Question for Hopsital Recruiters

Hi, I'm a new nursing grad who just passed my Nclex. I've been having a dilemma which I'm wondering if any RN recruiters can answer. What do hospitals prefer - a new grad with no experience or a new grad with home care of nursing home experience? would nursing home or home care experience be considered experience? I live in NYC. I've been hearing that top NYC hospitals consider it negative experience to work in a facility that isn't considered a "top" hospital. And if you think I should try to get nursing home or home care experience - which do you recommend? Thanks so much in advance.
I can't answer for the recruiters, but I can share my experience. My first job was in a LTC rehab unit. I had also worked for 2+ years as a home health aide and (then part time for same agency as an RN doing supervisory visits). When I was thinking about a new job, I called the recruiters and was told they look for longevity (loyalty to a company) than necessarily what kind. It held more sway that I had one job for over three years and had stayed in my LTC until I was offered my job at the hospital I work at now. They hate job hoppers regardless of where the person worked.

I'm not a recruiter, but I can tell you that in NYC, you will likely have to change your question from "where do I want to work?" to "where can I even find a job?" These days, most folks in oversaturated markets really cannot be choosey - they must take what they can find and move on from there.Of course there will always be exceptions, but those usually are people who know people, if you know what I mean.

thanks for your reply! I have been working for a company for 5 years but not related to the nursing field. My question really is what to do while I try to get a hospital job. I can either continue working at my non-nursing jobs which means conveniently working from home or I can try to get a job doing home care or LTC. I am wondering really if the hospitals see it as in advantage that prospective employees were working as an RN in LTC or home care.

thanks roser13! I know its tough in NY but I do know many nurses from my program who waited it out and ended up getting their first job in a top hospital 1/2 year after passing the NCLEX. I do have some connections in a LTC facility which is why I'm thinking about it.

Get the experience where you can