Really considering agency as a new nurse

[brown eyed girl]

I am actively and vigorously searching for employment in my area (central ohio/columbus) with much difficulty. My job that I am at has withdrawn their job offer to me (see got hired one day,fired the next). It is my opinion that this area is dry. I actively scan the search engines and the newpaper classifieds EVERY SUNDAY. What I see more than anything is ads from agencies looking for nurses. I am however waiting to hear from one place that I have applied to as far as my reference check but the position is a PRN position and the DON seem confident that their were many hours available but they are hiring and 2 other places that I have applied to one of them a little over a week and a half ago, hasnt called and the other place I faxed my resume to them at the beginning of the week and I havent heard from them either plus to add insult to injury a lot of places want EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. As new nurses, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET EXPERIENCE IF NO ONE IS WILLING TO HIRE US? My new challenge is finding an agency with plenty of hours, that pays well and is willing to hire a new nurse who is very willing to work. I just dont know what else to do and the job search is getting tedious and extremely frustrating.

[sigshaRN]

Have you taken your boards to be licensed. If so, you should not have any problems getting a job. I am a recent grad and newly licensed LPN and before I got my license I have a few job offers, but now it seems like I get job offers everyday. Through my experience, most places are willing to hire newly licensed grads with or without experience. So dont give up and keep trying. LTC facilities are always looking to hire new grads.

[suzanne4, RN]

Do not even consider an agency position as a new grad, even if an agecny is willing to hire you. You are not going to get the orientation that you need, and especially in the field of LTC. and that agency is only concerned with filling a shift, they care nothing about your license that you worked so hard to get.

You can lose your license faster than the time that it took for you to get it.