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I have been a nurse for a year now and this is my second career. I have worked at the same place since I graduated but now I am thinking for applying for another job. Do I still list the jobs I used to do in my first career or do I loose them from my resume? I feel on one hand I want them on the resume because they give a more complete picture of me but on the other hand I am afraid that prospective employers will wonder why I still care to list what I used to do before becoming a nurse. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Specializes in School Nurse, past Med Surge.

If you were there a while, I would keep them to show longevity at previous jobs. If you can list a couple, and still keep your resume to one page, keep them.

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Specializes in geriatrics.

Many of the skills we use in nursing are transferable. Depending on the work you used to do, I would suggest listing at least 2 previous employers.

I'm also a second career nurse and I have listed one of my key management positions on my resume.

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Specializes in Pedi.

When I only had one nursing job, I left on stuff that I had done previously that involved working with children or I felt was relevant. Now that I'm on my 4th nursing job, I only have those jobs on my resume. After 9 years as an RN, no one cares that I used to be a substitute teacher or worked as a nurse's aide in college.

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thank you so much everybody! After all I decided to leave my last career still shine on my resume, because it does relate to what I do in the very broadest sense and because I think it would be strange to just leave my pre-nursing life blank as if that time didn't exist. Thanks again for all the advise, I have never used this site and now I am a fan!

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