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Thanks kaydensmom! Are you east or west of Cleveland?

Hi Lizzy. I'm with you on HR and the hiring managers. I think it has a lot to do with personalities being judge and not your abilities. I think the more you have riding on this, the more nervous you are when interviewing and they take that as a sign of either you can't handle stress or you have no personality. Which is not true. At least with me, I kind of feel coworkers out before letting them know the funny side of me. But this is just a guess because like you said, no feed back, no return calls just leaves you wondering.... thank you for the kind words and good luck in your search!

Hi Nola, your right, we ate, slept and drank nursing school for so long and every day had its hurdles, but we made it! I have to remember this and celebrate my success, which I never really did. I'm the type of person who finishes a task and moves onto the next. Planning everything out just doesn't work all the time and it's a good lesson for me because it's the same in Nursing. Good luck to you and thanks for the encouragement :)

Yeah, I've decided any experience I can get will just further me along. I just feel the longer I go with out using my skills the more I'll lose them. I think we all come out of nursing school feeling unprepared as it is. So a year without using my skills is very scary. You'll find something, you have the right attitude to persevere.

Thanks Preemie! Just got another turn down call but your right, everything happens for a reason. I too have been watching my classmates get jobs like it's the easiest thing in the world. Yes, our time will come Good Luck to you!!

Thanks everyone and sorry this feeling is so common among new grads. I guess it comes down to having unrealistic expectations about the timeline from completing school to getting a job, now I need to readjust them. I had budgeted enough money to get me through until April and I guess I'm panicking about that. I feel like as more time goes on, the less chance I'll have at getting a job. I did go to a very good school with high standings in the profession. I have applied to most places but not all, just because of their reputations as employers. I have all my pre req's done for my BSN, but without any money I can't start the program. I will keep plugging away and make a honest effort not to let this get me down

Hi all. I graduated a ADN program in NE Ohio December 2013,(at the age of 46) took and passed NCLEX in February but still can't find a job. I had this vision all through school of graduating, getting my license and working as an RN by February. Obviously it didn't work out that way and I've been getting more depressed by the day. I'm starting to doubt my decision to become a nurse, and I haven't even starting to work as one. Part of the problem is, I've applied every where, had several interviews and get turned down. If you do get told the reason why, it's via a generic email. What happened to good old honest feedback?! Also the major hospitals in the Cleveland area mostly want at least 1 years experience. How are you supposed to get that if no one will hire you. Even the Nursing Home I work at wants a years RN experience even though I was working as an STNA for a year. Any one else having these problems? I hope not!