Texas Children's Hospital

applejacks36 · Jun 19, 2012

@applejacks36 I know how you feel. Same thing happen with me at the womans hospital. I interviewed in the beginning of april. Great interview . Nurse manager even said i interviewed well. Never heard anything.I called last month and the manager said they were still thinking over it . She said I would hear something soon and to call hr or her back if I didn't hear anything by that following Monday. now it is June . No call no rejection letter. I just stop calling. Tx woman's and Texas's children's are the only hospitals I want to work at to be honest. But I am still open minded.

I totally get it. I'm only applying to jobs that are in NICU, Nursery, L&D, or Peds. That doesn't leave many jobs or hospitals to apply at for new grads. I checked TX Women's website regularly, but never saw any GN internships pop up. I applied for a few NICU staff nurse positions at TX Women's that didn't list experience required, but never heard anything back. How did you find one? I think these hospitals intentionally make it difficult to search for these GN spots. I know it took me awhile to find the GN internships for Memorial Hermann. I interviewed for an L&D internship with MH, and was so excited to possibly get it. Add the TCH e-mail in the mix, and I was overjoyed! However, no response from my interview, and no call for an interview for TCH just depresses me. I can't believe just how difficult it is for us new grads to find work.

Plover1 · Jun 19, 2012

Yes. But with woman's hospital there is no gn postings. Just apply to nurse positions and call hr office and let recruitor know you applied. She will forwarded your app/resume to unit manager/ or director.i also visited the unit I wanted to be on and introduced myself to nurse manager. That is how I was able to land an interview. But yes in due time, it will all pay off.

Plover1 · Jun 21, 2012

Great news. i was offered and have accepted the nicu position. so excited. Thank you God! Thanks everyone who was rooting for me. :yeah:

applejacks36 · Jun 21, 2012

Congrats Plover! That's really exciting!! Be very proud of yourself! It is a very competitive position! Hopefully I will one day be there too.

Plover1 · Jun 21, 2012

Thanks applejacks36. Very exciting. But like everyone kept telling me ...your day is coming.

applejacks36 · Jun 21, 2012

Well, I received the official thanks for applying, but you weren't selected for an interview e-mail. Congrats to those who got selected, and actually got a job! Maybe I will try again in December when they hire more GN's. :-)

CaliforniaRNnow · Jun 21, 2012

I applied and got an email about a few questions to answer. But I never got an interview. And today, I got a rejection email (one of hundreds...)

applejacks36 · Jun 21, 2012

I applied and got an email about a few questions to answer. But I never got an interview. And today, I got a rejection email (one of hundreds...)

I know me too. We just have to keep trying. Somewhere there is a job waiting. Houston is just so completely over saturated with new nurses right now, and too many budget cuts across the board. Doesn't mean you aren't perfect for the job, just means it's very competitive right now. I have my good days where I'm accepting of the fact that it may just take time to find a job, and other days I'm in tears wondering why I'm not getting hired. It's such an emotional roller coaster! Not to mention all my family and friends keep saying, "There's a nursing shortage, so you should be able to find work easy." I always want to scream when I hear that! People just don't understand that new nurses aren't getting hired as easily right now, and no nursing shortage exists for us. I just smile and kindly inform them about the current job market for us newbies. It's so funny to see the looks on their faces when they know a little of the reality of nursing. We just have to keep moving forward! It will happen for us at some point! :-)

Genu9ine · Jun 21, 2012

i know exactly how you are feeling. same thing keep happening to me, and i'm getting the same reactions from my family. smh

Plover1 · Jun 21, 2012

I was feeling like that too .I graduated this past December and never thought it would take this long to find a job. Family and friends were supportive though. But I was getting irritated by everyone that kept asking "have you heard something yet" or "are you working".Lol. I. would tell them when I heard some good news , trust you will hear the news too lol.

CaliforniaRNnow · Jun 24, 2012

I know me too. We just have to keep trying. Somewhere there is a job waiting. Houston is just so completely over saturated with new nurses right now, and too many budget cuts across the board. Doesn't mean you aren't perfect for the job, just means it's very competitive right now. I have my good days where I'm accepting of the fact that it may just take time to find a job, and other days I'm in tears wondering why I'm not getting hired. It's such an emotional roller coaster! Not to mention all my family and friends keep saying, "There's a nursing shortage, so you should be able to find work easy." I always want to scream when I hear that! People just don't understand that new nurses aren't getting hired as easily right now, and no nursing shortage exists for us. I just smile and kindly inform them about the current job market for us newbies. It's so funny to see the looks on their faces when they know a little of the reality of nursing. We just have to keep moving forward! It will happen for us at some point! :-)

I agree with every single word you just said. One day I'm feeling great and positive. And the next day, I get all depressed and cry that everyone around me is getting a job EXCEPT ME.

And everyone is completely shocked when I say that I can't find a job as a nurse, too. They're in as much disbelief as I am. It honestly makes me feel kinda worse because I feel like it's just me and something is wrong with me.

I graduated last May (2011) and I STILL CAN'T FIND A JOB. GAAAHHHHHHH!!!! I'm so thankful to have the parents that I have though. I'd practically be dead by now. lol. I didn't turn out like the character on the show "Girls" did where her parents completely dropped her, especially in this state of the economy. That would just make things so much worse. Just gotta be happy with what you have and know that God has a plan for all of us. It's just a frustrating part of my life. I consider it a quarter-life crisis.