New graduate residency application - please help!!!

[chickidee717]

So, I don't graduate until May but alot of hospitls are taking applications now. My question is, how far back should I go with my work history. I worked at a fast food type place when I was 16, then a department store when I moved, then a teaching supply store, and how at the hospital. This has been over the past five years. Part of me says include it because I learned how to deal with customers, responsibility, etc. At the same time, I feel like it is irrevelant or looks bad. What do yall think?

Also, how in depth should my objective be for my resume. Is a couple of sentences good? More, less? Any other tips while applying. Thanks for any responses!

[Coffee Nurse, BSN, RN]

I included my work history from high school/college on my résumé (medical transcription, department store customer service, home health aide) as long as I could write a blurb about skills that would transfer to a nursing job -- customer service, time management, people management, etc. People reading new grad résumés obviously won't be expecting scads of nursing experience, so I figured it would be best to play up the skills I did have. (And yes, that résumé did land me a job.)

I didn't even bother with an objective, because a new grad's objective is pretty self-evident. Leaves more space for more pertinent information.