a great resource. I still use it all the time for general info. Good luck.

73% is a great result on Kaplan

Think positive. Keep us updated.

Stick with it, you will get it. Don't let yourself get too down about it. Take a couple of weeks to rest and forget about it, then refocus. I used Kaplan when I did mine, and found it to be a great resource. Fingers crossed for you for next time.

Congratulations! I hope you are celebrating. I found Kpalan to be a great resource

Congratulations!

I thought about a local travel assignment, but I wasn't sure if anyone would take me on with only 1.5 years experience. Maybe I should start looking into that. That's a bit dodgy if the Board of Nursing sold your contact details! I guess it's a nice compliment to have companies hunting you down for work though Thanks so much for the McLean job tip, I will check it out now. MGH just listed a new staff nurse job, so I am currently completing that application.

Thank you both so much for all your help. I just need a position that is accessible via public transport as I currently do not have a car. So far I have applied to: Mount Auburn Hospital The Brigham MGH Kindred Winchester St Elizabeths Medical Center Boston Medical Center BIDMC Cambridge Hospital New England Baptist Hospital Tufts Whittler Street Medical Center Dana Faber Cancer Institute Mass Ear and Eye Infirmary Kindred Hospital Harvard Vanguard A home care organization at Arlington I have been keeping an eye on jobs Faulkner Hospital, McLean Hospital, Spaulding Rehab and Lawrence Memorial Hospital, but they currently don't have anything that I can apply for, Thanks so much for the tip on Newton-Wellesley Hospital & Lahey Hospital - I didn't know about that one. Job hunting is such a discouraging process! . I know this is probably a difficult question to get an answer to - but does anyone know how long it usually takes to hear back from a job application? The online status update on a bunch of the jobs I have applied to say "Under Review" or "Under Consideration". I'm just being impatient. Thanks again for your help, I really do appreciate it. Kind regards.

Hi Everyone, Just wondering if anyone can help me - I am looking for RN work in Boston / Cambridge. I am willing to travel to work as long as there is public transport. Where is the best place to look for work? I have tried Monster, Indeed, Mass Gov website, and the hospitals websites. Is there anywhere else I can look? Also, have people had trouble finding work around Boston? I have recently moved here and have been looking for work for about 3 weeks. I have applied to about 40 jobs. Ideally I am looking for full time work, but to at least get my foot in the door I am applying for Per Diem, Part Time and Contract work. I have a BSN, BLS certification and MA licensure. I have 1.5 years experience in high acuity med/surg units. I would be most grateful for any feedback / tips you can provide me with. Thanks so much!

Hi Everyone, Just wondering if there are any MA nurses that could please help me out? I have recently moved to Cambridge, MA after moving from Australia. I am an RN, and have obtained my MA nursing license. I was thinking about giving contract work a go. Could anyone recommend a good recruiter to use for MA? I already have an apartment and health benefits, so I don't need those. I worked as an RN for two years in Australia on Plastics, Neuro and General Surgical wards. So my preference would be to work on a surgical ward. Would you recommend contract work to someone with only 2 years experience? Or should I try and get a permanent position somewhere? I appreciate your help. Regards.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!!!

Thanks so much, @Appleskeleton, this info and study guide has been really helpful. Congratulations on your passing grade. I am currently taking the Kaplan course and am looking at sitting my boards in November, 2012. I have a few questions for you, if you don't mind: 1. Did you find the Kaplan questions to be of the same level of difficulty as the NCLEX passing questions? 2. Do you happen to know what the Kaplan minimum score for passing is? 3. These Kaplan Scores that you posted (Diagnostic - 49. Readiness - 56. QT1 - 56. QT2 - 64. QT3 - 56. QT4 - 63. QT5 - 65. QT6 - 71. QT7 - 68) they are the percentages, right? I ask because if they are your percentages, then I am getting similar scores to you, and I wasn't sure if I was scoring high enough. Thanks so much for your help!