Critique My New Grad Resume?

[caseyuptonurse]

I've been applying to numerous positions lately. I still have 2.5 weeks to graduate so I'm not panicked yet! But, I would like some reviews and criticism to edit my resume so I get the most offers.

EDUCATION:

**school name here*

Bachelor of Science in Nursing ( Expected May 2014) Cumulative GPA: 3.39/4.0

Dean's List - 4 out of 7 Semesters

Provost Scholar - Spring 2012

Stroke Certification (NIHSS) - September 2013

Nursing Leadership Lecture and two Team Leader days in clinical - September 2013-December 2013

Participant in AACN/EBI Undergraduate Nursing Education Assessment focus group - November 2013

Preceptorship - November 2013 to December 2013 at **some hospital** ICU

o Cared for critically ill patients.

o Worked with the code team of the hospital.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Nurse Technician

**place I worked at**

May 2013 to present

• Works as a team member with nurses and other professionals such as physical therapists and respiratory therapists.
  
• Provides patient care in pediatric home-like setting (8 tracheostomy patients, 4 with ventilators).
  
• Transports children to medical appointments and social outings.
  
• Performs care such as repositioning, bathing, changing, ostomy care, suctioning, and more.
  

Nurse Technician

**place I worked at**

June 2011 to present

• Communicates well with nurses and other healthcare professionals such as speech, physical, and respiratory therapists.
  
• Provides patient care to 15 or more patients in a pediatric sub-acute unit of 45+ beds.
  
• Performs care such as repositioning, bathing, changing, feedings, suctioning, and more.
  

Cashier/Gas Station Attendant

**place I worked at*

December 2008 to present

• Communicates well with customers and other associates.
  
• Completes other tasks such as bagging, stocking shelves, cleaning and more when necessary.
  

HONORS/ACTIVITIES:

• Nursing fraternity, member (Fall 2010-present)
  
  • Services: Made blankets for Alice Paul House, Relay for Life.
    
  • Community work with SPCA, Salvation Army, and local nursing homes.
    

  [*](NSNA), member (Fall 2010-present)

  [*]Honor Society, member (Fall 2010-present)

  [*]Nurse's Honor Society, member (Spring 2013-present)

  [*](SNAP), member (Fall 2013)

  • Participant in Nurse Challenge Bowl (Fall 2013)
    

  [*]Foundation of International Medical Relief for Children, member (Fall 2013)

  • Services: Christmas cards for Children's Hospitals of **region**
    
  • Community work with local nursing homes and hospitals.
    

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Nurse's Scholarship **some hospital** (2010-2011)

** university** Academic Achievement Scholarship (2010-2011)

Scholarship (2011-2012)

I took out names of the honors/groups due to confidentiality along with the scholarships and the name of my university and work places. So it may seem like it's full of holes but that was just to keep it more private. Any responses would be awesome!

EDIT: The format came out kind of funny from copying it from Word so just focus on the content!

[river_song]

Take out "( Expected May 2014)" and "/4.0"

Don't use s's in verbs when they are not needed.

List your license and/or other certificates.

Not really needed:

Nursing Leadership Lecture and two Team Leader days in clinical - September 2013-December 2013 --> what is this?

Participant in AACN/EBI Undergraduate Nursing Education Assessment focus group - November 2013

As a new grad you should list your expected grad date if you are applying before you finish school. Otherwise it could look like you are saying that you are already a nurse.

OP, does your school have a career development center on campus that could help you?

Have you asked one of your nursing professors to critique?

You may have overlooked these valuable resources.

[caseyuptonurse]

Thanks for the responses. I agree that I could admit those two things from the resume. The leadership thing, one of the job recruiters told me to put in there because she likes to see leadership so I just never took it out. I had two professors critique it, I just don't know if I still like it.

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

Watch your verb tenses as well. "Provided patient care...." Not "provides". You should be listing verbs in past tense to be correct: assisted, organized, provided....

[caseyuptonurse]

Watch your verb tenses as well. "Provided patient care...." Not "provides". You should be listing verbs in past tense to be correct: assisted, organized, provided....

Thank you. I can change that. But would it be past tense since I'm technically still employed at all those jobs and still doing those skills?

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

Yes. Proper resume writing etiquette is past tense.