Career guidance - "It's easier to transition from tech to tech in training"

I’d like to work at my local hospital’s MRI department.

I’m currently an RT student in my senior year. I also work as a tech aide at this very same hospital, and have a good relationship with the MRI lead. They’ve said they want to train me to work in MRI. Unfortunately there is currently a hiring freeze and no MRI positions available at this time.

There is, however, an opening in x-ray. And the lead of our x-ray department has also asked me if I’d like to work there.

I’m considering joining the x-ray team and waiting for an opening in MRI. One tech told me it would be “easier for me to make the transition from x-ray tech to MRI tech trainee” (rather than someone off the street to MRI trainee) when/if the opportunity arises.

I’m not thrilled with the idea of joining the x-ray team with ulterior motives. And another fear is that our Administrative Director will be thinking “Sirdavethe2nd can’t transition to MRI, because x-ray is shortstaffed.”

At the same time, I’m 3 months until graduation and thinking it’s time to seriously start thinking about where to land. What do you think of the “easier for me to make the transition from x-ray tech to MRI tech” line I’ve been told?

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