Hi all! I've been on this site for a while now, but haven't posted much. however, i feel like it'll just make me (and hopefully a few others) feel a bit better about this whole job situation if we vent it out together. i just need to complain, and i need people who understand how frustrated and hopeless i'm feeling.
i graduated from a somewhat prestigious university over a year ago, and passed my nclex without a bead of sweat. great grades, great clinical experience, killer references and resume....still can't get a job. i live in the northeast, where things are tight...but still. i work at the grocery store...THE GROCERY STORE! i paid $100,000 to get a degree so that people can supervise how i bag their eggs and talk to me like i'm stupid. i have nothing against my current job - they're great to me and it pays my bills kinda sorta for now - but it's so damn frustrating!
on top of all of this, i'm getting so sick of people constantly saying to me "but i thought we needed nurses!"...when is oprah gonna do a show about all of us who are graduating and finding a completely closed off job market? and now that a second year of nurses are finishing up, us 2008 grads are getting more and more lost.
it's not like i'm not trying - i apply to jobs nearly non stop. i call and ask for nurse managers and recruiters personally, who never answer their phones or my voicemails. i feel like a complete and total failure pretty much all of the time, and don't know what to do. i have at least 15 friends in the same boat, but none of them currently live nearby and i don't have anyone to talk to about these feelings. i cry a lot when i'm alone, but put on a big smile and just tell people i'm staying optimistic and i'm still looking etc. etc.
anyway - if you wanna chime in, please do. i know our families and friends are probably getting sick of listening to us talk about this stuff, so it feels better to talk to strangers who understand. :)
much love and keep the faith, my friends. we're gonna rise above this someday.
you're joking right:confused:? If thats the case I'd like to know where cause that doesn't seem like the case in New york
If you are of white race with a BSN try applying to NYP they will hire you. You will find some of the best positions there.... Its sad.....but the hospital is prejudice.....and sadly it works in the favor of what color your skin is.....so if you got it, use it to your advantage!
If you are of white race with a BSN try applying to NYP they will hire you. You will find some of the best positions there.... Its sad.....but the hospital is prejudice.....and sadly it works in the favor of what color your skin is.....so if you got it, use it to your advantage!
I'm still a nursing student in Bergen County, NJ (graduate Dec 2010) and I'm worried already! I can only only pray the economy will be in an upswing by the time I graduate....:uhoh21:
Hi everyone...I am going to join this 'pity party' because one, all of you new grads understand, two, i have no one to vent to and be brutally honest at the same time about my feelings (except my loving, non-healthcare family), and three, when we get off this crazy train we are all going to be better people and nurses for it!!!!!
So....I had a 3 hr interview at a surgi center...and let me just say I think it's so awful when recruiters/managers act like you already have the job during the interview only to reject you!!!
My interviewer...the nurse...She was so nice...I really liked her, and I really, really wanted this job. Gave me a tour, full introductions to docs and nurses, took my transcript, references (who were never called), old employer info (who were never called), I was asked so many questions, and then she wanted to hear all about what was going on with US...the new grads. She was an alumni from my school too..she wanted to know I was very positive...I did not want to come off desperate, bitter, AT ALL. I said it was a tight market and challenging for the new grads but that it makes me value my license and career choice even more and once I secured a job I would work extremely hard. She was very empathetic. I was willing to be flexible as possible, and would cross-train for scrub/PACU/circulating. She told me that she had a ton of resumes...more than any other year for them...but she had called me for the interview BECAUSE i was a new grad. This is what she told me when she initially called me.
So I finished the interview. Sent my thank you letter in the mail. No answer, I followed up...she said she'd let me know. Haven't heard anything in 3 weeks. Although I did see the ad back with 'per diem' positions posted instead of full-time.
So it's back to the drawing board..
I have been reading this thread since it started and all the posts...I wish all of you luck and I'm so glad I can be jaded for a few minutes here.
Specializes in LTC, PCU, Med/Surg, Hospice, OBGYN.
JMRN09...I know how you feel. I've already posted my story on this thread, but I did have an interview which the exact same thing happened. I thought for sure I was hired for the job when I was done with the interview. They gave me a tour and asked for my info for the background check and said they were going to check my references (which they never did). Waited 2 weeks and kept calling them and no call back for nothing (so rude)! Then I got a letter in the mail that I was not hired for the position. Found out later that I was too "self confident" during the interview and I did not put enough stress on patients (pure BS 'cause I did).
However, I just had another interview this past Wednesday for a Med/Surg or ICU position at another hospital which seemed very promising and I have 2 more interviews this coming week. I'll keep you guys posted on my progress.
Don't give up hope though. It will turn around soon for all of us, you'll see...
At least you guys are getting interviews! I get nothing! So be thankful! Interviewing is good experience!
Amen!
Lol. I've only gotten one call out of the 50+ applications I've sent...and that interview occurred TWO months ago! Ah, well. I found a per diem job at an LTC (won't start for a couple weeks though), but I'm still looking for a job in the hospital setting.
yes im in new york too. i surely dont see where the shortage is at either. i am hoping i dont have to uproot my whole family to another state. i have my associates and everywhere i see wants new grads with bsn or associates with experience. so now i am registering for school for january for my bsn. hopefully i will have found a job by then. this is pure madness.
yes im in new york too. i surely dont see where the shortage is at either. i am hoping i dont have to uproot my whole family to another state. i have my associates and everywhere i see wants new grads with bsn or associates with experience. so now i am registering for school for january for my bsn. hopefully i will have found a job by then. this is pure madness.
Hummm. I just did a quick search of hsop in NYC and did not see much for new grads. Experienced nurses might have a chance at a few places. I know there is more to the State than NYC, but that's what i found there.
I am commuting from IN to KS to the job I held 3 years ago. So some places in the greater KS area are hiring.... I love the job and I get to see one of my daughters, but I miss DH.
I live in Houston and I wanted to tell any of you who signed up w/ Mollen Immunization Clinics, and are looking for more hours, that I will be un-scheduling myself for 139 hours in the NW side of Houston and I will post here after I do it (in case anyone is interested).
It will probably be in a day or two... hopefully. I don't want to dump them until I know for sure I actually got this job I applied for.
Hi, I had an interview monday and the DON told that she will call me today( wednesday) to let me know wassup and I have been sitting all day and no call yet, im getting anxious should i call and see wassup or just wait until 2mo?
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If you are of white race with a BSN try applying to NYP they will hire you. You will find some of the best positions there.... Its sad.....but the hospital is prejudice.....and sadly it works in the favor of what color your skin is.....so if you got it, use it to your advantage!