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They didn't say.

They didn't say.

Onc has also made calls.

You could apply to positions in TX if you want warmth. Houston and San Antonio have great hospitals. Once you get a year or two of experience, you'll have a better chance of getting jobs in Cali. Socal is rough, rough, rough. My classmates from school who went back to Socal aren't working in hospitals...some are in retail. Another one is moving across the country to take a job. In Florida, many areas are saturated (like Miami, Orlando and Tampa), but if you look around, you may be able to find something. Good luck, and do keep in mind what others have stated about Socal ... tons of apps for new grad programs with few positions. On average ... around 1000 apps for 10-20 positions.

I had a phone interview Dec 23. It felt like I was taking an exam. When I mentioned to the manager I had other offers, they simply said, "You should take them." Ouch.

I think it really depends what city/cities you are looking in. If you apply to, say a major research hospital that has no listed openings for new grads, you have a 0.00004% of getting called. Look at where you did your clinicals, that's a great place to start. I would def recommend applying to only posted jobs.

It all comes down to how your resume/cover letter appear to the HR peeps, as managers don't generally make the initial decision of who to bring in to interview. Also, nursing is my third career. I just graduated. I had interviews in NY, IA, KY, MD and VA.... and I don't live in any of those states. So keep an open mind. Best of luck!

UC Davis isn't like most new grad programs. The start date is Jan 29 and I believe they are interviewing for both start dates before Jan 29. My assumption is that most interviews will be done before the end of the year. With the residencies that I just applied for, I heard from both re: interviews within 3 weeks of applying. After the interview, I was told about offers within two business days.

Yeah, I think some hospitals may weed out based on salary. It was only a few hospitals I applied to that had the salary field marked "mandatory." Most hospitals have it as optional. I think they would weed out thinking you would expect more. I just accepted a job and the salary is 50% less than what I made in my previous career...and I'm totally fine with that. Once you get an interview, it doesn't matter what your previous job was. The hard part could be getting those interviews...but when you do, and you will, everything will be OK. You bring a whole different perspective to nursing than one who is straight from undergrad.

I just applied today. Hopefully they'll let people know of interviews by the end of the first week of December.

Hey all - I wanted to share what I've learned about the job hunt experience over the past six months. Nursing is a career change for me. 1/ IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU WENT TO SCHOOL OR WHAT YOUR GPA IS/WAS. Once again - It DOES NOT MATTER where you went to school or what your GPA was. Once you understand this, you'll be better off. 2/ Get a BSN and not ADN. I have a BSN...along with 2 degrees in other fields. 3/ If you want to stay in the area where you went to school, go back to the hospitals where you did your rotations. 4/ If you are in a city where nursing jobs are hard to find (Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, NY, Boston, Philadelphia)...strongly consider applying elsewhere. Guess what - you can ALWAYS move back. 5/ Yes, lots of us have loans. SUCK IT UP. Don't think, "I can't move to X state because I can't afford it due to loans." Well, if X state is the place you can get a job on the floor you want, you should go. 6/ From HR managers I've spoken to: a/ You WILL get weeded out in some hospital systems if your license is NOT from the state where the hospital is located. (How do you fix this? Get licenses in multiple states, that's what I have done.) b/ You WILL get weeded out in some hospital systems if your home address is NOT in the state and/or vicinity of the hospital. 7/ From my own experience: a/ Be open to different states. b/ Get discouraged, but pick yourself up. Don't wallow in it! c/ I think, but have no proof of this, that some hospital systems will toss out your app if your previous salary was too high. Some, not all, hospitals I've applied to have previous salary as a mandatory field. I'm not going to lie. Nursing is about integrity. If you lie there...what else will you lie about? 8/ Most jobs will go to students who did rotations at that hospital. 9/ There are lots of new grads out there looking for work. Keep your chin up. Something good will happen. You came to nursing for the right reasons, hopefully...but if you came because it's a "high demand field that pays well"...well, then I personally think you came to it for the wrong reasons. So maybe that's having an impact on your job hunt. I've hired people in my previous careers and true passion comes out in cover letters and interviews. Best of luck to you all. (Feel free to contact me if you have questions about anything I've said or about anything else.)

I don't think they send out rejection emails. I applied for the most recent cohort and received nothing.

I'd tread lightly contacting the NM out of the blue. While I was in a different industry when I hired people to work for me, if I got a phone call - I found their resume/cover letter and immediately threw it out. This was also because I had clearly stated on the call for resumes, "NO CALLS." They proved they couldn't follow instructions. It really all depends on when your email hits the NM's inbox. They are very busy and if they've had a bad day and your call/email comes through, they won't be happy. If it's been a fairly stable day and they have a moment to check things out and you catch them at the right time, then it could be a good thing. Just know that you'll stand out...but it may be in the way you don't want to.

Look at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY. I interviewed for a job there but turned it down cause it wasn't the right fit...but they hire new nurses and Louisville is a really cool little city. I loved the hospital and the manager and the other nurses I met doing share time. (This coming from a person who has lived in NYC, Boston, Singapore, London, Austin...etc) Best of luck to you!

I think your first job should be in a field you really want to be in. Start applying for residencies now...all over the country. Unless you are dead set on not moving from where you currently live. If that is your situation, you will have a difficult time if you are in an area where they don't tend to hire new grads. But my advice to everyone...and I do mean everyone, is to be in a first job you want and be willing to move. For 94% of people, you CAN move to a new state/city for a first job, get experience, and then move back to your "home town" if that's where you want to be. To me, saying, "I have $XX,XXX in student loans! I can't move!" is a cop out. If you want something bad enough, you make it work. Nursing is my third career. I just graduated. I have massive loan debt, but I will go where the job I want is. No, I don't have lots of money in savings or a trust fund. I'm a realist and optimist. (Being a widow does this to you.) Settling for something you won't be happy with is never a good option. Best of luck to you in this journey.