What to do when seeking greener pastures?

MissIt · Apr 18, 2012

Hi, I'm ken.
I just graduated my BS Nursing course last Mar2011, took the local (Philippines) board exam and fortunately passed it.
Now I'm currently working as a nurse 'trainee' or just equivalent to the infamous nurse volunteer.
Honestly, being a nurse here wouldn't earn me much. We'll the trend is, after people earn their 2-3years experience they apply for nursing jobs overseas.
My (naive) question is. After those steps I mentioned above, what should I do next? Or can anyone give me an overview of the process that I would take to eventually get that job overseas. I know there are those international tests, but can anyone provide me like this should you take first bla bla...
Maybe it's too early to ask about this, or worry on this. But I'm just so curious and impatient.
Well I hope someone can provide enlightenment. And thanks in advance.

What I've usually done when I was trying to decide "what next" has been to find someone what I want to be doing and see if they'll let you shadow them or at least talk with them about how they got to where they are. You might also want to consider what specialty you would pursue whether you stay put or get a job overseas and do some volunteer work in that area... anything to set yourself apart from other applicants.

purplechicxiii, BSN, RN · May 15, 2012

Hi kabayan! I just want to inform you that if you would want to get hired from overseas, there are some institutions that don't accept volunteer work. So, if I were in your case. I will try to get absorbed by that hospital you were working for as a volunteer and get paid first. After that you may want to take the international exam/s of the country in which you would want to work for in the future -as a first step to be licensed in that country as well.