New grad resume critique needed please!

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Here's my new grad resume

Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

I like it. I was able to find what I would need to know. It was not over-crowded with a lot of extra words. Good job.

Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

Overall, it's really good. Just a couple of nit-picky things that you can take or leave.

I wouldn't bother putting when you plan to get licensed. I think it's generally assumed you'll be doing this ASAP, if you're searching for a job. Anticipated date of graduation tells them enough on this.

For your job at BR, the first two points I wouldn't bother with too much. The last one shows change and meeting or exceeding goals, which is good, especially with our for-profit healthcare system that is all about the bottom line.

One thing I WOULD encourage you do add is more about the skills that directly relate to nursing that you have from these jobs, like multi-tasking, problem-solving, prioritization, etc. I would imagine most customer service jobs require a certain amount of this (mine have!), and these most certainly relate to nursing, especially now with patient satisfaction surveys being relevant to Medicare reimbursement. In your cover letter, show them you have amazing customer service skills, and demonstrate examples.

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