resume question

[sweetieann]

Ok, here's the scenario:

After graduating nursing school, I started on a peds oncology floor for, let's call it, Healthsystem A. After about 2 months (wasn't even done with orientation yet), I thought: "NOT for me!" Talked to my manager at the time and applied for another position in a different hospital within Healthsystem A (general adult floor). Been there almost 2 years. My question is, if I decide to apply to another hospital in a different health system, on my resume, do I have to put the first job I took that I was only at 2 months? Or should I just list something like:

Healthsystem A

2007-present

Oncology and general adult

How would you handle this?

Thanks :)

[MB37]

As you have it listed is not dishonest, so there's nothing at all wrong with putting it that way on your resume. If asked in an interview (which is probably likely since they'll know you put down a company and not a specific hospital) then you can matter-of-factly explain that you found a floor that was a better fit for you at that point in your career. Talking with your manager and working within the system when there's a problem isn't a red flag at all, in my book. Now if you're appling for another peds oncology position, you may have a bit more 'splainin' to do.

[racing-mom4, BSN, RN]

I would somewhere in your resume list your peds oncology exp, as it is more exp for you. You could list the hospital name and then in bullets some how include skilled in XYZ..just clump all the exp you had under that hospitals name.

You never know your new hiring mgr may be impressed you have some peds exp. So definatly include it.