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Posted 9 months ago Hello everyone! I am a new graduate RN with my Associates Degree in NYC. I am having a hard time finding a job because most places right now are only hiring experienced RN's. This baffles me because to become an experienced RN, we must begin somewhere. To add injury to insult, I am taking my boards mid February, since I just graduated in January, and I thought most places did hire new graduate RN's awaiting to take their state boards, but I guess I presumed incorrectly. I am willing and eager to find any job as a RN where I can have a preceptor train me to become a more experienced nurse and get valuable experience. I am willing to travel anywhere within the tri-state area and am actively looking for such jobs, to no avail. Does anyone know anywhere willing to hire someone with my credentials or does anyone have any advice for me? Your comments would prove invaluable. Thank You, Kenardo Griffiths |
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| Posted 6 months ago Hi Kenardo, How are you? I hope that you have had better luck in your job search. I am getting ready to graduate with an ASN in Nursing myself. It seems like there are definitely places that are willing to hire new grad RNs, but they are mostly in suburban and out of the way hospitals. There seems to be a greater opportunity in other parts of the country. I found some good links if you are interested. Take care, and best wishes. -Heidi |
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| Posted 6 months ago My advice would be to search everywhere. I am actually starting work in the state next to mine because I finally found a job after 6 months. I get 3 12 hour shifts a week so it's not so bad to commute! Try aftercollege.com to find new grad programs near you. |
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| Posted 5 months ago I am having the same problem. I have passed the boards and have applied for at least 60 jobs in the OKC area and have not even recieved a call back. I graduated with honors even. I do have two yrs LPN experience and 1yr CNA exp. I decided to apply to the smaller hospitals outisde of the city and was turned down because I was two far away. I am desperate at this point and don't know what to do. When I tell people my problem I can tell that they really don't believe me because everybody knows that "nursescan find a job anywhere." Help!!! What is going on!!!
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| Posted 5 months ago
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/db20090... Please read about foreign nurses fill jobs, because nobody is applying. I do not understand this at all, because a new grad RN can not get a job.... |
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| Posted 4 months ago Ok. So I'm starting to freak out a little bit. Here I am juggling Air Force duty, a baby and a husband in Iraq all while busting my hump to finish my pre-requisites and support courses and I'm hearing that RN's are having trouble getting hired!? I can't shake being a nurse, it's all I think about. But in reality you have to make money to live. I would give anything to be a nurse, but how can that happen if we aren't getting hired. I'm hoping that it's only certain places in the country, and since we are moving to the South that maybe I won't be affected by this phenomenon. But it shouldn't be happening anywhere. Is this crisis being exaggerated? Could it be that the applicant nurse has bad interview skills? Could it be that he or she doesn't simply fit well in that particular institution? When I go down stairs to talk to the nurses that work here in the clinic (I'm currently a computer tech at the base hospital) they all tell me the same thing "if you have a pulse and a license, you're hired". So what should I believe? |
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| Posted 4 months ago nfountain says ...
Where in the South are you moving? I live in SouthEast Georgia, and our hospital hired around 40 new graduates. The only problem is that our hospital is the only one in the area that is hiring Nurses in general. i have heard many rumors that Hospitals are putting up hiring freezes, cutting out sign on bonuses, and even lowering RN pay. |
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| Posted 4 months ago I'm not sure where we're moving, but we had to choose between 8 places: Charleston SC, Sumter SC, Fayetteville NC, Macon GA, Montgomery AL, Pensacola FL and some other places. We're hoping for Charleston, but we won't know until next February. My hope was to get hired at the base hospital since I'll be a veteran. I'm just concerned. I would hate to leave the military (pay, benefits, vacation, etc.) just to live on unemployment because I can't get hired as a nurse. |
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| Posted 4 months ago The problem is the economy. Since we are in a recession, retired nurses are going back to work. Also, nurses who were due to retire now can't afford to retire. As a result, there is no current nursing shortage and hospitals are not hiring new grads. However, once the economy improves, there will once again be a nursing shortage. |
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| Posted 3 months ago I am a recent new RN graduate and I live in Fayetteville NC and I can not find a job anywhere. I do not understand this at all. While I was in school all I heard was you will have no problem finding a job. That is simply false. No one will seem to give new graduates a job. This is so wrong. Is their anyone that has any suggestions as to how I can find a job in fayetteville NC or nearby. |
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| Posted 3 months ago There is a nursing shortage most places in the US. The thing to remember is that a nursing shortage does not mean more hiring. The hospital I work at has many positions that need to be filled, but with the economy the way it is now, we have a hiring freeze on new employees. We can hire to replace people who leave, but we can not hire any new positions. As the economy gets better, if it does, we will be able to start hiring again. One should study Philosophy, Archeology and History: Because
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| Posted 3 months ago I start the RN program in 3 weeks and reading this is scary for sure. I also had someone give me some of her old textbooks who graduated with her Masters for ARNP and couldn't find a job... She ended up finding one about an hour away, moving, and taking a RN position for only like 18 an hour which is crazy, but I also know someone else who graduated from a program an hour south of me and got a job here right out of school starting at 20.25 which makes me wonder as well is it interview skills and people wondering if the applicant won't mesh well with their staff?
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| Posted 3 months ago Hey, I am a graduating in like 2 weeks from nursing school. and in response to jobs. There is a shortage you can say. But nobody wants to hire GNs. It costs twice as much to train a GN then to hire an experienced nurse. It seems that things are starting to look a little better, But not much. But as soon as the economy begins to start perking up then the nurses will start retiring and there will be money in the budget to hire new GNs. But ive learned that it is also about NETWORKING and WHO YOU KNOW. I already work in the system so its not difficult. But my tip is to apply to different places, but get in contact with a nurse recruiter. FInd out when the interships start so you can start applying. THat is my advice. I unfortauntely dont have a job, But have been working on all my networks and contacts that i know. Good Luck |
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| Posted 3 months ago kg11212 says ...
Its been a while... I would love to hear how things are going for you. |
