Curiousdog

I keep hearing about "resumes, job boards, resumes." But has anyone actually used a job group or opened the Yellow Pages and called these places directly? 80-90% of jobs are filled before they're even posted.

LOL. Actually, I got those articles off of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes, Bloomingdale. If everyone that is credible is saying the same thing, then--bi-god--it must be true. The only point that I was trying to make was that nursing is not the only profession that is struggling. But, compared to other professions, nursing struggling the least.

I keep hearing something like this. I hear that nursing jobs are hard to come by in the city, but they are easier to get in more rural areas.

I disagree. I read a ton of articles on job demand and jobs that are the easiest to get. 75% of the time, nursing is usually on the top of that list; followed by IT, engineering, and teaching. So, if you think it's hard for a nurse to find a job, imagine what it is like for a teacher. The problem with finding jobs for ANYONE seems to be the economy. I know engineering graduates who are having a tough time finding a job. They tell me that every company that they talk to wants someone who is EXPERIENCED. So, this fact seems to ring true for recent grads in any occupation.

45% of nurses plan to make a career change in the next 3 years http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Cost_of_health_care/Nursing_Toolkit_FINAL_8-27-12_111.pdf Are you guys sure that there won't be a nursing shortage anytime soon?

http://www.kdheks.gov/phi/download/rn_shortages_khs2_brief.pdf Does 2020 sound like the year when the shortage ends?? I read 10 articles that are predicting the year 2020.

When do you think it will get better? Or, in other words, what year do you think we'll have a shortage again?

If there is no longer a nursing shortage, what other jobs are out there? - Yahoo Answers This person does have a good point when they say that the government is giving scholarships and grants to work in these areas. The college up the street from me has a special tuition assistance program (in addition to Financial Aid) to go through a nursing program because there is a proposed shortage.

I was trying to find out about a few things that I heard regarding the nursing shortage ending back in 2009. I heard today that the nursing shortage only depends on the area. In some areas, there is indeed a shortage; in other areas, there is a glut of new grads. How true is this and what are these areas? Thank you for any response, even if you just wanted to tell me that what I heard is good info.

Hello, I made a mistake 9 years ago by putting myself in the wrong place (college party) at the wrong time (4am). It was reported as theft (my cousin took a cell phone from a party) and assault (the owner of the phone punched my cousin in the face, starting a fight). For political reasons (a girl was murdered there by an unknown burglar, and numerous robberies went unsolved that night), the charges were changed to first degree robbery 24 hours later. I was facing 3 years minimum mandatory in jail and went through a very traumatic experience that led to a plea deal of second degree robbery without any jail time. The judge said at the day of my sentencing that it was not a robbery. With the belief that I would never have a career, I became an alcoholic. This would all change when I was accepted into a 4 year university after I received a bachelors degree. I made the deans list regularly, improved my writing skills tremendously, almost had straight As one semester, joined many student organizations, held 2 student organization leadership positions, placed in the top 10% of my business class, placed in the top 15% of the overall undergraduate class, volunteered for many causes, and completed 2 internships. Then came time to find a job. With my felony, I couldn't even get a job with a temp service. I applied to 700 positions. All were dead end jobs, but my fellow classmates also received dead end jobs. I opened my second construction business and it went nowhere. I recalled my probation officer urging me to become a nurse. I had family members who urged me to become a nurse. I met felons who were nurses. I know 10 guys who became nurses. I called the Dean of Nursing at my college and she said that, unless it was a sex offense, it was possible. I decided to test the waters and get my foot in the door by becoming a CNA. The board stated that there are people who have gotten into far worse trouble than me who became nurses (a kleptomaniac, a man with an extensive felony record) and the only person that they denied a license was a guy that posed as a nurse without a nursing license. My question is regarding finding a job. How many applications do you think I would have to fill before I got a yes? I know someone with a clean record that only had to fill out 3. I also heard that males were in demand because of lifting the patients. Thank you for any info.