Hi everyone! I am working on my resume, as I am on track to graduate from my RN program pretty soon!
Searching the internet, I've seen some suggestions to include testimonials on your resume. By testimonials, I mean quotes from people like supervisors/instructors, etc.
What do you guys think about this? I have statements from annual evaluations from supervisors and statements from reccomendation letters from clinical instructors (that I could provide if needed) that I think would be good to include on a resume in short snips...
things like "WANT2BANURSESOON consistently has patience and compassion when dealing with patients and families" from supervisors and "WANT2BANURSESOON demonstrated sound clinical judgement" from instructors.
Do you think including 1-3 testimonials like this on a resume would be a good idea? or does it look tacky?
I just feel like rather than me saying that I am hardworking, etc, if I can show a quote of SOMEONE ELSE saying that, it would be better?
If you have letters that say those things, you can put them in your portfolio. There is no guarantee that anyone will look at that either, but it feels good to have them in there at the interview (secret confidence boost).
I don't like seeing this kind of fluff on a resume. Tell me your skills and your experience. I seriously looked at a resume recently where- at the top, next to her name, address and phone number- the applicant wrote "Married since ____" and listed her wedding date. That is unnecessary and unprofessional and, coupled with the fact that her resume had no relevant skills and listed clinical rotations from 5 years ago as "experience", led to it being tossed.
SHGR, MSN, RN, CNS
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If you have letters that say those things, you can put them in your portfolio. There is no guarantee that anyone will look at that either, but it feels good to have them in there at the interview (secret confidence boost).