Hello. I am entering the final year of my nursing degree this fall. I have never had paid employment but I have volunteer experience. I've been reading about how tough the job market is for nurses right now. I'm wondering if my lack of a work experience will effective me negatively when I apply for jobs next year? I am actively looking for employment right now but I don't know if I'll be able to balance school and work since I'll be clinical for most of my final year. My professor said it "doesn't matter" if someone had a part-time job such as Second Cup or McDonalds and that non-nursing related jobs should not be on our resumes. However when I was looking at new grad nursing opportunities on a hospital website they said that want nursing and "other employment" on a resume. Please let me know what you think. Thank you.