hey i just received my RN license a month ago and right now having trouble with finding night shift in the hospitals:banghead: im full time student (pre-med student) and i need only night/weekend shifts. i left my resumes with cover letter about 2.5 weeks ago to human resource departments of some hospitals. but from those hospitals i only received one response and it only says that my information was forwarded to Directing of nursing and after reviewing they MAY schedule an interview. i emailed that nurse recruiter after 10 days (10 days after i received response) about interview. and 4 days passed and i didnt hear any response from her about interview:(
let me go straight to the point, i have couple question regarding this:
1. How long does it usually take after applying for job and starting working as RN?
2. How hard to find a job as a RN (international graduate)?
3. Does me being pre-med student lessen my chances getting a job?
4. what should i do next? (next step of job hunting)
P.S. im so ****** off after studying about a year to pass NCLEX-RN it is hard to find s job in hospital :banghead:
It probably varies accord. to facility but I had the same schedule that my preceptor had which was 2- 8s, 2- 12s per week. I really dont think that you should have a problem getting someone to hire you since you want weekends and nights.
My first thought is that you may be having difficulty find a position in New York City because it is a popular location. I would think the pool of new grads applying for positions is large and competitive. What about seeing if you can get in through agency work?
:banghead: 
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It probably varies accord. to facility but I had the same schedule that my preceptor had which was 2- 8s, 2- 12s per week. I really dont think that you should have a problem getting someone to hire you since you want weekends and nights.