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Schedule of upcoming US career fairs for nurses

Filipino nurses who are already in the US, might be interested to visit these scheduled career fairs organized by Nursing Spectrum. Although retrogression is still in effect, it won't hurt to meet possible employers when the visa restrictions are resolved:

Upcoming Career Fairs for 2007
October
October 18 Oakland, CA
October 23 Las Vegas, NV
October 24 Baltimore, MD
October 24 Tinley Park, IL
October 26 Edison, NJ

November
November 6 Dallas, TX
November 8 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
November 13 Seattle, WA
November 13 San Diego, CA
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