mintchocolate

I know how tough it is to find a job as new grad in this market. I graduated last year and it took be until Feb to find my first job. That being said, the best advice I have for you is to apply to LTC homes in areas on the outskirts of the area you live in. You can easily look up the name of the DOC/ ADOC (who will likely be doing the interviews) and address your cover letter to them. I don't know what province and city you're in so I can't help you with specifics. However, those places tend to be good at hiring new grads and tend to have higher turnover than a lot of hospitals or more urban LTC homes. Don't apply to places TOO far from where you live though, employers want someone who is going to stay with them for some time and not jump ship asap. Let's put it like this, if it will take you more than 1.5hr from your current place of residence, employers may not give your resume a second glance bc you live too far and could quit the second anything pops up in your preferred location. These are just some things that I picked up during my long and painful search for my first nursing job, hopefully that can help you a bit. Good luck with everything

My area is SUPER saturated and competitive, plus there were recent cuts to nursing positions, so it took me quite some time to get that first position. I graduated June 2015 and got my first job offer Mar 2016

Well that's pretty unfortunate (for me as well as the American nurses having difficulties), guess I'll stay on the grind up here :/

Hi everyone, I am a new nursing graduate from Ontario, Canada considering moving to the US because of the lack of opportunities in Ontario right now. I've heard that some states such as South Carolina and California are recruiting Canadian nurses. I've looked at a few agencies and most of them seem to want at least a year of work experience with a nursing specialty. Can anyone recommend a reputable agency/ recruiter/ hospital that will help a new graduate find employment in America?

I had no idea, thank you for letting me know! I'll start applying for part time and casual positions as well

Hmm thanks for letting me know, I'll definitely cross off agencies on my list then. I have considered relocating to a small town and I have started to look into different hospitals. Most full time positions I've seen require at least 1-2yrs of experience (which I obviously don't have as a new grad) and most positions I've seen are either part time/ casual. I'm going to keep looking and checking though. It's also not financially possible for me to move unless I find full time employment. I have even already applied to Health Canada to work as a New Grad nurse in a remote First Nations community.

Hi everyone, I'm a new RN graduate I have had a pretty tough time finding employment following my graduation ( have been applying to facilities within 100km of where I live). I have been considering applying for nursing agencies however, I don't really know anything about them. Can anyone give me some insight into agencies? For example what is the training typically like? Also what do the pay and benefits typically look like? What are some reputable ones that will provide support to their nurses? I have heard that there are agencies that will throw their nurses to the wolves with no orientation whatsoever. I do not want to risk my nursing license or potentially harm my patients. Any help or advice would be appreciated :)