career/school advice
hello everyone looking for some post grad advice! I am 22F projected to graduate from nursing school in May of 2027. I plan on working as an ed tech at the hospital near my school when I get back for the school year. My goal post grad is to try to land a job in the ER and EVENTUALLY after I get proper experience to do travel nursing contracts in the ER. However I do know that’s difficult as a new grad to get hired in er immediately. My question is I go to school in a very rural area of upstate New York and I definitely do not like it, i’m from Long Island originally, however if I work in that areas hospital network as an ed tech they are notorious for hiring new grad nurses from our school and I have a high likelihood of landing a job in the ER there as soon as I graduate. Is it good to live there for a year post grad for that opportunity if it comes up in an area I hate and likely will be alone in or should I just go home to Long Island and keep trying the job market there? Obviously I will apply to Long Island ER/nursing positions as well before I graduated but I wanted to know what you guys thought if only the upstate option is available. Thank you!