Do you have to list EVERY job?

Megsd, BSN, RN · Sep 11, 2008

LIST IT. I don't know about the issue of pulling your license and seeing your jobs, but the nursing community is smaller than you think, and they will find out. I would just say, when asked, that your current job isn't a good fit, that you've decided you'd rather work with X patient population, etc.

A friend I graduated with went to work at a hospital, stayed about 3 months and quit. He then applied at another hospital (in the same hospital system, at that) as a "new grad". He didn't mention the old job at the interview, figuring since he had only been there a few months it didn't really matter.

He was publically removed from his orientation at the new job and fired on the spot because he lied on his employment application about not working as a nurse at the other hospital. He had a very hard time getting another hospital job after that, and ended up in LTC.

RD_Congo · Sep 11, 2008

At the Web site of a state board of nursing, I saw the name of one person listed as having her license revoked. Reason: she did not list one of the hospitals she had worked at.

If you worked at a hotel five years ago, you probably can just mention your more recent employers. But you must list the health care related jobs.

I have three interviews lined up and I'm excited to get out of the hell hole that is my first job as a "real" nurse. I've read a lot of different threads and some people say if you stay a short time at a place, you don't have to put them on your resume? I've been there for almost 90 days. I really would prefer NOT to put them on my resume. Although my reference would not be bad - I just don't want to have to answer WHY I'm leaving because I can't come up with a BS fake positive answer. And I'm sure my boss at my current job will call me into her office and ask me what's wrong and I'm sick of her lip service with no action.
Also, a friend told me that when employers pull your license it says where you have worked? Can someone tell me what are the facts?

RedhairedNurse, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2008

yes, you should list employment regarding nursing. be honest! i've been told that, in texas, there is a database that contains info on previous hospitals one has worked. better safe than sorry.

justme1972 · Sep 12, 2008

There are also quite a few websites that HR professionals use that will pull up your employment history from companies that participate. It's a quick way to do verifications so they don't even have to call the employer at all.

One of the biggest is http://www.theworknumber.com.

Any individual can pay to have one done on themselves for only about $10.00.

However, the "catch" is that again, it's only from participating employers, but their list is very extensive.

locolorenzo22, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2008

You should list it...however most applications I've seen have the question "may we contact this employer?" I've put no for the 2 jobs that were not good professionally...and when asked explained that "it wasn't a good fit, and they tried to have me do something that I was not comfortable with as a professional. I pride myself on being a good worker, and I felt my care was being compromised as a result of management direction. We left on good terms, but I do not feel that job was a true representation of what I can accomplish."

sunshineyday · Sep 19, 2008

LIST IT. I don't know about the issue of pulling your license and seeing your jobs, but the nursing community is smaller than you think, and they will find out. I would just say, when asked, that your current job isn't a good fit, that you've decided you'd rather work with X patient population, etc.
A friend I graduated with went to work at a hospital, stayed about 3 months and quit. He then applied at another hospital (in the same hospital system, at that) as a "new grad". He didn't mention the old job at the interview, figuring since he had only been there a few months it didn't really matter.
He was publically removed from his orientation at the new job and fired on the spot because he lied on his employment application about not working as a nurse at the other hospital. He had a very hard time getting another hospital job after that, and ended up in LTC.

Was it hard for your friend to get a job in a hospital because he omitted his former position on his resume or because he was honest with leaving his former position?