resumes-do you put your license number on them

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Hello,

Thank you for your advice. I have a question? Are Nurses putting their license number on their resumes? I am hearing conflicting reports. Please advise on your experience?

Thank You-Tropical Bound

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
Hello,

I have heared conflicting reports on if you should put your license number on your resume. Do you or dont you? Please advise

Thank you - Tropical Bound

No!

Do not ever put your license number on anything. Never let anyone make a copy of your license. When you get a job then is the time to show them your license and let them get the number so they can verify your license. Protect it.

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No! I am also very careful about where copies of my resume go. It contains contact info that I don't go around broadcasting. I change my contact phone number on a regular basis and never post my resume online.

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Absolutely NOT!!!!

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I've never heard of putting your license number on your resume. I even went to a writing-a-nursing-resume workshop taught by a recruiter at our local hospital, and it wasn't on any of her sample resumes and she didn't recommend it. I didn't put my license number on my resume when I applied for several nursing jobs recently, and I was called for interviews at 5 major Chicago hospitals.

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Your license number isn't as confidential as you think. Many state BON have online sites where you can check the validity of a license just by putting in a name and your number will show up. In my state, your license expires on your birthdate and that info is also on the site. It also shows where you went to school and if any disciplinary action has been taken against you.

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You're right, it's not confidential, but why hang it out on a flag?

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
You're right, it's not confidential, but why hang it out on a flag?

Thanks Tazzi and might I add so eloquently said!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I never include my license number on my resume. If a potential employer calls me for an interview, then that is the point when I'll readily give up the licensure information. I am simply leery about giving out information such as my license number, social security number, etc.

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

In my state all you have to do is go to the Labor, Licensing and Registration Nursing page and enter as much or as little information as you know. Names, license, and home town pop right up. There's also a site where every disciplinary action is listed by first letter of last name.

I wonder if leaving it off here might seem as if you have something to hide. Now I agree with the SS#.

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Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.

Unnecessary, and probably not a good idea.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

Good question ... It's made me think.

I was always taught to include it -- but that was back in the days before identity theft was a big issue.

I'll think I will remove mine. There is no need to dangle it out there for all the world to see. I can always provide it separately when appropriate.

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