Portfolio vs. Resume

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Hello, I have an interview coming up and was thinking about putting together a portfolio instead of the traditional resume. I was looking online for info specific to a nurse portfolio but only found limited information.

Have anyone of you ever put together a portfolio to bring to an interview before? If so what kind of infomation did you include? How did it look? Did it work for you?

Thanks

Specializes in Peri-Op.

Is the RN up to graduate in 3-6 months and be an NP? If not then who cares. Usually employers are happy to get 18-24 months out of someone. I am in a very transient part of the country and having someone here for a year is awesome. I'm 3 years in and am an old timer.

I do see your point of swaying opinions one way or another and agree entirely.

Be cautious with what you put out there.

As I just wrote in another thread ... here is a word of caution about online portfolios.

They can hurt you if they are not tailored to the particular job you are applying for. For example, I just read an online portfolio that talked all about how the person wanted to be a Nurse Practitioner and focused on all of her education as a NP. Unfortunately, she was applying for an eduction position. The portfolio made us question whether or not the job we had to offer was one that she really wanted -- or just one that she was settling for -- and that she would leave our facility as soon as she found an NP job.

If you are applying for more than 1 type of job -- you need to present multiple images of yourself -- and may need more than 1 online portfolio if you choose to go that route of presentation.

Also, I like having a paper resume in addition to anything online. That gives me the opportunity to take the resume with me to the interview to help me ask pertinent questions and integrate all the information I have about the applicant. The online version is not practical to "carry around with you" and make notes on.

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Portfolios keep you organized and helps the process. I think they would really benefit nurse practitioners and nurses

it tells you everything you need to be included for credentialing

pretty sweet

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