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I have 7 years experience and we just moved here in June and it took 6 weeks to get a call and even though I applied for multiple jobs at UNC they called me for one job and Duke never called me. I had even spoken personally to a recruiter at Duke and she expressed interest in me. Lucky UNC wanted me for the job I wanted and I wanted to be at UNC too!
It will all work out but give yourself the best chance..apply everywhere if you want/need to. Good luck with your UNC interview..and be prepared for an atypical interview (at least for me) with lots of scenarios and "tell me about a time..." questions. Also, I highly recommend getting your NC license process started before you move here.
Because everybody and their brother/sister all over the US are trying to move here, thus flooding the already-depressed job market with hundreds of applications?
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. There's the answer to the OPs question.
I don't know about nursing specifically, but I know many HR deparments are slow. My husband was applying for different kinds of jobs, but he got calls for interviews weeks and even months after he sent in resumes, after he'd already accepted the another job. We did hear anecdotally from nurses at UNC that the hiring process there was very slow.
That is AWESOME California nurses got the staffing ratios law passed!!. I bet working conditions there are probably best in the nation as far as nursing goes.
Pennsylvania got the No Mandatory OT law passed last year, but not staffing ratios yet. But we are pretty active legislatively here as well
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, CALI !!! and, as always -PATIENTS COME FIRST
Because everybody and their brother/sister all over the US are trying to move here, thus flooding the already-depressed job market with hundreds of applications?
Have you considered outlying suburban areas? Example: Franklin Regional Hospital in Louisburg may be a nice option to get your foot in the door in NC, and then you could see what other opportunities there are in Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill.
Any tips for a new graduate nurse in the area? My husband recently graduated from nursing school in Indiana (aka has no experience and no contacts in the triangle area) and hasn't had any luck finding an RN job...he's been looking for about 5-6 months now.
Hope your interviews went well-- keep in mind the time of year; Duke and UNC have many managers/faculty/staff on vacation in July and August so everything moves slower - including hiring. You can gauge how well you are doing in the interview process by how many folks interview you - most places will have the initial interview and if you look promising, they'll try to get the other stakeholders in the hiring process to meet with you as quickly as possible. That's the way I've done it, just my two cents... best of luck to you.
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