I've applied for a bunch of jobs in the last few weeks. I think the 10 year gap in employment (due to being a stay-at-home-mom) is my problem (not to mention no one seems to want new grads). I am going to try addressing this on my next few applications, and putting something in my cover letter and/or resume, so people don't just see "Oh, she didn't work for 10 years before nursing school", and toss my app in the trash.
I googled this, and everything says to put down your volunteer experience, etc. I had 3 kids in 5 years, I was too busy to volunteer! LOL! So, can anyone please give me some suggestions? I applied for a few jobs and didn't put down any work history at all, but still no dice. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Specializes in Pediatrics, Chemical Dependency, Psych.
Hi Jen!
This is Brigid, ga*gal, you PM'ed me the other day. Would love to talk with you further about applying for jobs after being out of the workplace for 10 years- you can do it! I also would love to talk with you about my transition from the midwest to Northern California (May even have a job lead for ya!) I'm going to put my email address here- I haven't posted enough threads to be able to private message you back. I'll try this and see how it goes. If you can't read it, please PM your address and I will get in touch with you asap. Let's get in touch soon!
ga*gal
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Hi Jen!
This is Brigid, ga*gal, you PM'ed me the other day. Would love to talk with you further about applying for jobs after being out of the workplace for 10 years- you can do it! I also would love to talk with you about my transition from the midwest to Northern California (May even have a job lead for ya!) I'm going to put my email address here- I haven't posted enough threads to be able to private message you back. I'll try this and see how it goes. If you can't read it, please PM your address and I will get in touch with you asap. Let's get in touch soon!
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Brigid