So I am fairly new to allnurses, but I figured this would be the place to go for help on deciding what to keep/throw away on my resume. I graduated in May with my BSN and have been working at my first nursing job at a hospital almost an hour away. Since starting almost six months ago, I have recently been looking into applying to places closer to home now that I have actual nursing experience under my belt. I worked at Hooters for about a year while in college, and have been debating whether to remove it from my work history or not. A few family members have mentioned that maybe that was part of the reason I didn't get many interviews after graduating, but I feel it's related to lack of RN experience. And honestly, if an employer really doesn't want to give me the chance to show how great of a nurse I am based on the fact that I was a waitress at Hooters, then maybe that's not the place for me anyway.
My work history consists of the following from newest to oldest:
RN (present job), Nurse Extern (for a few months), waitress (Hooters), and two associate positions at local shops.
Should I keep the RN and nurse Extern position only? Or keep Hooters as well since it really does show a great deal of customer service experience? I have had various opinions from friends and family so I figured ID get the opinions of actual nurses ? Thanks in advanced for any and all advice!
vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN
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Does Hooters have a different "corporate" name you could list on your resume?