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  1. Resume Question

    Rednights replied to Futuresos's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you get 2 pages you get 2 pages, as long as whatever you're writing is "good" and will really sell you. If you were really active in volunteering / work throughout High School and College, it...

  2. Is it hard to get hired with just a diploma in nursing and an associates in science?

    Rednights replied to bb1234's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You want a hospital job in NJ without a BSN? Get ready to move, not

  3. CNA class along with first semester Nursing Classes?

    Rednights replied to heroldbe's topic in General Students

    It would be the safest time to take it IMO. The CNA classes would be useful on the floor because that's what the first clinical really comes down to anyway, doing CNA duties + whatever super basic...

  4. New RN: Where do you put licensing info?

    Rednights replied to iridium54's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Something like that, right after your education. No need for #, original date, and expiration date. All will be checked later

  5. Attention HR workers or nurse recruiters!! Resume critique needed.

    Rednights replied to Ellisjc0507's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Spacing is your friend and so is general formatting. - etc That's how I would format your Clinical Experience, rather than big block of text that's very hard to read anyway. It all bleeds into each...

  6. Is there hope? :/

    Rednights replied to Sandylim253's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sorry but Nursing School is like 1-2 exams a week! You're going to have to brush up on those test taking

  7. Volunteering at a hospital

    Rednights replied to Yani_5412's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I volunteered as a pharm tech'ish position at Valley during Highschool, fun times. I hope you don't expect some sort of Nurse type of volunteer with patinet interaction, ain't

  8. Updated Resume - ConCrit please!

    Rednights replied to jamie.glaze's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I dunno, looks like a bunch of copy and pasting action going on here. I like how you highlighted the preceptor bit, but everything else reads exactly the same regardless of how you altered it slightly...

  9. Does anyone know why....

    Rednights replied to kbs36's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unpaid lunch

  10. Anyone want to critique my resume?

    Rednights replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Switch "Qualifications" to 'Licensure & Certifications" Move "Clinical Experience" up further, right after Qualifications. "Created flyers and programs with Microsoft Word and Excel software."...

  11. How do I get experience while in pre-nursing?

    Rednights replied to LaceElaine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    EMT-B - Volunteering, minimum hours can be low but the experience (patient contact, emergencies) are appicable to nursing. Plenty of people got jobs straight ouf of school because of EMT. CNA - This...

  12. Is being a nursing student actually fun?

    Rednights replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    Yes, make some friends along the way to share in the bad and good experiences. They'll be your source of sanity for the next couple of

  13. GN/Intership Cover Letter & Resume Critique

    Rednights replied to jjrodriguez's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Main body paragraph of your Cover Letter reads like copy and paste material aka "void of personality" which is odd because your resume has a ton of material about "you" and not the generic cover...

  14. Volunteering at a hospital worth it?

    Rednights replied to samrusrn's topic in General Students

    CNA, Tech, and EMT are great things to do while in school. Volunteer EMTs (non-paid) don't have such strict hours since it's not a job (but you'll be performing the same duties as a paid EMT) but...

  15. Passed NCLEX, some tips

    Rednights posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Alright, I enjoyed reading these types of posts prior to taking the exam, so I'm making one for future test takers to help gauge themselves also. For starters, not counting the Kaplan Live Review...

  16. Kaplan Q Trainer vs. NCSBN vs. Exam Cram vs. Saunders Q&A

    Rednights replied to pinkpaperdoll's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Saunders questions I did throughout the entire senior

  17. Kaplan Q Trainer vs. NCSBN vs. Exam Cram vs. Saunders Q&A

    Rednights replied to pinkpaperdoll's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan Questions + Saunders Content (questions if you have enough time I suppose) ... That's the combo I used ... worked reasonablly well .. I had 4 weeks to study post graduation ... though most of...

  18. NCLEX Review Help NEEDED

    Rednights replied to EAnnieV327's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The Kaplan questions are the bread and butter of that whole program, they train you to do NCLEX questions, those books (info only, no questions)... of which I didn't bother to read cause Saunders does...

  19. When should you start applying?

    Rednights replied to shaps926's topic in General Students

    Internship programs ... now For anything elese ... now ... it doesn't hurt ... you'll just get "come back when you have your license" if they don't accept students .. depends which area of the country...

  20. How long did you prepare for NCLEX

    Rednights replied to pinkpaperdoll's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1 month, 3100 Kaplan questions + faq's on the

  21. When to start applying for jobs?

    Rednights replied to Kelber's topic in General Students

    Either of the following ... a. New graduate programs ... MONTHS before b. other openings ... after you pass NCLEX with a license

  22. Fainting....Please HELP!

    Rednights replied to nineteenandnursing's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ha at least you had a good reason .. a dangling vein does sound pretty nifty .. anyways ... good breakfast next time

  23. A spare moment to help me out?

    Rednights replied to sam2326's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow Saunders book cover to cover and the Kaplan book? What were you getting on those Kaplan

  24. Can I Still pass NCLEX without Lacharity??

    Rednights replied to naturalbeauty's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I probably wouldn't have passed without Kaplan ... so yes to your

  25. Overcoming NCLEX test anxiety...

    Rednights replied to Jocee82's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know this isn't going to help you ... I was literally studying in my car (didn't want to be late) outside the testing center for 2 hours. It kept me sane instead of just sitting there waiting for...