Upstate New York Hire Adns?

B in the USA · Jan 31, 2013

I'm a new grad in upstate NY with my ADN, and I have a job lined up. Several of my classmates have also gotten jobs offers. There are a lot of nursing schools around here though and the market is definitely starting to get saturated. I'm not sure where upstate you are talking. I'm in Rochester. Good luck in your job search!

Toadd35 · Jan 31, 2013

I'm a new grad in upstate NY with my ADN and I have a job lined up. Several of my classmates have also gotten jobs offers. There are a lot of nursing schools around here though and the market is definitely starting to get saturated. I'm not sure where upstate you are talking. I'm in Rochester. Good luck in your job search![/quote']
did you work as an aide or lpn before you got the job? I'm from the northern part of new York and would locate anywhere in new York I just don't know if I will be hired because I don't have any hospital experience.

B in the USA · Jan 31, 2013

I did a summer internship before my last semester of nursing school and then stayed on as a per diem tech through my last semester. I don't know that the experience is what helped me get the job as much as already being an employee of the health system. I know the recruiter tried hard to get internal candidates placed before moving on to external candidates. If you are willing to move, it wouldn't hurt to apply anywhere you are willing to move and indicate your willingness to relocate on your application (if it asks) or maybe on your cover letter. I heard through the grapevine that one of the major hospitals in my area is no longer hiring ADNs, and I have found the rumor to ring true, as my classmates aren't getting called for interviews at that hospital.