Unemployed for 3 years

[s.trotman]

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday I have recieved a letter from the College of Nurses stating if I have not practiced nursing in three years my liscence will be from General Class to Non Practice. I am frustrated because I have worked so hard to earn my liscence and for the past 3 years and I have been trying to get a job, because of this I have been working on Continuing Education courses for the past 2 years to be eligible to apply to the Bridging Program. It feels like I am the only one not getting work. I think this will interfere because I am intending to apply for this course for next year. If I don't get a job by December I feel like I have lost everything that I have worked hard for.

[RN403, BSN, RN]

I'm so sorry to hear

do you have any insight as to why you might not have received job offers/interviews?

Have you taken your résumé and cover letter to a career coach or does your school provide career services to alumni?

you might start there.

also, are you still in contact with former classmates...could they possibly act as connections to help you in your job search?

[Nola009]

Have you had your resume critiqued? Hopefully, you have had some sort of employment over these past 3 years and before that. Also consider applying to places in dire need of help.

[s.trotman]

I have sent my resume and cover letter to a career coach two months ago I still have not recieved a response. I just asked a friend of mine to see if she can help me out. I will consider checking out the Careers Department at my School to see if they can help me out.

[s.trotman]

I forgot to mention I am a Registered Practical Nurse from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[Nola009]

Maybe the jobs and family services or unemployment office can help you out. Make an appointment so that you can meet the resume helper in person as soon as you can.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

I would suggest to check out the Canadian forum to bounce ideas and give you a better targeted response.

Best wishes.

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

Have moved thread to Canadian Nursing forum where you might get more appropriate responses from the Canadian Nurses

[s.trotman]

Thank You!

[s.trotman]

Thank you

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

Toronto has been a saturated market for 7 years. I'm surprised that you've stayed for 3 years with no response. If you want to keep your registration, relocate soon. Start sending resumes to small towns. Small towns are always hiring casual at least.

Otherwise you're going to need a refresher which is costly and time consuming.

[vintage_RN, BSN, RN]

Hamilton is an hour from Toronto and I got a job within a month of graduating and so did my classmates. Have you been looking in other cities when you didn't get any responses in Toronto?