I spent $1300 and last summer getting certified for a job I was told was “so desperately hiring they're hiring off the street!”
I looked for postings, called the place and inquired with HR, they said they only take internal applications to that job, even if I have my expensive piece of paper.
So I applied to a shitty job I have a lot of experience with just to get in and start applying internally, 6 month contract.
I applied 5 times to the job I got certified to do, that was desperately hiring, and in 6 months I never got so much as a phone call.
Then they said they're not extending my contract, so im done with them as of April 15th.
Apparently the hospital doesn't want certified medical device reprocessing techs as badly as they say, and they just lost someone who was eager to get into the field by sticking her in a kitchen and hazing her for 6 months.