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Thanks again, mcubed45, BSN . You know, I did not realize that about SNF or hospice, that it wouldn't count as experience. I do want to be in a hospital, any floor, so I guess that would not be the route for me. So, I guess I just take a tech job for the two years and hope for the best when I get back to the mainland. In a perfect world, I'll get a job as a tech in 6 months, totally win them over with my smarts and charm and land the new grad job 6 months after that and then work for two years for my contract! Perfect world right? Where it only takes 6 months, lol. I just want to be a nurse! Its not my fault my husbands navy career takes me around the world every few years. I am so frusterated and feel like I did this all for nothing. It is what it is. Gotta roll with the punches and see what happens.

Thanks very much willowita and mcubed45. My hubs and I have talked and talked about me staying behind with the kids. We have the Mayo Clinic and a few other Magnet hospitals here and while getting a job as a new grad is harder, the university I attend is very tied to the community and most of our graduates have jobs at the six month mark. Actually, many have jobs lined up before they graduate. But, at the end of the day, the kids go through enough with deployment. Its unfair to keep them from the dad for over a year. Love the military life! lol.I just want to do something that has RN at the end of the job description so when I get back to florida, I can at least put that I worked in the capacity. Maybe I can just work part time even so I can enjoy the island for the little time we will be spending there. I talked to some professors about it and they said that even if its not a hospital job, RN looks better then a tech on a future resume. I thought about hospice, SNF, home health, urgent care clinic, schools and even the jails. So, as far as non-hospital jobs, what is the market like for new grads? Thanks again!

Thanks for the post, but holy-bad news batman! We have two kids, otherwise I would just stay in florida and work for a year. But the navy is moving us and I have no choice in the matter. I guess my biggest concern is that if I am not workng for two years, when we get back to florida, I wont get hired because of the hawaii situation. They're going to look at my resume and be like, "soo, you graduated from an accelerated BSN program but then didnt work for 2 years?"... I am just afraid of the snowball effect. I dont understand why they are so anti- new- grads out there? They would rather import travel nurses rather than invest in their own island grads?? And why do they have 5 nursing schools on one island if there are no jobs for their grads? Its all bad business to me. Very infuriating

So, whatever happened @ml52789? I am also a military wife that'll be a new grad moving out there. I am moving out there in July. Did you ever find any position in an RN capacity? After reading through your posts, I am in the exact same situation!

Hey there, I know this post was from a few years ago, but whatever happened? Did you find a job? I am graduating in June and we are PCSing out there in August. I am definitely starting to panic about not being able to work the whole time I am out there

Hey there, I know this post was from a few years ago, but whatever happened? Did you find a job? I am graduating in June and we are PCSing out there in August. I am definitely starting to panic about not being able to work the whole time I am out there

Hey there, I know this post was from a few years ago, but whatever happened? Did you find a job? I am graduating in June and we are PCSing out there in August. I am definitely starting to panic about not being able to work the whole time I am out there!

Hello! I know there are a lot of threads on here about moving to Hawaii as a new grad (I have read all of them). This isn't about how to land a job. My story is that I am a military spouse moving to Oahu September 2016. We will be stationed there for 2 years. I graduated my BSN program next June. Staying on the mainland for me is not an option because we have two kids. And this is what I've learn about moving to Hawaii as a new grad: Moving to Hawaii as a new grad means you will not landing a job in the new grad programs. I know that to get into the program, you have to work as a tech/secretary for at least a year. I know that there are 500 new RN's every year applying to those tech/secretary positions. I know that a chance of me getting a job even as a tech is slim to none. So, here is my question. Am I even going to be able to get a job as an RN once we get back onto the mainland after not working for two years?? All I'll have to show for two years post graduating is that I've applied to a thousand jobs. I know that there is a better chance of getting a job in home health or nursing homes, but that does not count as acute care experience. I can volunteer at the American Red Cross, but again, its not acute care experience. I am at a loss as to what to do. I feel like not only will I not get a job in Hawaii, I wont even get a job when we get to our next duty station because I've been out of work for 2 years. I am killing myself in this accelerated program and I am discouraged that it is all for nothing. Anyone have any insight or advice?

That's great! congrats! you were RPL right? I knew you'd get in, you had a really good interview. No joke, I was thinking "she is nailing this, hope I am too!"

I was too! Im Virginia, nice to meet you =)

Oh and I went to FSU too! graduated in 2008 with my masters in social work. whats your background? when did you graduate?

I'm Virginia! nice to meet you!

Yes I got in! On my status, above where it says admit it says application term: summer 2015, application type: post-baccheloreate degree: bsn nursing major: nursing

hey you guys, check your mywings! Hope to see some of you on here this summer =) I was in group 7 at 830

yea, it still says "departmental refer"...nail biting!!!