New Grad Resume!!! need HELP!!!!!!

llg, PhD, RN · Jun 7, 2018

1. I recommend eliminating the "objectives" portions. It never helps anyone get a job, but can cause problems if you say something that is a red flag to whoever is reviewing it. It's a "high risk" section that offers very little chance of a reward. So avoid it by not including it.

2. Don't list all your clinical experience on the resume. If you had some special experience that most students don't get, you might include that if it will make you look good. The best way to handle the bulk of your school clinicals is to list them on a separate sheet of people. Then on your resume, you can say something like, "See the attached list of nursing school clinical rotations.") They will be there for anyone who wants to see them, but they will not clutter up your resume and distract the reader from the material that is unique about you.

Good luck!

Lilym27 · Jun 7, 2018

hi thank you for your advice i will delete objkective section,

no i have no medical background, so do i list just my current job and past jobs? even if it has nothing to do in the medical field?

bugya90, ASN, BSN, LVN, RN · Jun 7, 2018

If you have been at your current job long term then list it. It will show longevity. I had been a waitress at the same restaraunt for 5 years and put it on my new grad resume, my first boss commented that she was impressed that I had been at the same place for so long.

In your objective if you decide to keep it, you need to individualize it for each place you apply to. So if you apply to a pedi clinic say looking for position working with children, applying for SNF say looking for opportunity to care for elderly, etc.

If you are applying to some of the places you did clinical at then I would list it. Shows the employer that you already know their system and how they operate to a degree.

Google new grad nurse resumes and look at the examples.

Lilym27 · Jun 7, 2018

thank you for your feedback i will be working on a resume today, so you suggest i dont put my clinical experience?

i will post my resume on here if you have a chance or anyone has a chance please review it i will greatly appreciate it :) THANK YOU

Jedrnurse, BSN, RN · Jun 8, 2018

It's very important to pay attention to proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. on a resume. Please don't take this the wrong way, but the writing in your posts makes it look like you don't. (Missing capitalization and punctuation for example...)

Anytime you're "putting your writing out there" you never know who will be reading it, and often it will be the only chance you get to make a good impression on people. Resumes can be automatically put in the "not interested" pile because of typos. It's a good idea to find someone to proofread for you before you start sending it out.

TriciaJ, RN · Jun 9, 2018

It's very important to pay attention to proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. on a resume. Please don't take this the wrong way, but the writing in your posts makes it look like you don't. (Missing capitalization and punctuation for example...)
Anytime you're "putting your writing out there" you never know who will be reading it, and often it will be the only chance you get to make a good impression on people. Resumes can be automatically put in the "not interested" pile because of typos. It's a good idea to find someone to proofread for you before you start sending it out.

I couldn't agree with this more. Grammar and spelling errors in your written work will make you look lazy and inattentive. Also, leave off the "objectives" part of the resume. It used to be conventional wisdom to have it on there, but I always thought it was B.S.

No, do not put in your clinical rotations. Those aren't areas you've actually worked, so they don't count as work experience. (Student experiences don't count as work, no matter how hard you actually worked at them.) They just look like a pathetic way to pad your resume. Although if you had a clinical experience that was particularly pertinent to the job you are applying for, do mention it in your cover letter.

Your previous jobs might not be in health care, but they still represent work you've done and will give prospective employers pertinent information about you. Listing them on your resume will still look better than giving the appearance that you never worked before.

Another tip: I prefer to use the expression "working in health care" rather than "the medical field". It's probably a bit pedantic but the word "medical" pertains more to doctors, while for the rest of us it's "health care". I don't know if it makes that big a difference or if others would agree with me but I think it looks better on a non-MD resume.

Good luck.