redfirefly

Thanks for the very informative replies. Appreciate them.

anyone willing to critique my resume? help?

I'm at a lost on how to put together my resume. I have a few things going against me, so I'm completely stumped on how I'll be able to compose a good enough resume. Really, really need a lot of help or some L Some facts/questions: -I'm no longer a new grad (graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 2009), not a fresh graduate but as my only experience in nursing is from clinical rotations as a student, can I or do I need to include them? -A foreign graduate -No work experience in nursing field (work experiences are from another country and most importantly from different industries), it has been a while since I was employed. I just focused on being a mom for a few years. -This is a career change. Got the first degree while working, continuously worked, stopped work, studied BSN, become a mom. -I put my employment as far as 18 years ago (too much?), I know it shows my age but then my first degree is also dated on that year -Based on the above facts who do I put as references, since my employers/ and professors are all overseas? Will acquaintances do who work in the healthcare professions? Or shall I put email addresses (and company websites) of my previous employers? And ask letter of recommendation from the Dean of my nursing school? - I suppose I couldn't put in my resume experience in changing urinary catheter of my mother, and performing various care for her (she suffered stage 4 lung cancer), as this was not professional work experience? happened before i studied nursing. Comments, suggestions, anything will be much appreciated. Forgive me if I sound ignorant with my questions. Thank you. ---------------------- Mary D. Poppins, RN, BSN Address. Telephone. [email protected] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]PROFILE [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] - Calm, compassionate in high stress environments. - Disciplined, dedicated, and team-oriented professional experienced in time management with good organizational skills, and accustomed to handling sensitive confidential records. - Good customer service skills, and known for taking on additional responsibilities as necessary. - Comfortable with technology and equipment. [TABLE] [TR] [TD]LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] - Registered Nurse Illinois Board of Nursing, License Number 1234567890 - Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED) June 2013 American Heart Association [TABLE] [TR] [TD]QUALIFICATIONS [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] - Good assessment skills - Patient teaching skills - Project Management - Computer Savvy - Customer Service - Can work alone or in teams during emergencies - Able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks successfully. - Good listening skills (Shall I put the skills I learned from school? Psychosocial support, delivering babies, etc? Or is this limited to employment-earned experience skills?) [TABLE] [TR] [TD]EDUCATION [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Fkkjdsfbskd, Philippines Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2009 sdkjsbdkjsb College Bachelor of Science in Information Technology 1995 [TABLE] [TR] [TD]EMPLOYMENT HISTORY [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Feb 2007-October 2007 Asjkbdkbsdksbnlnlnn msd., Makati City, Philippines Executive Secretary - Composed correspondences with agencies overseas responsible for coordinating the safe travel of Seafarers embarking Motor Vessels and Motor Tankers. - Arranged travel flights routinely for Seafarers and department personnel. - Maintained exclusive control over senior executives' calendars and meetings ensuring senior executives were fully briefed before meetings, and calendars were up-to date. 2003- 2007 Flksdnfsdnf,mdsnfmdsnfd., Makati City, Philippines Mobile Phone Services Operations Manager - Coordinated with multiple teams to developed strategic plans under budget to increase store branch sale performance in adherence with quality standards. - Supervised branch heads and staff to provide quality customer service; and developed incentive rewards for highest performing branch. . Handled difficult customer-related situations in the store branches. - Coordinated with Human Resources Manager for hiring, training, and evaluating performance of store personnel. 2000- 2003 Glkmndfndfndsnfnknlknln, Makati City, Philippines Purchasing Head - Negotiated low-cost contracts from mobile phone suppliers to competitively priced products in the market. - Improved on-time delivery to branches through consolidating, centralizing, and standardizing distribution and purchase order process. 1998- 1999 Fkndlnfdndnglfdknglfnglfdng, Makati City, Philippines Visual Merchandiser/ Special Project Head - Coordinated marketing campaigns such as print advertisements with executive heads to promote products. - Plan, implement and evaluate over all look of the store branches. - Restructured order fulfillment and re-order process of special projects for mobile phone kiosk, to better serve customers. - Handled campaign materials and products as celebrity concert sponsor representative. 1995- 1997 Fjbkndgfndgnlfdkngflngdsd, Makati City, Philippines Information System Assistant - Managed inventory and point of sale system developed by outside programmer. - Presented monthly progress reports to executive management team. - Reduced incidence of rush orders and improved time management planning through development of effective inventory codes, and enhanced data compilation. - Provided tutorial lessons of MS office to computer novice personnel. 1994- 1995 Gknkdnfkdngdnsgmfngkfn., Makati City, Philippines Book Keeper - Managed accounts payable and account receivables; and match invoices to receipts and check all pricing. - Prepare reports for the accountant. - Performed a combination of routine and varying administrative functions to implement the office's administrative programs, policies and procedures. [TABLE] [TR] [TD]VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Fjbkdjbfksjdbf, Philippines, 2002-2008 - Assisted the 6-12 age group children with autism, cerebral palsy; and mute and deaf in the scheduled activities. - Provided teaching and encouraged positive behavior. - Worked closely with organizers ensuring safety programs and supervisory objectives were exceeded.