nursek2013

I'm not such a new grad anymore. I graduated last December 2012 from an accelerated program bsn program and I have had no luck finding a hospital job yet. I didn't have much of a work history before did my undergrad degree in business and jumped straight into nursing. I got my license this February and took a job at some agency to basically do paperwork but was required to be an RN. That ended in June and I was offered an rn manager position almost a week after my assignment ended. But while working ive been applying to places like crazy. I live in the nyc area and it is a tough market for inexperienced nurses. I'm starting to lose hope that I will never get a hospital job. I think new nurses need that hospital experience for at least a couple of years. I was a good student too almost 3.8 gpa and I had letters of recommendations from two clinical instructors but nothing has happened yet. I've been invited to two group interviews but so many people attended that I assumed I didn't make a big enough impression since nothing happened from it. Esp since one wasn't specific to new grads and a lot of experienced nurses attended. I feel that taking these jobs were a mistake, even though I get paid as an rn I don't have an interest in the job im in. Now Ive worked as an RN case manager for 5 months and ive started to get calls about doing homecare and other case management positions. Should I leave my current job for possibly a more hands on position in homecare or should I wait it out for at least a year? I want to end up in a hospital so im not sure if taking a position im not interested in will be of any benefit to me. But then again Im not sure being in this position will help me get a clinical hospital job just case manager jobs. Im just so confused and unhappy right now since most of my friends have hospital jobs now and I can't even talk to them abut how I feel. Plus I volunteer. Im not sure what im doing wrong.....

Hey I got my license in Feb and still havent landed a hospital job. I started to volunteer and in the mean time took a position as a case manager just for some sort of income. The situation sux... Do you live in the ny/nj area?

No they didn't but I emailed them reference letters n transcripts when I sent them a thank you email. I called as well but that wasn't helpful. I got a few numbers from some of the other applicants n they haven't heard anything yet as well. They may have been looking for more experienced nurses since I did hear they just had an orientation on the 7th n a lot of new grads were hired in that round (August).

Hey I haven't .I just assumed I didn't get it unfortunately even though it went well . I don't have much work exp n I'm a new nurse but I'm just trying to stay positive .Have u though ? I heard it takes a while for them to get back to you.

Hey did you end up finding a job? Im dealing with the exact same situation. I got a job as a rn case manager in the meantime which involves some clinical skills but its not what i expected. It just sux cuz so many people did get hospital jobs right away. It makes it seem like im doing something wrong :/

Did anyone go the group interviews in late September? has anyone heard back from them yet? I heard it takes a couple of weeks though to get a response. Jw....