So many new grads post on this forum, "wooo me it's been two months since I've graduated and I still can't find a job".
While I sympathize with the graduates, no one wants to be faced with the fear of long term unemployment after acquiring so much nursing school debt.
But, I would advise all of you: take a good look at your resumes, grammar, objectives, goals, values...etc. What does your email address say about you? Are you using blue colonial font on your resume?
Jobs, regardless of the experience, do not appear within 1 month of searching. Be patient & proactive. As long as you're having fun at the pity party, you won't see the rewards at the triumph party.
I believe nursing school needs to require a business course for new grads. Everyone, including myself, can benefit from courses on how to make him/herself more marketable. Thankfully, youtube has tons of business courses & leaders who are willing to share advice.
In the mean time, look at mock interviews, reheorifice patient scenarios etc.
I tend to recoil a bit at most "blame the victim" opinion pieces due to their failure to include the individual choice/responsibility angle in the whole mix, but in this case I think that anything that implies new grads would have jobs "if only" they is blaming the victim at least 80% of the time and kicks them when they're down. I don't think the people who really need to hear that message are well-represented among new grad members of AN.
Thank you. We don't really need to be "ranted on." (How rude is that, anyway? Who honestly would feel good about "ranting on" a bunch of frustrated strangers?)
I'd rather people keep their backhanded "advice" to themselves.
Thank you. We don't really need to be "ranted on." (How rude is that, anyway? Who honestly would feel good about "ranting on" a bunch of frustrated strangers?)
I'd rather people keep their backhanded "advice" to themselves.
Birry
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Thank you. We don't really need to be "ranted on." (How rude is that, anyway? Who honestly would feel good about "ranting on" a bunch of frustrated strangers?)
I'd rather people keep their backhanded "advice" to themselves.