6 Points to Ponder (Tips for Nurses in Finding a Job)
By: Elaine T. Medillo, RN
Many nurses now keep on co
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mplaining about how hard it is to find a job in nursing. But there are some nurses who get a job as a school nurse, company nurse and private nurse while others are still looking for about one year already. In this economy, jobs in all career fields are scarce, but jobs in nursing are more plentiful than on many other career paths.
There is a bottleneck of nurses in the Philippines and they tend to blow hot and cold in finding a job, but take note as the population grows older and people live long enough to encounter more physical ailments- that idea has a great impact of wanting more nurses. Let me enumerate these jobs: positions in geriatric, pediatric, burn care, ambulatory care, emergency rooms, home care, operating room, psychiatric care, nurse telemetry, intensive care, school nursing, recovery room and rehabilitation.
Before steering down the above-mention positions, we have to make sure that you have good strategies in your job-legwork. Here are 20 tips to help you.
- Begin your rat race hunt while still employed. You have to star-off your resume and inquire with whoever does the hiring at clinics, hospitals and other medical services where you might consider working.
- Work on a professional resume. When writing a resume, make sure it is brief and concise. Make at least one page and all of the important information’s are attached. See: http://www.nursingresume.org/professional-nurse-resume.html
- Inquire agencies. There are hospitals, clinics and medical centers that have no public advertisement like newspapers or internet. Agencies are of great help since they can make things easier. Let me say: No sweat!
- Fishing expedition through Internet. Nowadays, we have to be innovative in job hunting, thus internet is a modern tool in looking for a job especially if you want to go abroad. See: http://www.careerjet.ph/nurses-jobs.html (2012 posted)
- See me at Facebook. We all know that Facebook is a social networking service and website that is use nowadays for selling, business opportunities and other fun site. It makes it easy to keep branching out your contacts further and further. Eventually, it’s likely you’ll find some nurses who can perhaps help you connect with their own employer.
- Volunteer. Tiring? No, it’s not because being a volunteer brings a lot of experience and some employers would like to hire someone who is very persistent and dedicated. A volunteer is an ultimate ground to know how committed a nurse is.
