Kind of New Grad

Hi All,
I graduated May 2012 as an RN but I was also pregnant. I waited until I went on leave to apply for jobs. I had a couple interviews but with no luck. I have been told that they need someone with RN experience. Majority of my classmates have jobs and here I am more than a year later still looking. Oh I forgot to mention that I am an LPN with 8 yrs of experience, I have work in a hospital, assisted living, and ambulatory. I don't know what the problem is. Then I had to postpone my job hunt again because I recently gave birth again. I am soo FRUSTRATED.
Have you looked at attempting PRN--maybe somewhere where you were an LPN? Even part time weekends? That could be a starting point.

Did you disclose that you were pg or that you have babies? I have been hearing quite a few stories lately about women being discriminated against due to pregnancy, although it is difficult to prove.

Quote from hope3456Did you disclose that you were pg or that you have babies? I have been hearing quite a few stories lately about women being discriminated against due to pregnancy, although it is difficult to prove.

HAHA! That sounds like my story! I graduated in may 2011 and gave birth a few weeks after and a few days after I got my license in the mail. I gave myself a good three months to recoop before i started my job hunt. I got a job after 2 months but lost that job 3 months into orientation. It took a full year to find another job and I felt like such a loser because all the people I went to school had been working for two years and I was still a new grad. Unlike you though, I have chosen not to have another baby until I am a working RN - only because I know I cant job hunt while pregnant or wtih a new born. Don't worry. There are lots of new grads out there who are years out and haven't found work yet and they can't fall back on having a kid when asked in an interview for an explanation for the gaps in employment. To explain that year between my first job and second job, I say I decided to stay home with my infant son instead of that I got fired and couldnt find another job. Just keep your chin up.