experience helps, and EMTs are a nickel a dozen. paramedics are more in demand, but many places want experience before they will hire you. Working in the hospital can help you network well enough to get a job.
apply everywhere, and if you really want to get into EMS, you might have to move to where the jobs are
I am in Illinois on the western sideDepends where in the world you are too.
First, click this link and change your username to something anonymous: Our forum is heavily crawled by Google your name will eventually show up in search results.
Second, does your resume look like your original post? Misspellings, lack of punctuation and capitalization? Writing is a big part of EMS and if you can't do so properly you won't be able to find a job.
Finally, why do YOU think you didn't get hired?
I couldn't figure out how to send a PM but I am in the Quad Cities areaWhere in western Illinois are you? If you'd rather PM that works for me as well. I was out there for my undergrad. I worked in the area during school and know the systems fairly well!
I couldn't figure out how to send a PM but I am in the Quad Cities area