Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I'll keep on applying and calling clinics and hospitals.
Here's the problem: everyone (and their mommas) wants those coveted positions at hospitals, clinics and doctors offices. You're facing fierce competition.
You need to start applying to workplace settings where the majority of new nurses do not want to work, such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, group homes, private duty, home health, psych, addictions, assisted living, and so forth.
Here's the problem: everyone (and their mommas) wants those coveted positions at hospitals, clinics and doctors offices. You're facing fierce competition.
You need to start applying to workplace settings where the majority of new nurses do not want to work, such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, group homes, private duty, home health, psych, addictions, assisted living, and so forth.
Ive applied to nursing home positions.
And I'll look into the others you mentioned as well.
Just wondering if you are bilingual? I live in Florida too and Miami is very multicultural. If you can speak Spanish sell that to potential employers. That is what I had to do. After I passed the NCLEX it took me a month and 5 interviews to find a job, so I had 4 jobs to choose from. Think of unconventional ways to get that job. Even with no experience as a nurse, put on your resume that you have experience in working environments similar to the ones at the jobs you are applying for. Clinical experience also counts. Good luck finding a job, wishing you the best.
Just wondering if you are bilingual? I live in Florida too and Miami is very multicultural. If you can speak Spanish sell that to potential employers. That is what I had to do. After I passed the NCLEX it took me a month and 5 interviews to find a job, so I had 4 jobs to choose from. Think of unconventional ways to get that job. Even with no experience as a nurse, put on your resume that you have experience in working environments similar to the ones at the jobs you are applying for. Clinical experience also counts. Good luck finding a job, wishing you the best.
CorrectCare- they keeping sending me available jobs and I don't even know how they got my name. US Military- great experience plus they pay off student loans. VA- great experience, they pay off student loans and as a US Govt employee have a good retirement, that if you live long enough, will make twice what people with no retirements make in a lifetime. Red Cross. You might even have to volunteer somewhere like MercyShips to get good experience. Plus there is always the option of moving to where there are RN shortages. I live in a state where there is no shortage and I run into RN's that went out of state for awhile to get some time on their license and then moved back
I was the last person in my group from school to get a job. This shocked me because I had a good resume, was on honor role, and had lots of non-nursing work experience. The Career Center at school joked about how I would be an easy placement...apparently not! I sent out at least 130 applications. After a few months, one of my instructors connected me with a volunteer position at a clinic near my house (very simple stuff, like phone and filing). I also called several SNFs and got a few overnight sitter gigs. I did flu clinics and gave hundreds of shots. These things gave me something to talk about during interviews. One day I went to job fair that I really had no interest in going to, but I did not want to leave any stones unturned. I had a really good interview and really connected with the hiring manager. A month later I got a job offer. This is not my dream job, but it is definite progress. I expect to be able to transition to the kind of job I want next year.
Hang in there! Sometimes the time of year or geography really work against you, or it feels totally random and unfair. You have no choice but to keep plugging away. Eventually something will break loose and your career will begin. After that, it will be onward and upward.
I was the last person in my group from school to get a job. This shocked me because I had a good resume, was on honor role, and had lots of non-nursing work experience. The Career Center at school joked about how I would be an easy placement...apparently not! I sent out at least 130 applications. After a few months, one of my instructors connected me with a volunteer position at a clinic near my house (very simple stuff, like phone and filing). I also called several SNFs and got a few overnight sitter gigs. I did flu clinics and gave hundreds of shots. These things gave me something to talk about during interviews. One day I went to job fair that I really had no interest in going to, but I did not want to leave any stones unturned. I had a really good interview and really connected with the hiring manager. A month later I got a job offer. This is not my dream job, but it is definite progress. I expect to be able to transition to the kind of job I want next year.
Hang in there! Sometimes the time of year or geography really work against you, or it feels totally random and unfair. You have no choice but to keep plugging away. Eventually something will break loose and your career will begin. After that, it will be onward and upward.
There's a hiring event going on Jan 5th! And I'll be going to that.
Thank you for sharing! Definitely gives me more hope.
Specializes in Psych, Substance Abuse, Case Management.
If you're willing to work in Broward I suggest you apply at Plantation General and then CALL them. That's how I got my first RN job. They also hired several classmates who had no experience. Good luck.
I'm not a nurse yet. But in my previous career I had a hard time getting call backs due to computer screeners kicking my resume out. Then I had my resume rewritten professionally. The same info just written with the "correct" words to get through the computer screen.
Yea, open up your search area. I live in Pensacola and after two months of interviews and no call backs (new grad) I started applying to Orlando and Tampa and got several job interviews and offers. I applied specifically to new grad programs. So now I'm gearing up to relocate and start a new job in a new city.
Why don't you work as a tech at a hospital, rather than just volunteering? And, not that you have to disclose it, but do you have a history that might make you less attractive as an employee? Finally, you don't capitalize your I's in your sentences, so maybe someone could help you with applications/grammar? I'm not being mean, but since you're asking for help, I want to give you some honest feedback that might help you.
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You need to start applying to workplace settings where the majority of new nurses do not want to work, such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, group homes, private duty, home health, psych, addictions, assisted living, and so forth.