unemployed for 3 months

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I am just wondering if it will affect future job possibilities if employers see you are out of work for 3 months. I graduated last July, worked in a community health setting in Boston for 5 months and then moved to California and worked in med/surg for the past 3 months (Jan-March). Anyway, I was very unhappy in the hospital position and decided to quit a couple days ago. I got accepted into a MS in community health program in Boston, which I'm going to attend in the fall, and got my old job back starting July as per diem nurse.

My question is: is it going to affect me being unemployed from April-June when I look for another job? I also don't want to lose the nursing skills I gained but due to personal reasons, I won't be able to move back to Boston until July. Will three months make me lose a lot of the things I learned? Also, since I'm only here for 3 more months, it will be silly to look for another job here in Cali.

I'm also worried that as a fairly brand new nurse, I've jumped around a lot in terms of jobs and places and now I'll be unemployed for a while... am I still marketable as as nurse?

thanks for any advice!

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Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

With all of the education that you have going for you, I don't think it would be a huge deal. In fact, it's probably not a bad idea to give yourself a little downtime before you start the grad program.

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Specializes in Transplant/Surgical ICU.

with the nursing shortage? AH they probably won't even notice the unemployment gap. LOL.

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I can't speak 100% for your situation, but with most jobs, a 3 month gap is really a pretty small one, and as long as you can explain it in a logical manner when asked, you will be fine!

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, LTC.

I think future employers will understand you not wanting to cost a facility a whole bunch of $ for orientation (usually lasting several weeks-months) for you to just leave in 3 months. i think they may like that actually, thinking of the future instead of just the present and also thinking about the cost of the facility.

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