r/MLS_CLS

Hello! Has anyone here graduated from the Penn Hospital MLS program? I recently got accepted and would love to ask someone questions about their experience. Thank you!

I have been a travel MLS/CLS for 3 years now. I am now living in California working in biotech. It’s an alright job, but it’s not my home. I love my hometown in south NJ and have been trying for years to apply for a job somewhere in that region. Every job I have applied to pays so abysmally bad I can’t financially justify moving home. What the heck is up with this region? Surrounding areas in NY and north Nj pay fine. Why is this particular area such shit?

I’ve also noticed they’re intense with interviewing. 5 references pre interview, drug test upon hire, background checks that take forever, months of onboarding just for 29/hr. It’s depressing but I guess that’s life. California sunshine is nice too.