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Hello everyone!

Not sure if I am posting in the right forum- but I'm gonna give this a shot and hope for an influx of replies~

Anyway, I am finishing my 2 year RN degree in AZ and have been looking at different random states to see who IS hiring new grads and I have to admit that I am becoming quite discouraged.

Can anyone offer any advice as to which states/hospitals ARE hiring us newbies?

Thanks for all of the help!

I am probably going to be moving to the Baltimore area next year in May 2010. I don't know anything about the hospitals there, could you fill me in on the good hospitals? I would so appreciate it. I love peds, but am up for anything.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
try not to talk to nurses who graduated ages ago or even a few years ago about getting a job as a new grad. also try not to talk to people who are not nurses! the only ones who know how hard it is to find a job are current new grads and those who listen to current new grads. adns and bsn new grads are having a difficult time landing the job to gain the needed work experience all over the country.

misery loves company i guess? :confused:

despite graduating in may 08 i am capable of noticing the news grads that have been hired at both the facilities where i work. i am still in the loop with the students that are graduating from my school. word is they are finding jobs, not as plentiful as we did last year but from what i've heard most of them have positions lined up. school is in md but most people are going to be working in dc.

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try not to talk to nurses who graduated ages ago or even a few years ago about getting a job as a new grad. also try not to talk to people who are not nurses! the only ones who know how hard it is to find a job are current new grads and those who listen to current new grads. adns and bsn new grads are having a difficult time landing the job to gain the needed work experience all over the country.

i couldn't agree more with you on this one. so basically....don't talk to anyone about it...lol. i only talk to my old classmates because they seem to understand. nobody else gets it and i've told them numerous times how it works...you must get into a new grad program at a hospital and there are limited positions. still...nobody seems to get it and they think you can just walk into any nursing job. one of my relatives keeps telling me i'm not trying hard enough. she created an account for me on jobs.com and posted all my info. now i'm getting a ton of junk mail from them and they won't let me cancel my account. my friend introduced me to his mom who has worked at kaiser as a pt for 30 years. when she heard i was a new grad looking for work her eyes lit up and she gave me all her info. she told me about 5 times, "make sure you put my name on the application!" so now my friend keeps telling me, "my mom is totally gonna hook you up." he doesn't understand how it works...his mom just wants a fat referral bonus. if you're a new grad you just gotta hook yourself up, even if it takes 6 months or longer. good luck to you.

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I am probably going to be moving to the Baltimore area next year in May 2010. I don't know anything about the hospitals there, could you fill me in on the good hospitals? I would so appreciate it. I love peds, but am up for anything.

There's Johns Hopkins Hospital and University of Maryland Medical Center, both of which are large teaching hospitals and both have strong pediatrics departments.

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misery loves company i guess? :confused:

no, in this case it is not that misery loves company. it has nothing to do with being positive vs. negative. i am a positive person, but i am not going to tell a person to move to an area that is saturated with new grads or to listen to people (non-nurses and employed rns) who do not know. in fact, i have met a few nurses who travel with no problems that think all of the hospitals in the phoenix areas are willing to hire new grads. especially, the nurses who worked shifts in those hospitals short!

well, new grads cost about $100,000 or more to train and retain. not many places are willing to shell out that much money at this time. travelers are cheap (no offense to those who travel) because they have experience and many sign contracts with no benefits. also, experienced nurses cost less in the long run as well. not to mention that the economy is bad and most nurses are willing to put up with poor working conditions to remain employed so employers do not have to hire new or increase wages at this time due to low turnover... i could go on... but i will leave off on a positive note...: someday the market will turn around.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
if you're a new grad you just gotta hook yourself up, even if it takes 6 months or longer. good luck to you.

thanks. i have a job. lol! i did the same thing! i had connections before i graduated and landed my current job. it is my friend who moved to phoenix, who is having hard time. she will not be moving back soon... my hospital is not hiring new grads at this time.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.
Texas...the only bad thing, you have to live in Texas.

nice . . . very nice

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nice . . . very nice

Yeah, this message board seems to be running rampant with people who think that everyone shares their opinion. For the record, I'm a California native but think Texas is great.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
I couldn't agree more with you on this one. So basically....don't talk to anyone about it...lol. I only talk to my old classmates because they seem to understand. Nobody else gets it and I've told them numerous times how it works...You MUST get into a new grad program at a hospital and there are limited positions. Still...nobody seems to get it and they think you can just walk into any nursing job. One of my relatives keeps telling me I'm not trying hard enough. She created an account for me on jobs.com and posted all my info. Now I'm getting a ton of junk mail from them and they won't let me cancel my account. My friend introduced me to his Mom who has worked at Kaiser as a PT for 30 years. When she heard I was a new grad looking for work her eyes lit up and she gave me all her info. She told me about 5 times, "make sure you put my name on the application!" So now my friend keeps telling me, "My Mom is totally gonna hook you up." He doesn't understand how it works...his Mom just wants a fat referral bonus. If you're a new grad you just gotta hook yourself up, even if it takes 6 months or longer. Good luck to you.

Why? If you are having trouble finding a job I wouldn't hold out for a new grad program if you can possibly get hired somewhere else like LTC. Whats wrong with your friend's Mom getting a referral bonus if you get hired? I am in no way suggesting you aren't trying hard enough but do keep an open mind. I didn't do one of the new grad programs because I was sick of school, ready to start nursing and those programs didn't pay diddly around here. With six months RN experience this past December I was also hired at huge teaching hospital in the DC area. I'm still working both jobs. They trained me and helped me find my groove without doing the new grad thing. Just a thought.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
no, in this case it is not that misery loves company. it has nothing to do with being positive vs. negative. i am a positive person, but i am not going to tell a person to move to an area that is saturated with new grads or to listen to people (non-nurses and employed rns) who do not know. in fact, i have met a few nurses who travel with no problems that think all of the hospitals in the phoenix areas are willing to hire new grads. especially, the nurses who worked shifts in those hospitals short!

well, new grads cost about $100,000 or more to train and retain. not many places are willing to shell out that much money at this time. travelers are cheap (no offense to those who travel) because they have experience and many sign contracts with no benefits. also, experienced nurses cost less in the long run as well. not to mention that the economy is bad and most nurses are willing to put up with poor working conditions to remain employed so employers do not have to hire new or increase wages at this time due to low turnover... i could go on... but i will leave off on a positive note...: someday the market will turn around.

you are absolutely correct in that the market will turn around! fwiw my facility claims that travelers and agency nurses cost way more and would rather hire full timers, benefits and all. i would give a bit more credit to employed rns because we truly do know if our hospital is hiring new grads or not. :) good luck and don't give up you will find your niche.

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I'm also on the Job Search.... I have to say I get discouraged everytime I read these posts..... I will graduate May 8, 2009...... I've applied to all the hospitals in my area.... (there are alot of them... I'm in the heart of Florida where everyone spends their golden years) No call backs..... A few rejection letters.... All I can say is to keep applying.... I have a friend who just got her teaching liscense..... She's a waitress at steak n shake where she's been for years....

I think we're all in the same boat.... Hopefully this won't last too much longer

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Originally Posted by Snowman22 viewpost.gif Texas...the only bad thing, you have to live in Texas"

I only took this to mean that the poster indicated that residency in Texas was required for the position. I don't think he/she was slamming Texas.

Maybe I'm wrong. I just like to think the best of people. :)

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