yesterday a coworker offered to look over my resume. she said i should reduce the amount of job description i have provided and leave the recruiter wanting to know more so they will call me for an interview. here is a copy of my original resume. have i provided too much or too little information? is it too "boring" or are resumes in general going to be boring as it is just listing the information? what would you do to improve this?
sally smith 456 my st. › anytown, usa h: 234-567-8910 c:234-567-8910 [email protected]
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offering: ten years of medication administration ››› first aid & cpr
infection and bbp control, hipaa, seizure care, fire/emerg preparedness, & daily documentation
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objectiveto become an outstanding licensed practical nurse within your organization.
education
practical nursing degree [color=white]...................licensed practical nursing school [color=white]............2007 – 2009
associate degree arts/science [color=white].......[color=white].my state community college [color=white].....................2002 – 2004
community college honor society [color=white].........magna cum laude graduate [color=white].....................honor's list
state high school graduate [color=white].......................class rank 11 [color=white]......gpa 3.536
license
licensed practical nurse [color=white]..................state board of nursing [color=white]...............................2010-2012
experience
direct support staff [color=white]............................company, inc. [color=white].............................................2000 – present [color=white]..........................
cared for adults and children with disabilities and mental illness.
float to 12 work sites. communicated well with all team members.
assisted with hygiene, grooming and activities of daily living.
administered medications, monitored effects and documented.
assured all next day medications were on hand. reordered when low.
responsible for controlled substance count per shift.
assessed for signs/symptoms of illness, reported findings to nurse.
monitored for seizures and provided seizure care and management.
commended by supervisor for excellent, detailed written communication
staff excellence award recipient.
patient care provider [color=white]..........................any state medical center [color=white].................(summer) 2005 –2006
floated to units. provided care to meet comfort, hygiene, and safety needs of patients.
obtained specimens, weights, vital signs and blood glucose levels.
assisted with bath, oral care, shaving, toileting, dressing, hair and skin care.
assisted with feeding patients, mobility, and oral suctioning.
assisted nurse in prep for procedures, documented on computer.
maintained flow sheets, i/o. maintained tidy patient rooms.
performed ekg and bladder scans.
nursing school experience [color=white]..............various locations [color=white]................................................2007-2009
medication administration -- colostomy care -- vs, wts, bs, i/o’s
oxygen therapy monitoring -- tracheostomy care -- ng and oral suctioning
d/c catheters, jp drains, iv’s -- specimin collection -- central line dressing change
iv fluids and monitoring -- discharge teaching -- wound care & packing
nursing home, med surge, telemetry, peds, women’s health, maternal newborn,
l&d, psych, orthopedics, oncology, or, er, outpatient surgery, cath lab, pacu, mri,
ct scan, ekg, eeg, colonoscopy, hypertension clinic, community and school nursing…
certifications
bls for healthcare provider [color=white].............american heart association [color=white]................................200909/2011
medication administration [color=white]...............company, inc. [color=white]......................................................2000-12/2010
hipaa/fire/emerg.prep/seizure [color=white].......company, inc. [color=white]......................................................2000-12/2010
first aid and cpr [color=white]............................... american red cross [color=white]............................................2000-12/2010
volunteer [color=white]... nicu parents support - state hospital [color=white]..cub scout den leader/boy scout asst.
activities [color=white]....sunday school teacher, [color=white]...................... cub scout day camp assistant [color=white],,,,,,,,,,,,,1990-2008
[color=white],,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,homeless care [color=white],,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,annual food drive
any advice for improvements would be very much appreciated.
sincere thanks,
tlc2u
sheronep, MSN, RN
171 Posts
No response from the original poster? How rude.
Well I hope others are learning from the OP's mistakes.