Members are discussing whether to include clinical experience on a resume, how to handle short job stints, and how to address employment gaps. Some members recommend keeping all experiences on the resume, while others suggest highlighting specific experiences like capstone projects or relevant clinicals. Overall, the consensus is to be honest about experiences and be prepared to explain them during interviews.
I graduated with my BSN in June 2020. Since then I've had 3 jobs. I have a few questions about my resume. If anyone could give advice I would be really thankful. An answer to any of the questions below will help!
- Should I remove my clinical experience from my resume? June 2019 to March 2020
- My first job out of college was from July to October 2020 as a med-surg nurse and it only lasted for 3 months. Should I remove this from my resume? I've gotten questions at interviews in the past about this job and I don't like to talk about it because I was terminated at the end of my orientation. I did learn a lot of different skills at this job though.
- If I get rid of clinical experience and my first nursing job it will leave me with two contract jobs doing immunizations (1st was for 3 months and 2nd was for 5 months). Both were at the same company. The job descriptions were a bit different (one was only covid vaccines and the other was all immunizations). There's also a gap of time between the two jobs. One was March to May 2021 and the other was September 2021 to February 2022. Should I somehow combine them or keep them separated on my resume?
Unless your clinical experience was different from anyone else's clinical experience, there is no need to put it on your resume. Everyone has pretty much the same clinical experience. As a hiring manager, I don't look at it whatsoever. Leave it off.
In my experience listing my capstone helped me get my first job. I agree that listing all clinicals is kind of generic but I think there is value in listing your capstone, especially if it was in a specialty or an area of nursing that is relevant to units you are applying to.
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In my experience listing my capstone helped me get my first job. I agree that listing all clinicals is kind of generic but I think there is value in listing your capstone, especially if it was in a specialty or an area of nursing that is relevant to units you are applying to.