Nursing Students Pre-Nursing
Published Jul 18, 2014
asand14
16 Posts
I am applying to a nursing program that requires a resume to be included with the application. I don't have much experience in the health field except for when I volunteered at a hospital. I was hoping to post my resume to see if anyone else had any opinions are suggestions to make my resume better. Thank you!
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[TD=colspan: 4]Allyson Sanders
address|city|phone number|email[/TD]
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[TD=colspan: 4]Objective
[TD=colspan: 4][still haven't decided]
[TD=colspan: 4]Skills Profile
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[TD]- Newborn Education
[TD]- Outstanding interpersonal skills
[TD]- Culturally sensitive
[TD]- Energetic and organized
[TD]- Cooperative team member
[TD]- Computer literate
[TD]- Customer service
[TD]- Quick learner
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[TD=colspan: 4]Employment History
[TD=colspan: 2]Sporting Goods
[TD=colspan: 2]4/1/2012-7/1/2012
[TD=colspan: 4]XXXX, Ca
-Delivered prompt, accurate and excellent customer service.
-Directed specific questions to appropriate personnel.
-Demonstrated that customers come first by serving them with a sense of urgency.
[TD=colspan: 3]Certifications
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[TD=colspan: 3]- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, July 2014
[TD=colspan: 2]Activities
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[TD=colspan: 4]-Volunteer in the Maternity Care Center, XXXXXX Hospital, XXXXX, Ca
RunBabyRN
3,677 Posts
First, a little friendly advice- change your avatar to something more anonymous, and take your name off the resume on here. There are lots of reasons to protect your identity on a public forum, especially once you're a nurse!
*Expand on what you did in your volunteer experience. Describe your tasks and activities. Include dates.
*Put the expiration date of your BLS, not the issue date.
*For your sporting good job, any cash handling? Multi-tasking? Problem-solving? Resolving customer service concerns? This kind of stuff is good to include.
*Skills profile- take out things like "quick learner" or "energized and organized". These belong in a cover letter. Keep your resume objective, and save the subjective for the cover letter (which I realize you aren't submitting, but even still, these stay off your resume).
*Any babysitting experience? What kinds of responsibilities go with that?
I hope that helps! :) Good luck getting into your program!
Thanks very much! I thought I did X out my name oops!
Well I don't have baby sitting experience but I do have my own child, so I'm not sure if it would be professional or along those lines to include that.
Thanks very much! I thought I did X out my name oops!Well I don't have baby sitting experience but I do have my own child, so I'm not sure if it would be professional or along those lines to include that.
I wouldn't include any parenting experience. Did you do any other volunteering when you were younger? Anything out of the box you might be able to include?