Three-page resume

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

Thank you!

I'll let you know.

otessa

The 3 hours of interviews went well (with several staff and directors present), 2 more hours of interviews on Friday.

I asked many questions (so did they !), this is pretty much my dream job!!!!

Crossing my fingers and my toes.

[anonymurse]

Let me try doing George Washington's resume:

- First constitutional President of the US 1789 -1797. Put down Whiskey Rebellion; normalized relations with Great Britain

- President of Constitutional Convention 1787. Produced US Constitution to replace unworkable Articles of Confederation

- Commander of army of rebel colonists 1775 -1783. Won American War of Independence against Great Britain

I think it's easy to reduce a resume to a manageable size. The trick is to focus on results. That's why neither GW's service in the French and Indian War nor his activities as a Freemason made it into the above "resume."

[llg, PhD, RN]

The 3 hours of interviews went well (with several staff and directors present), 2 more hours of interviews on Friday.

I asked many questions (so did they !), this is pretty much my dream job!!!!

Crossing my fingers and my toes.

I'm happy to read that it went well. If you get time later, maybe you can share the kinds of questions they asked etc. As someone in Staff Development who is often involved in interview prospective employees, I'm curious.

And of course ... GOOD LUCK! I hope it continues to go well for you.

BTW: The new "Scope and Standards for Nursing Professional Development" finally became available this past Tuesday (available through ANA). I like the new practice model. You might want to take a look at it if you get the chance -- though no one you are interviewing with will probably have seen it yet, either. Mentioning that you are looking forward to exploring it might help make you look good.

The new model is a "systems model" with the input coming from both the staff member and the educator. The throughput is all the stuff we do (orientation, continuing ed., academic ed, research, EBP, etc.) and the output is again related to both the educator and the learner. It all happens in the context of Evidence-based practice and Practice-based evidence. I only got a glance at it ... and will have to wait until my copy of the book arrives to read it in depth. (Scheduled for deliver tomorrow.)

[birdie22]

I'm a new grad, 22 years old. I've only had 2 legit jobs my entire life, one as an aide the past year, and the other was that I worked part-time at a law firm doing basic office work....So I've listed my clinical experience. I've got 2 main sections, one is "nursing experience" where I list my aide job and all the different clinical experiences, and one is "other work experience". Should I even list my clinicals? It's all on one page, but a bit cramped because I list all the highlights from each clinical experience. Should I take out the clinicals to make the page look better?

I've got a good gpa and can't figure out why I'm not even being slightly considered for anything I've applied for

[llg, PhD, RN]

I'm a new grad, 22 years old. I've only had 2 legit jobs my entire life, one as an aide the past year, and the other was that I worked part-time at a law firm doing basic office work....So I've listed my clinical experience. I've got 2 main sections, one is "nursing experience" where I list my aide job and all the different clinical experiences, and one is "other work experience". Should I even list my clinicals? It's all on one page, but a bit cramped because I list all the highlights from each clinical experience. Should I take out the clinicals to make the page look better?

I've got a good gpa and can't figure out why I'm not even being slightly considered for anything I've applied for

My recommendation is to take the school clinicals and put them on a separate page. They are not the same as "job experiences" and it can get confusing to the reader if you lump them together. After listing your school, say something like "See attached summary of student clinical experiences." It keeps your official resume neat and tidy ... but provides the additional information on clinicals for those people who might want to read it.

If there is some special school experience that you want to highlight (such as a senior year, indepth practicum), you might want to list that particular experience on your resume in the section where you list your school. Keeping it there prevents confusion, but moves it up onto the front page of your information.

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

Let me try doing George Washington's resume:

- First constitutional President of the US 1789 -1797. Put down Whiskey Rebellion; normalized relations with Great Britain

- President of Constitutional Convention 1787. Produced US Constitution to replace unworkable Articles of Confederation

- Commander of army of rebel colonists 1775 -1783. Won American War of Independence against Great Britain

I think it's easy to reduce a resume to a manageable size. The trick is to focus on results. That's why neither GW's service in the French and Indian War nor his activities as a Freemason made it into the above "resume."

The type of resume truly depends on the position for which you are applying. There are different expectations on a resume from someone who is applying for a staff position vs. a CV for someone who will be educating in a healthcare or university setting.

If GW was applying for a war-related/Freemason-type position he would have most-likely put all of his past experience in his CV.:)

[nursel56]

Best wishes otessa! I'll cross my fingers and toes, too. (it's my day off so I don't look silly to others)

[anonymurse]

The type of resume truly depends on the position for which you are applying. There are different expectations on a resume from someone who is applying for a staff position vs. a CV for someone who will be educating in a healthcare or university setting.

If GW was applying for a war-related/Freemason-type position he would have most-likely put all of his past experience in his CV.:)

Either way, it would best be thinned out by making it entirely result-based.

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

Either way, it would best be thinned out by making it entirely result-based.

I agree with you. Even so, after 18 years as a nurse and just including the past 10 years of employment (direct care and lead on several projects)-I had 3 pages-that was after a chunk of editing!

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

Best wishes otessa! I'll cross my fingers and toes, too. (it's my day off so I don't look silly to others)

Interviews went very well-will hear next week if there will be an offer presented.

otessa

[Free2Be]

1-Page resume/cv here!

Developing a succinct resume is not easy. Your potential employer does not want to know all the jobs one has had in umpteenth million years of nursing service. The most recent positions held, education, professional organizations and community service are sufficient. In fact, I don't even note BLS, ACLS or other work required certifications. For example, if one is currently working in an ICU, then it is assumed that you have all the certifications necessary. On the other hand, CCRN, CNE and etc.. is a different story as you would want to highlight these certifications.

Write your resume in this fashion...

1. When the employer reads your resume, they should get a feeling that they are being slapped awake! They should have a feeling of "Wow!"

2. Bloviating is a quick way to have your resume sent to the non-hire pile.

While two and three page resumes are impressive and I appreciate ones dedication to the profession, as a manager I would set aside all resumes that are longer than one page.

Why? If you can't make your point in one page or less, then I have doubts about the new hires communication skills.

Also, I don't have time to read books at work.

[Free2Be]

Interviews went very well-will hear next week if there will be an offer presented.

otessa

Welcome to the world of academia!

I wish you the best of luck.