A leading nursing education and career portal, NursingDegree.org has conducted a survey that predicts that 62 % of newly graduated nurses will have trouble finding jobs in the next year. Sadly, despite qualifications, many nurses that have only been registered or licensed two years or less will have trouble finding a full time job or will not even be working in the nursing field at all.
The so-called, “shortage”, is in fact not a shortage at all, but a myth that is based on employer’s preference and exclusively seeking experienced nurses. Most job listings for nursing positions specifically state no interest in non-experienced nurses. Some hospitals and other employers openly discourage new RNs from applying for jobs, a new nurse may find this quite discouraging. So, no matter how studious or overachieving he or she may have been in nursing school, the search for full time employment is bleak; and one may have to accept part-time, PRN, or even work completely unrelated to the nursing field. A new nurse may find his or herself in a cycle of seeking a job, but not being able to be hired because of lack of experience, which makes it very hard to establish a starting point in his or her career. The issue is that there is a large number of nurses and small demand for newer, inexperienced nurses.
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