Recruiters for nursing jobs are keen on working with newly graduated students as they embark on the job hunt, according to a published report.
Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta is now hiring more nurses for the medical center's residency program as compared to two years ago, nursing development manager Pamela Redman told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Eleven specialty units hold 70 openings for registered nurses who aspire to transfer to a new department or enter the workforce again.
"The hiring of new grads is always cyclical, and the economy has had a big impact the last few years," Redman told the news source. "Normally, we hire new nurses in proportion to those retiring. We always need a balance of new and experienced nurses, but many of our older nurses couldn't afford to retire during the recession, so the need for hiring was down."
A spring poll administered by the National Association of Colleges and Employers indicated employers are forecast to hire 10.2 percent more recent nursing grads this year as compared to last year, as cited by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Hospitals, doctors' offices, home healthcare outfits and nursing homes are the typical locales where nurses find gainful employment, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.