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Help! Currently writing my resume for my first job as a nurse. I don't really have any background in the health care field other than being a receptionist at a nursing home and working at an assisted living as a server. I am currently a server at a sushi restaurant right now.

Should I include all that in my resume? I understand I can put things like

  • Efficient in multitasking and using my time wisely

  • Able to communicate well with customers and co-workers always in a respective manner

  • Competent in working with others as well as an individual especially in fast paced situations

    But does that all matter? And is it okay to have 2 pages for my resume? Also, should I include a skills section?

    What did you guys include in your new grad resumes? Thanks!

Nurse Beth's book "Your Last Nursing Class: How to Land Your First Nursing Job" really helped me in perfecting my resume. It also talks about cover letters and how to prepare for an interview. I owe a lot of my success as a new grad receiving an offer for my dream job to her book! Good luck with this exciting process!

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I'm just posting this link here because the OP, and any other new grads, may find this useful. It's a guide to writing your nurse resume:

Nursing Resume Templates: Plus an eBook Job Guide for Nurses

Thank you, @Rocknurse for sharing that link!

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Specializes in Pedi.
I just have my unofficial results from pearson and on the continental testing services, it also states that I passed. It's only been 2 weeks since I took the NCLEX, but I want to start looking for a job now. A lot of my classmates found a job before receiving their license number.

It totally depends on your area of the country as to if employers will hire you before you have an actual license number. Where I live, if you graduated in May and were just starting to look for a new grad job now, you'd be screwed as all of these jobs were promised months ago. I received my new grad job offer (contingent on graduating and passing NCLEX) in March of the year that I was set to graduate in May. On my resume, I had my university with Bachelor of Science in Nursing and under the date "expected May 2007." I put in my cover letter that I was a senior nursing student who anticipated graduating in May and taking NCLEX in June.

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Specializes in Tele, ICU, Staff Development.
Nurse Beth's book "Your Last Nursing Class: How to Land Your First Nursing Job" really helped me in perfecting my resume. It also talks about cover letters and how to prepare for an interview. I owe a lot of my success as a new grad receiving an offer for my dream job to her book! Good luck with this exciting process!

Thank you kindly and congrats on landing your dream job :)

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Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.
Agree with the first poster. As a new grad I put on my jobs, but didn't wrote much about them as they where in retail. Looked good though that I worked threw nursing school and could hold down a job.

I also had a small section on my clinical placements, which I included tasks I was doing instead of a skills section.

Also make sure you cv is personalised to the job your applying to. Make sure they know you want this job, and not just any job.

Good luck!

Also don't use your cell phone to write your resume.

(The only reason I can think of that this post has so many typos and grammar errors)

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Why "no" on the reference list??

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I haven't received anything in the mail yet but I have a license number on the division of consumer affairs/BON website. Do I still need to wait for my license in the mail before I begin applying???

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Specializes in Pedi.
Why "no" on the reference list??

Because it doesn't belong on your resume. Your prospective employer will ask for them when they want them.

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Thank you!

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