Still unemployed in San Diego :(

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I graduated in January but still havent been able to find a job. I have applied to ALL the hospitals here and recently started applying to SNF. I dont have any medical experience but how do I gain experience if no one is hiring????

Im so frustrated! Please help.

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I couldn't find a job in SoCal either. And the closer you get to being 1 year out of school, the harder it'll be. I had to move to another state.

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San Diego has one of the toughest job markets around. If you don't have connections, you probably won't get a job. It took me 7 months to get a job in the LA area and my commute is a *****.

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Include every option in your search. ALF, LTC, MD office, Walk in clinic, Occ. Health, Hospice, Dialysis, Etc.

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Specializes in ICU.

I think hospital work is hard to find everywhere. You might try dialysis. Fire up a resume to Davita, I'm sure they're in your area. They seem to be hiring around here anyway.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Moving to the California Nursing Forum for more targeted responses.

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Time to consider every other state east of ca. You're next to unmarketable past one year. Speaking from experience, I hope you have already attempted to apply in other parts of California, wagering everything in one area is especially risky as a new graduate nurse.

I feel a lot of students in school don't understand the difficulty of getting that first job out of school. I knew the market was gonna be tough my first year in school and made sure I was marketable and applying a semester before graduation.

Hopefully more students start researching their areas/states and check these forums more frequently to keep up with the current trends in the market!

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Think about working for the VA. They are constantly understaffed.

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... Im pretty sure there is no new grad over looking for an opportunity at the VA and every other major organization in San Diego.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
Think about working for the VA. They are constantly understaffed.

*** Total BS. A quick search on USA Jobs will show there are few RN openings at the La Jolla and they are looking for experience. I have worked in several VAs in different states and never saw such cushy staffing.

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Okay, but there's more than one VA. For instance, I go to the Loma Linda VA and I've been told that they are understaffed. They even have a recruiting page and I have been told by people there that they do have a new grad program. So you may want to put the "total BS" sign away since it's obvious you don't have a clue what you're talking about.

I'm done.

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Hey Alley, check this out.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/352175800

The only drawback is that hours aren't guaranteed. But it does say that yearly salary is between 64 and 115 THOUSAND dollars a year. So go for it, and when you put your time in, get transferred back to San Diego when there's an opening.

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