Posted by Scott on January 8, 2009, 2:11 pm, in reply to "Re: RN license transfer"
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How bad is the downturn? The worst in Europe excluding Iceland. Better than Chad or Somalia or Gaza.
Pigheaded government and greedy bankers got us into this and they're almost entirely still in charge. We won't get out of this mess till they go - and they're not going anywhere.
So, we're in it for the long haul. Still, people get sick, at least half of the populace is secure in government jobs or as secure jobs as they come these days.
The government used to talk about 2009 hopefully, now they're telling us 2010. Not likely. But, eventually, a bottom will be reached. We sure aren't there yet - lots and lots more bad news to come.
But, everyone needs nurses. Don't put off the move forever. One thing that's good is that when things bottom out, those with secure permanent jobs will get houses for reasonable prices.
The housing market has fallen 25pc without a doubt and canny buyers are offering desperate sellers deals with another 10 or 15pc off. So, down 40pc.
My own view - but who knows - is that they'll fall further than that. When they reach the historic sustainable level of 3 or 4 times annual earnings, then we're where we should be. That means most homes in the low 200,000 range or less if you take into account two income families.
Scott
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: Thanks for the encouragement. I was starting
: to wonder if the market in Ireland was
: saturated. The jobs.ie and other sites still
: show a plethora of openings, but it's hard
: to judge the scope of the economic downturn
: from here. This site has been very helpful
: in that regard. As I said, we are still
: coming over, we will just have to wait a
: little longer.
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: --Previous Message--
: While cutbacks in employment are everywhere,
: nurses should still be able to get jobs here
: - or anywhere, for that matter. Good job to
: have - always in demand.
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: Scott
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: Thank you. The An Bord site has been updated
: since I last checked. There is now an
: explicit denial of all Associate Degree RN's
: listed. Bad news, but you have saved me 175
: Euros! Thanks for that. I will have to
: finish my Bachelors' here in Michigan and
: come over next year instead of this. (We
: hope )
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: --Previous Message--
: Go to www.aba.ie, the Irish Nursing Board
: "An Bord Altranais", where you
: will find answers to registering to
: practice. Jo H.
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: Hello,
: My wife and I would like to move over later
: this year. I wondered if anyone knows if an
: Associate Degree Registered Nurse license
: will fly with the An Bord? I have heard that
: only Bachelor Degree nurses are accepted in
: Ireland, is this true? The An Bord website
: just says to submit your CV (and your
: money). If I have no chance of acceptance
: then we'll try again after I get my
: Bachelors'. Thanks.
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