Want to work in CA, nursing school out of state?

[SimbaSam]

Hello Everyone!

I am a California resident and am currently researching ABSN and ELMN programs to apply to. I recently started looking at schools out of state. I was wondering if getting my degree from another state would affect my chances of getting hired in CA. For instance, will CA employers see me as a more competitive candidate for a job if I were to get my degree from a CA school. I know many RNs are having a hard time finding a job in denser areas of CA making every detail of an applicant important. Also, with so many nursing schools in CA, I feel that employers would be more inclined to hire CA graduates.

Please let me know your thoughts/advice.

Thanks in advance!

[MisterSimba, BSN]

In this economy, being an internal applicant at the hospital you wish to work at or knowing managers on the unit you want to work on seems to be the ideal way to get a job. So if you want to work in CA after you graduate, my suggestion is to go to school locally and get a job as a unit secretary or CNA at the hospital you want to work at. It's all about who you know...

[SimbaSam]

Hi MisterSimba,

Thanks for replying! I actually reposted this in the General Discussion and was able to get more input. Many of them agreed with you saying that networking is the best way to go. If I were to go to school in southern CA and looked for work in northern CA with no previous network ties, do you think my chances would be any different from applicants out of state?

Thanks!