New Graduate Nurses who want to come to California, be prepared!

The job market here is pretty tough.

It’s been this way since the economy tanked in 2008 when 90% of new grad programs were closed due to experienced and retired nurses returning to employment because they became sole bread winners when spouses where downsized.

This meant hospital’s did not need to train new grads because they had experienced nurses knocking down their doors.

Fast forward to today. New grads do not realize that the market here is still oversaturated and has been for quite some time.

So not only are new grads up against the hundreds of other fresh new grads, they are also up against thousands of stale graduates and experienced non acute grads who are vying for these few acute care hospital opportunities and doing everything they can to land them.

We have many posts suggesting that those graduating out of state, stay there for 6-12 months, get experience, and then come back and have a higher chance of landing a great opportunity.

The inconvenience of staying where you are for several months seems frustrating, BUT it can set your career up quicker! Think about it,  1 year will fly by, and you can come back to Cali as an experienced nurse before others have even landed a job!

I wish somebody had told me this! I would have taken my kids, moved out of state, and made it work.

That is why we share. Many of us have lived though this insane adventure and it took us a long time to get where we wanted to go. Our intention is to help you get where you want to go faster AND support every nurse along the way, because nursing is a team sport and we need to change many dynamics in this field. But first, we all need jobs!!

If you are determined to come to California, it can be done.

Be prepared to bring your A game and pray for a little luck. We will be posting targeted tips on how others have made it happen

In the meantime, check out our Facebook link below. Loads of free tips to get you started inside our RNInterview Tools closed FACEBOOK Group