Should I just lie?

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I am an inactive nurse with NO RN work experience, searching for employment after 5 years of graduating nursing school. I think employers aren't considering me for employment because of this information. I was thinking of stating in my resume that I graduated in '08 or '09 instead of my actual graduating date '04, in order to make my resume more appealing. I have a current RN license, that IS the most important factor right? Soo, should I just lie? would it hurt to do so? I doubt they are going to verify when I graduated....not sure on what to do. Any thoughts?

Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Well you have two options! Take a refresher or volunteer at a hospital. Volunteering would allow you to set your own ours and also look for employment elsewhere.

Take a refresher course and some facility have re-entry programs.......usually the larger hospitals

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

Never good to lie, of course the obvious reason would be dealing with getting caught but it is also a really poor way to start you career. At the end of the day you have to live with yourself and having that stress in the back of your mind that you could get caught is really not worth it. Also having to continue to lie down the road as coworkers get to know you to keep from getting caught is just another headache for you. I agree with the above posters, being out of nursing school for as long as you have probably is not you major factor holding you back but in fact your lack of experience. While putting together your resume try to focus on the positive things you have done between now and when you graduated. Their are so many brand new graduates having a hard time finding employment due to the economy, sorry you are struggling. Hope you find something very soon.

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Not sure if this has been suggested yet, but you could also contact the nurse recruiters at different hospitals and try and get an informational interview with them so you can explain your situation and then ask them for their advice on how to pursue your career. Could you also get in touch with the college you graduated from? The college I go to assists grads with their job search...they might help.

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