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• Resources from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  AACN's Guide to What Every Nursing Graduate Should Know When Seeking Employment
  AACN Research Brief: Employment of New Nurse Graduates from Entry-Level Baccalaureate Programs
  AACN-RWJF New Careers in Nursing Program Career Central
• Landing a job in a tough economy [PDF]
  Used with permission from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Originally published in Lippincott’s Career Directory 2010
• Realities of the Current Job Market
  Prepared by the National League of Nursing and the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA)
Resources from the National Student Nurses Association
National Student Nurses Association Research on New Nursing Graduates
NSNA’s January Career Planning Guide (online)
NSNA’s Career Center
• Resources from Donna Cardillo, RN
  Donna Cardillo is the Career Guru for Nurses and the country’s leading authority on non-traditional career opportunities for nurses. She is the "Dear Donna" columnist for Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek magazines. Leran more aboput Donna at the following websites:
  www.nurse.com
  www.dcardillo.com
  www.nurse-power.com

  Articles
  New Nurse, New Job Strategies
  Projecting Your Professionalism

  Books (Available on www.dcardillo.com)
  Your 1st Year as a Nurse – Making the Transition From Total Novice to Successful Professional 2nd ed.
  The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses – Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career

  DVD/CDs (Available on www.dcardillo.com)
  Career Alternatives for Nurses® -all about non-traditional opportunities for nurses beyond the hospital bedside which is what most new grads need to seek right now

  Blog: Nurse-Power!™