Can someone please help with my new grad resume?

I personally would not put clinical experience on a resume, as any experience you got on those units is vastly different than an RN that worked on those units. Did you work as a CNA? Did you volunteer? Any jobs that you worked in the summer you can put down?

Just noticed you were a PCT in a GI lab. Even if you don't want to work GI lab, I would still mention it since it was a job and there were still skills that I am sure you learned in that environment.

Thank you for your reply. Ok so I should take off all of the clinical experience and only list the GI Lab employment? That is going to make my resume less than half a page? Will that not look bad? Ugh..I am so frustrated here!

Take all the clinical exp off and only put in your real work experience. It will not cause you to be pushed into that field.

Use the term "bilingual" (Spanish/English)and push it to the top. They will care about that more than any other thing you have listed. The way it is listed sounds unprofessional. Bilingual is the proper term. I also would change the order (see numbers) and get rid of the fluff part (see adjusted line about education).

Achieved BSN August 2013 with a GPA of 3.5 (1)

► BLS and PALS, Pediatric RhythmCertified (3)

►Proficient in Spanish read and write (2) Bilingual - English/Spanish

Just some ideas for you to consider.........

I don't understand all the fuss about clinical experience on a nursing resume. My boss says she wants to see that on a resume - ESPECIALLY that of a new grad, it gives the potential employer some idea of what environments and populations the nurse has been exposed to. At my last job I was on interview panels and also found the clinical experience listed to be helpful and informative.

The only thing I'd caution is not to list the clinicals like you would a job. Don't detail the duties: nurse managers interviewing you know what duties are required in certain units. On my résumé I listed my clinical experience like this: (all made up for this post to avoid identifiers)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Holy Cross Hospital

Pooptown, CA

Med/Surg

Orthopedics

6 week rotations each

Popeye's Community Clinic

Ambulatory Walk-In Triage

4 week rotation

Einstein Memorial Hospital

Funkytown, CA

Neuro Rehab TCU

Labor & Delivery

Emergency Dept.

2 week rotations each

You get the idea. Just a quick listing shouldn't be a big deal and tells your story.

Thanks again. I am making the changes. Should I at least leave the practicum? I read that alot of schools do not incorporate that into their program and I was truly working by myself? Also if I put bilingual do I also say somehting about being able to read and write Spanish. Sorry for all the extra questions just wanting to make my resume stand out. I appreciate you helping me

to Mclennan I will cut it way down and only leave more on the Practicum. I was told that a lot of schools don't offer it and if they do some are limited to what is allowed in practice. I felt like that truly shows what I did and was exposed to in it. I am just so frustrated with putting applications and can't seem to get any responses. thanks. if you don't mind will you also look at my cover letter i posted it on a seperate topic.

Bilingual implies both speaking and written comprehension so don't go into it more than that.

Almost all students get the same stuff in school so that is why you shouldn't list all your clinicals. If you did manage patients on their own then that is worth mentioning. Your former employment is important because it shows you have work skills.

Sorry but I totally disagree. Clinical experiences vary wildly. At least listing ones important to the job you're applying for is essential.

Well, that flys in the face of everything I have heard from hiring managers. As I said above only things like managing patients on your own are really stand outs from the norm.

I will just have to agree to disagree with you mclennan. We each probably have a 50% chance of being correct.

The OP will have to decide what she feels will work best.