Need travel/agency resume help!!

[Ans1127]

I need some help with adding my travel and agency work to my resume. I worked for the same agency doing a travel position as well as agency aaaaand a one week strike. Would it be best to list the agency, position, hospital(s), then responsibilities

? Or should it be set up by category, travel/agency/permanent/strike?

should I list in a separate part what computer charting systems I have used or list it in responsibilities/duties/(whatever you want to call it) section?

One last thing. Can anyone explain to me the reasoning behind listing responsibilities on a nursing resume? I mean I'm an ED nurse without trauma experience, you would think management would know what goes on and what we do day in and day out on the floor. But maybe it's for those managers who sit in their office and only come out when a patient complains about not having enough dilaudid and threaten to hurt us.... Who knows?!?

- sincerely

travel nurse resume dummy :)

[NedRN]

What is the purpose of your resume? Are you seeking a staff job, or travel? They require different approaches. For travel, there are several sample resumes available on PanTravelers. For perm, Google images has a ton of nursing specific resumes to look through for ideas.

I wouldn't bother listing the one week job, that is just noise unless there is a specific reason for listing it (like it is the hospital you are applying to).

Personally on my rather extensive job history I just list the hospital and employment dates. Agency names are irrelevant, agencies do not provide direction or oversight of your work, that is done by the hospital. I do separate staff and agency into separate sections, but another design may work well for you.

I don't see the point of listing duties either, that is simply a job description. If you do something unusual on an assignment or job, like helicopter transport, I guess you could add a line. I think a short description of your strengths or years of experience in certain settings (trauma, peds) is what a manager really needs to see if you are a fit for her needs.

Things like computer skills can be saved for an interview. If the specific program the hospital is using is not listed on your resume, they may bypass you for an interview even though you can quickly adapt to a new one.

There is a bit of art in making a resume and there are a jillion ways to construct them. Make it as short as possible if you have a lot of experience (one page is ideal, no more than two pages), and put in filler only if you are lacking experience. Consider the purpose of the resume: to get the interview! Can it be scanned quickly by a manager and does it reflect you correctly?