Resume Help! Idle for a few years,career change etc. Pls critique my resume?

[redfirefly]

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.

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Mary D. Poppins, RN, BSN

Address. Telephone. [email protected]

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[TD]PROFILE

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- 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.

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[TD]LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

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- Registered Nurse

Illinois Board of Nursing, License Number 1234567890

- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED) June 2013

American Heart Association

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[TD]QUALIFICATIONS

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- 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?)

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[TD]EDUCATION

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Fkkjdsfbskd, Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2009

sdkjsbdkjsb College

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology 1995

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[TD]EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

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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.

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[TD]VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

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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.

[redfirefly]

anyone willing to critique my resume? help?

[Bayat]

Alright, get ye back to a refresher course. Especially after being out of practice for more than three-four years. Check your BON if they offer or refer a refresher program. If you have the funding or arrange it, check around to find a college that offers both theory and clinical refresher package, similar to this: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/hsi/nurserefresher.html

Also scout your workforce centers to see if one caters to professionals. Most don't and the one that does may not be in your county, meaning their ability to help may be restricted to reviewing resumes and announce workshops that professionals would use to, say, apply for federal jobs. But check anyway and use that in conjunction with your local workforce center which may be more blue-collar.

In the meantime, parents who have been out of the workforce for a number of years and have minimal alternative experience such as volunteer work may need a functional resume. Although functional resumes are not preferred by hiring managers, this format allows you to emphasize your skills while downplaying your employment history. Use your cover letter to briefly explain your recent gap, but emphasize that you have kept your skills up to date and are energized to return to the workforce.

You can highlight the following activities on your resume:

* Volunteer/Community Involvement (PTA, Charity Work, Fund-raisers): Just because you weren't paid doesn't make the experience any less valuable, so treat volunteer work like you would a paid position on your resume. If you held leadership roles or made a difference to your organizations, tout your accomplishments and the key skills developed. You can include volunteer work in your Work Experience section to cover the employment gap.

* Continuing Education: Show that you've kept your skills refreshed through courses, online learning and/or independent study.

* Freelance Projects: If you've done consulting/freelance work that's related to your job target, include project highlights in your Work Experience section.

* Professional Development: Demonstrate your commitment to the field by including membership in professional organizations and participation in conferences.

* Work-at-Home/Self-Employment: Even if you worked part-time for yourself or your partner, include the experience on your resume.

And most importantly, plan how you'll describe your employment gap in your interviews, because you will be asked about it. Answer with pride and confidence (but not too much personal detail), and communicate to the employer that you're ready and enthusiastic about making the transition back into the workforce.

And speaking of volunteer work, start looking into a free clinic position to ease you back into the saddle. One or two times a week while job-hunting should help while giving you a local reference and something to add to your resume. Once you get several months experience in, you can move the Community Service section above your Education & Training to show the recent experience.

To be truthful, be prepared for a hard slug in this economy. In the meantime, look this over for ideas on your resume:

Mary D. Poppins, RN BSN

123 Address * City, ST * Telephone * [email protected]

Registered Nurse reentering

Energetic and motivational professional and leader dedicated to driving top-quality patient care. Looking for a position in a top-notch facility with a commitment to innovative processes.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

* Good customer service skills, known for taking on additional responsibilities as necessary while staying comfortable with technology and equipment.

* Adept negotiator who can convince people to compromise and achieve desired outcome.

LICENSURES & CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse in State of Illinois, License number 1234567890

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) certified by American Heart Association, 2013

SKILL HIGHLIGHTS

. . . * Long-term care experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Clinical training

. . . * Patient assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Project Management

. . . * Patient teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Bilingual in English and Spanish

. . . * Pediatric experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Computer skills

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Management

. . . * Provided full-time care for children while managing household finances, scheduling, transportation, and travel arrangements.

. . . * Supervised branch heads and staff to provide quality customer service; and developed incentive rewards for highest performing branch, resulting in .

Clinical Skills

. . . * Performed rotations in Psychosocial support, infant deliveries, , achieving .

. . . * Administered routine urinary catheter changes of parent as well as performing various nursing care treatments during terminal cancer.

Customer service

. . . * Handled difficult customer-related situations in store branches, resulting in improved customer relations.

. . . * Coordinated marketing campaigns such as print advertisements with executive heads to promote products, enabling greater visibility of lines and services to the public.

Administration

. . . * Maintained exclusive control over senior executives' calendars, meetings, schedules, and correspondences ensuring senior executives were fully informed and briefed in daily operations.

. . . * Improved on-time delivery to branches through consolidating, centralizing, and standardizing distribution and purchase order process.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science: - Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009

Fkkjdsfbskd, Philippines

. . . .* Coursework in []

Bachelor of Science: Sdkjsbdkjsb College - Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995

Makati City, Philippines

CAREER CHRONOLOGY

Parental Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 - 2013

Executive Secretary, Asjkbdkbsdksbnlnlnn msd, Makati City, Philippines . . . . . . . . . . 2007

Operations Manager, Flksdnfsdnf,mdsnfmdsnfd, Makati City, Philippines . . . . . . 2003- 2007

Purchasing Head, Glkmndfndfndsnfnknlknln, Makati City, Philippines . . . . . . . . 2000- 2003

Special Projects Head, Fkndlnfdndnglfdknglfnglfdng, Makati City, Philippines . . .1998- 1999

Information Systems Assistant, Fjbkndgfndgnlfdkngf, Makati City, Philippines 1995- 1997

Book-Keeper, Gknkdnfkdngdnsgmfngkfn, Makati City, Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . 1994- 1995

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Volunteer,

[Flatlander]

Nice resume, Bayat. I like the career chronology. It shows a diverse professional background concisely. Well-done! I'd like to borrow some of those ideas.

The trouble with hiding your age is this: when you sign up with HR your first day on the job, the secret is out of the bag. And you've yet to complete your orientation/probation. I'm just sayin'....... Discrimination can occur anywhere along the line, not just in the screening process. It may be best to deal with it upfront. (What do others think?)

One more suggestion for Redfirefly: Your local community college might have counselors who can give advice on resumes, interviews, job searches, etc. I was able to meet with one free of charge, one-on-one, for the 50-minute hour on an ongoing basis for a few sessions. She was very well-versed in Job Search strategies in addition to other counseling issues, and was able to individualize advice for my situation. I got very little help from my state job service office. Might be worth checking the community college route. The local libraries here also have job search and resume workshops open to the community. That's where I made the connection with the college counselors, initially.

[redfirefly]

Thanks for the very informative replies. Appreciate them.

[MissM.RN, BSN, RN]

hi red! I would also start volunteering at a local hospital. I think you could use not only the refresher course, but also some more recent entries on your resume, even if it's just volunteering.

-i would remove the whole qualifications section. those are required of anyone in nursing. able to work in a team during an emergency? sorry, but that's called a code. best of luck to you!