Objective To investigate the levels of and relationship between career expectations and resilience among new graduate nurses receiving standardized training, and to provide references for nursing management. Methods A total of 391 new graduate nurses who received standardized training were selected from 4 tertiary hospitals in Sichuan province using convenience sampling, and were asked to complete the Career Expectation Scale and the ConnorDavidon Resilience Scale（CDRISC）. Results The score of career expectation was 4.74±0.32 and that of resilience was 2.55±0.59, showing significantly positive correlation between them （r=0.223）. Conclusion Nurses had high career expectations during their standardized training period, while their resilience was at low level. Nursing managers should understand nurses′ career expectation, formulate individualized training plan, pay attention to their resilience, and inspire their intrinsic motivation, thus to enhance comprehensive quality of nurses.