Rael Deal about working in the ATL

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As a pre-nursing student(and HOPEFULLY) nursing student) I am wondering about the job market in ATL for New Grad RNs. After reading some of these post i get mixed results. Is it really that hard to find a job as a new grad in ATL What area in hospitals readily accept new grads quickly??

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"The Hopefull One"

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As a pre-nursing student(and HOPEFULLY) nursing student) I am wondering about the job market in ATL for New Grad RNs. After reading some of these post i get mixed results. Is it really that hard to find a job as a new grad in ATL What area in hospitals readily accept new grads quickly??

Thanks

"The Hopefull One"

Hiya Hopeful,

I'm in the same boat. I've had 2 phone interviews w/ recruiters and 2 in person this past week. If you don' t get your experience while still in NS and a foot in the door by applying the moment you START your first semester, then according to the witch recruiter I just saw this AM, you are screwed. I am so upset right now. I went to Emory Nursing School and heard for 2 years that it's all about learning how to think critically and then take classes and exams that trained us to be med students all teh while hearing them tell me that I'll learn my skills on the job and not to worry. meanwhile my recruiter this AM at a hospital in their system tells me all teh opposite. Said I'm completely ignorant and I should have been working at least my entire senior semester in order to even be invited to join their program and so here I am. $56K in the hole after my 2nd degree, and passing boards and completely unmarketable within one of the main hospital systems within metro-atlanta. This recruiter was insisting I take a job as a CNA (totally disregarding my clinical experiences and externship) telling me I haven't learned anything til I"ve learned it from her hospital IF I"m invited to join.

Sorry for the vent. But I'm disgusted that I went thru this. Nursing shortage only applies to the skilled and experienced nurses. No one wants to take you on as a new grad unless you time it right and it fits in w/ when they are hiring new grads (once, maybe twice a year)

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Hiya Hopeful,

I'm in the same boat. I've had 2 phone interviews w/ recruiters and 2 in person this past week. If you don' t get your experience while still in NS and a foot in the door by applying the moment you START your first semester, then according to the witch recruiter I just saw this AM, you are screwed. I am so upset right now. I went to Emory Nursing School and heard for 2 years that it's all about learning how to think critically and then take classes and exams that trained us to be med students all teh while hearing them tell me that I'll learn my skills on the job and not to worry. meanwhile my recruiter this AM at a hospital in their system tells me all teh opposite. Said I'm completely ignorant and I should have been working at least my entire senior semester in order to even be invited to join their program and so here I am. $56K in the hole after my 2nd degree, and passing boards and completely unmarketable within one of the main hospital systems within metro-atlanta. This recruiter was insisting I take a job as a CNA (totally disregarding my clinical experiences and externship) telling me I haven't learned anything til I"ve learned it from her hospital IF I"m invited to join.

Sorry for the vent. But I'm disgusted that I went thru this. Nursing shortage only applies to the skilled and experienced nurses. No one wants to take you on as a new grad unless you time it right and it fits in w/ when they are hiring new grads (once, maybe twice a year)

Chloe -

I don't understand how you ended up in this position. Where was your advisor during your time in nursing school? At the very least the advisor should have been setting a timeline for you for after graduation. You need to go back to Emory now and utilize their alumni services or go back to the nursing school and sit down with your advisor from when you were in school for assistance with jobs. There is no reason for you to have to go this alone, especially after shelling out so much in tuition.

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Chloe -

I don't understand how you ended up in this position. Where was your advisor during your time in nursing school? At the very least the advisor should have been setting a timeline for you for after graduation. You need to go back to Emory now and utilize their alumni services or go back to the nursing school and sit down with your advisor from when you were in school for assistance with jobs. There is no reason for you to have to go this alone, especially after shelling out so much in tuition.

yeah if only....my advisor was worthless. Had her own family problems (I'm sorry for that, but she knew this and should not have continued as a mentor) and is on her way to retiring and doing as little as she needs to. She has a lot to contend w/ herself on the homefront and is needed there. But I agree with you in that I paid a lot of $$ and just didn't get the full package.

The director of the BSN prog only let us know in our senior year that documents were required by a set deadline for those interested in taking boards. It really doesn't work that way there.. They keep your records on file and will offer recommendations, don't get me wrong, but they are all kept too busy in their committees and meetings and mult obligations as academic staff to help out past students. They complain a lot (staff) about how busy they are currently and they wish us all well, but just don't have time. So I get from the few faculty members that I've maintained contact with.

And not all students had my bum luck either. I got trapped in comm/public health and geri psych nrusing in my senior year. Many got great gigs in clinical settings where they got to utilize their skills and get a foot in the door knowing that was what they wanted to do upon graduation.

Then there are also those who chose to take their time looking and taking boards b/c they have families or want to travel and take time off.

I refuse to believe that I am the only one this is happening to, because from what I read on here, I see others in my shoes. And I've gotten a lot of encouragement and support here as well. I stay on the NCLEX discussion page to offer my own back and pay it forward. That forum was terrific to me when I needed support for testing. I"m returning the favor.

So now I'm here looking for the same support

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I'm sorry to hear you guys are having problems finding jobs in the atlanta area. I waited until the last minute my senior year, did not work as a tech through nursing school and had no problem. I currently work at a children's hospital in atlanta and we are short beyond belief. We are constantly hiring new grads so if you want to work with kids you won't have a problem!

Nursing home are also very short staffed and I think that's where society is seeing the nursing shortage as well as many ED's across the states.

Northside hospital is also short staffed. They are paying nurses there time and a half plust 15/hour b/c they are so short and are constantly having job fairs. Goodluck to you guys. Just keep looking. The jobs are out there!!

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I'm sorry to hear you guys are having problems finding jobs in the atlanta area. I waited until the last minute my senior year, did not work as a tech through nursing school and had no problem. I currently work at a children's hospital in atlanta and we are short beyond belief. We are constantly hiring new grads so if you want to work with kids you won't have a problem!

Nursing home are also very short staffed and I think that's where society is seeing the nursing shortage as well as many ED's across the states.

Northside hospital is also short staffed. They are paying nurses there time and a half plust 15/hour b/c they are so short and are constantly having job fairs. Goodluck to you guys. Just keep looking. The jobs are out there!!

Nurse Bunky,

perhaps I'll try Northside before giving up completely. I've been hesitant to scout out PIll Hill b/c of the commute. It could easily make me ill. I've lived here long enough and commuted far enough to know the toll it takes on me. I did check into Children's. They were my first overnight rejection when I started the resume hunt. Said I wasn't qualified. In my mind that says no new grads. And I did my clinical there. Great place to work. But I do remember applying there for various scholarships and they have a tough administration to get past.

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