Job Search And A Decision

So, now that I have come to terms with my hot feet and tingling/numbness of my right arm, I am becoming more active on my job search. I've been applying to various hosipitals that are not firm with their 1 year experience requirement. I've also got in contact with some staffing agency as well. We'll see where the job search leads me.

I also went on a job "interview" the other day to work for a hospice agency near my house. And I turned in my paperwork on Tuesday to the agency and now waiting for a call back from them. I'm a bit nervous because I'll be alone at the clients' places and will be on my own. But I'm sure I'll get training. On a side note, I also emailed my teacher to say HI and she emailed back to say that we're going to be co-workers. I didn't know what she meant and then she told me that she is also going to be working for that agency per diem starting this weekend. What a small world, huh? =)

Also, my sister, who has been working overtime on the job search for me, told me to contact an agency she used to work for to do flu clinics. I emailed a lady around 11 in the morning and she called me back around 5:30 to tell me that there is a flu clinic I can do in San Francisco this Tuesday. And this agency pays more than the other agency I signed up with. After my phone call with the lady, I was so excited. Mind you, I'll only be working for 2 hours but still I was very excited. Mr. JB said it might be because I will be actually working as an RN and cuz I'll be earning my first paycheck (it's less than $100). I am still waiting for the lady to email me some paperwork that needs to be filled out.

And because I haven't really gotten a real job lined up, I am also looking into going back to school. University of Phoenix offers an online Masters program and it sounded really good....BUT the tuition is a kicker. $28,000!!! WOW. It's $550/credit. And I think it's a good deal if I had a job lined up already but since I don't have a job, I am hesistant to get into that much debt. Samuel Merritt (another college located in Oakland, CA) charges $680/unit. And the great thing about University of Phoenix is that the classes start at varioius time and you don't have to wait for January or August to start the semeseter AND you get into their programs very soon, instead of having to wait for a long time for the nursing director to make your life decision if you were to applied to a State University. And I really want to do it and so do my mom and Mr. JB. BUT I'm still being held back by the tuition. Sigh.... Hopefully I will make my decision very soon.

Just cuz you have it...

Just cuz you have your RN license, that doesn't mean you'll have a job. Yeap..that's how it is now for all the newly licensed RNs.

Stupid! I hate that! When I started the program two years ago, there were plenty of jobs. People were being hired left and right, BEFORE they finished school. That's how it was a year ago too. And now? Job searching is hard!

I went to a place yesterday in San Mateo because one of my sister's contact told me to go there. When I got there, I told the receptionist I was there to pick up an application. She asked who sent me and I told her. She contacted my sister's contact and basically scolded her to say "we don't give our job applications to walk in or people that call". She just took my resume. I guess the receptionist past my resume to someone else, who called me within 30 minutes, to say that since I don't have one year experience AFTER getting licensed, they won't be considering me for any of their positions! UGH!!!

And one of my gfs who works at Kaiser told me about two positions. I applied. And then I found out that two of the internal RNs took them! If the two internal RNs took them, then their positions should be opened, right? I'm hoping...and I'm waiting.

And initially, I wasn't really worried about not having stuff to do. I figured, well, I will apply for jobs, go on my trips, and if I don't have a job by September, then I will work on school applications to go back to school. And then, guess what I got in my inbox today? A letter from SFSU telling me the following:

**Enrollment will need to be reduced from 30,000 students to about 27,760 students for 2010-11. The total student enrollment reductions due to budget cuts will be approximately 2,740 full time students.

**We will not be accepting any new or transfer students for spring 2010.

**Effective fall 2009, fees for fulltime undergraduate students will increase by $672 to $4,740.

WHAT!! They ARE NOT accepting any new or transfer students for next semester? What does that mean? What do I do now then? I'm annoyed! Can someone give me a job as our wedding gift, please......!!

On the other hand, my sister has been contacting a few people and suggesting different assisted living facilities to apply to. I hope I do get a full time job ... VERY SOON!