New Grad Resume help!!!

[RNTin07]

Concerning all new grads: do you put your clinical experience on your résumé?

[avaloncar, BSN, RN]

You can but what will really stand out is any preceptor/capstone experience you had in your senior year. The recruiters know that you have had the regular clinical rotations like every other nursing grad. So listing it will be somewhat repetitive.

[RNTin07]

Ok thanks. The job market here in San Diego, CA is too competitive. I'm trying to really market myself through my résumé. I've changed it's more than 3 or 4 times already. Still no luck with a job here but I've gotten a couple interviews outside of CA.

[avaloncar, BSN, RN]

I totally understand. It's tough out here in NY too. I am constantly changing my résumé too. That's good you are doing that too. Well good luck with the search!

[Annaiya, NP]

I put every single clinical experience on my resume and talked up each one as much as I could. You don't want to make your resume look crowded, but highlight the experiences you've had. The HR person looking at your resume likely won't know much about what students do for clinical rotations. I googled nursing student resumes or something like that, and found a format that I liked and put everything into it. I got the one and only job I applied for:)

[carolinapooh, BSN, RN]

If you had an unusual or particularly relevant clinical experience, include it - because it's still experience. I'm still being told that and I'm a 6 year RN. Example: my peds rotation was in a Level III NICU. I'm currently applying for a NICU program. I was advised to include that experience on my current resume - shadowing a current NICU RN is recommended for this course, and obviously I've done more than shadow, even if it was a while ago. So in addition to the shadowing I'm setting up, I've also worked for 8 weeks as a student in one.

If you had experience on an oncology floor, and you're applying to one, mention it, even if it's in "additional information" or something similar. Had an ICU experience that's relevant? Put it in a similar place.