If 43 percent of new nursing grads can't find employment, is the military an option?

[Monique]

Rainbow Head.....many employers, of course, will "prefer" experience. It doesn't mean that it is impossible to find a job. New nurses do find jobs. I think that regardless of the profession, when we don't have experience we have to be willing to compromise. For example, perhaps your first job isn't the dream job you want......maybe you have to work in the trenches to pay your dues first. Perhaps you don't get the perfect "shift" on that first job. You may need to work on call, you may have to work weekends and holidays, etc.

And you may need to relocate for a job. More people have college degrees now, and the job market has more people in the market. I have found that networking is a plus. It is also important to never burn any bridges as a professional in a field, because the world is small! In fact, technology has made the world smaller (i.e. twitter, facebook, linked in).