new graduate..

[tresj0808]

I feel your pain! Apparently, LTC facilities are the only places willing to hire new grads. I've have worked for two LTC's and find they chew you up and spit you out! Both Genesis and Golden Living are very large LTC's and are always hiring, for a reason... I am now trying to find work at smaller LTC/rehab facilities, especially since for two years now I haven't been able to get a job at a hospital. I have had one interview at a hospital in two years' time! I keep trying anyway:-)

[MarieAnderson]

Realize that your first job is just that...it's your first job. Few new grads, whether they're nurses, lawyers, engineers, or architects, land their dream job right out of school. When you say that there are "no jobs anywhere" in your area, is it really NO jobs? Or have you limited yourself in any way by not considering jobs in, shall we call them, "less than desirable" specialties? I really disliked my first year of nursing! But you know what? It was only my first year. Once it was over, I was the "experienced RN" that hospitals were crying out for. I named all my future positions, where and when I wanted them. But that first year, in what amounted to a "glorified nursing home" was not what I had EVER imagined for myself. So...have you really looked everywhere?

[24hr-medical]

Are you interested in moving to California? We have a lot of openings for travel and per diem in CA. We can arrange your papers as long as you have a CA license. Please email csalangsang@24-hrmed.com if you are or you know anyone who is interested. Thank you!

[24hr-medical]

Anyone interested on a travel or per diem job in California? Our company is hiring nurses with at least one year experience in a hospital setting. If you’re not from California but you have a CA RN license or willing to travel in CA, please email me at medical.staffer@yahoo.com to discuss more information. Thank you.

[nsevastyanova]

Realize that your first job is just that...it's your first job. Few new grads, whether they're nurses, lawyers, engineers, or architects, land their dream job right out of school. When you say that there are "no jobs anywhere" in your area, is it really NO jobs? Or have you limited yourself in any way by not considering jobs in, shall we call them, "less than desirable" specialties? I really disliked my first year of nursing! But you know what? It was only my first year. Once it was over, I was the "experienced RN" that hospitals were crying out for. I named all my future positions, where and when I wanted them. But that first year, in what amounted to a "glorified nursing home" was not what I had EVER imagined for myself. So...have you really looked everywhere?

I graduated in July 2010 and right away started job in cardiac rehab in LTC facility. But after year and have I would like to move to hospital and explore other possibilities. Or maybe work for medical staffing agency to learn more about different specialties. However, they all required hospital experience. How can i switch specialties?

[aldis986]

First of all, if you finding a job and if you have no practical knowledge then why any hospital should hire you? In college life, you just increase your theoretical knowledge, not practical knowledge. In hospitals, you have to handle patients, a small mistake from your side can finish the life of a patient. So First of all you have to work as a trainee in the under of a experienced doctor, whether you are interested to work in hospital or nursing home.

[munchman]

Its been over 3 years since the original posting on this topic and from what I have experienced here in Pennsylvania nothing has improved. I thought there was a nursing shortage?

[markpajak2]

Basically they are looking for a candidate who:
1) Is already gainfully employed
2) Is experienced (new grads need not apply)
2) Has an excellent reputation & great references
3) Has job satisfaction
4) Has a great manager
5) ...and all the great things that make your resume look great

Trouble is if you are like me and you already have those things on the resume you are not going to be looking for work! Experienced nurses with a great track record don't like to change jobs because their employers take care of them! The other companies, for most part, are offering the same deal so there's little or no incentive to move from hospital A to B.

I think nursing has gone nuts. The recruiters & managers are nuts. I hope they fail miserably and fall flat on their faces in the quest for their "experienced candidates". I hope they get to hire angry burnouts with 30 years of experience who will spend the whole day whining and complaining about the employer and complaining how nursing has ruined their lives. I met a few of those in my career.

The new grads, however inexperienced, are our future. We need to accept them, orient them, love them and make them feel at home.