When to apply for jobs?

[DL-SNUP]

Hi everyone :)

I graduate this upcoming year, and I'm getting pretty nervous about finding a position in this economy. I do have CNA experience, a pretty good GPA, and will have a BSN.... but it seems like that is a far cry from any sort of promise of a job lately. When do you recommend applying to hospitals and LTC facilities? I want to start as early as possible, since I'm getting the feeling there are going to be months of rejection letters in store....:/

Thanks all!

Devin L, SNUP

[Pneumothorax, BSN, RN]

I graduate in May, and have already started apply just to get the ball rolling (& its pretty cool to start applying for RN positions :)), I have been looking at places with nurse residency programs which are helpful too.

One RN recruiter called me back and said that i should start applying the begining of my last semester, which would be jan, thats the best advice i can give right now.

also if possible, start working on ur resume & cover letter.. :)

[DL-SNUP]

Thanks! How are you dealing with clinical rotations and resumes? Like, are you listing them specifically?

[yesicandothis]

@Pneumothorax

What nurse residency programs have you applied for and where?

[NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN]

I graduate in december and have started to call recruiters. I was told to apply NOW !!!

[Pneumothorax, BSN, RN]

thanks! how are you dealing with clinical rotations and resumes? like, are you listing them specifically?

pediatrics, childrens hospital

maternity/labor & delivery, medical center

psychiatric, medical center

psychiatric, inpatient detox center

community, city/county health department

medical/surgical adult i-orthopedics, medical center

by the end of next semester ill have cardiothoracic, oncology, cvicu & icu & er to add to my list of experiences :)

& im just adding them as i go along =) i think its good to put them because it shows that you have had exposure to certain areas and not just general medical :)

@pneumothorax

what nurse residency programs have you applied for and where?

ormc in orlando,fl

tampa general in tampa,fl

vanderbilt nrp in nashville,tn

im still looking around for some other ones. the thing about these 3 programs are you are a nurse resident for 1 year (paid) and it gives you time to be shown the ropes and really get your bearings as a new rn, then you basically sign a contract in addition to it that you'll work for them for 1 year. i think its a pretty good trade off..im excited and cant wait !!!:)

[NurseinNY, LPN, LVN]

You have the right idea - apply as soon as you can! Start applying during your last semester. Hospitals take a long time to process stuff a lot of the time, and the job market is not great either. So starting out early can only help! For your resume, two nursing recruiters told me to list clinical rotations in its own section, with the hospital name. At first, I thought this might be a bad idea because it takes up so much space and it's a given if i graduated from nursing school that I went through my clinical rotations. But, the recruiters said the names of the hospitals and the types of units are helpful to see what type of experience you have. So, for example under a heading of "Clinical Rotations" list "Medical-Surgical: Name of Hospital, Cardiac-Telemetry Unit", and so an and so forth.

Good luck!

[ImThatGuy, BSN, RN]

I have no contacts in the nursing community or at least none that can hire me. I honestly have no idea what to do or when to do it. I've learned, all too well, that you almost always get jobs based on knowing the right people.

[Pneumothorax, BSN, RN]

I have no contacts in the nursing community or at least none that can hire me. I honestly have no idea what to do or when to do it. I've learned, all too well, that you almost always get jobs based on knowing the right people.

this is so very true. every person that i have met during my clinical rotations, i have been sure to listen, be nice and be memorable bc you never know where you'll run into them again.

[meltnpointofwax]

I'm graduating in December and i started applying yesterday lol

[meltnpointofwax]

pediatrics, childrens hospital

maternity/labor & delivery, medical center

psychiatric, medical center

psychiatric, inpatient detox center

community, city/county health department

medical/surgical adult i-orthopedics, medical center

by the end of next semester ill have cardiothoracic, oncology, cvicu & icu & er to add to my list of experiences :)

& im just adding them as i go along =) i think its good to put them because it shows that you have had exposure to certain areas and not just general medical :)

ormc in orlando,fl

tampa general in tampa,fl

vanderbilt nrp in nashville,tn

im still looking around for some other ones. the thing about these 3 programs are you are a nurse resident for 1 year (paid) and it gives you time to be shown the ropes and really get your bearings as a new rn, then you basically sign a contract in addition to it that you'll work for them for 1 year. i think its a pretty good trade off..im excited and cant wait !!!:)

i live in north florida and would consider moving to orlando. i looked on the website but didn't see anything. is there a separate site for the nurse residency stuff?

[Pneumothorax, BSN, RN]

I live in north Florida and would consider moving to Orlando. I looked on the website but didn't see anything. Is there a separate site for the nurse residency stuff?

go on ormc's website and in the search box type in graduate nurse..something like that. looks like they have a lot of positions open more at south seminole.

i think fl. hospital has a program too but i havent heard anything positive about that hospital..but im only getting secondhand info ya know.