Writing a good resume to get your dream is highly essential to the
extent that there is tendency of securing the job you aspire to do by at least
60%, if you write an all-inclusive resume.
What every employer is looking for is a specific set of skills and expertise that set them apart from other candidates aspiring for the same job. These skills and expertise should match the skills necessary to perform a particular job in any specific career field.
Basically there are some essential items that a well-written resume should have. Your resume should contain your full name, campus and permanent address, telephone numbers and email addresses. Apart from the listed items a nursing resume should include the following information:
You must provide a well-written career and job objective which shows your sense of direction to the job in question.
Your resume should have the names of each of your former employers, their addresses and your corresponding job titles.
Your resume should give a brief description about the employer, the company’s products especially if they are not well-known.
Clearly state your educational attainment, your class of degree, any training you have attended before and licenses as well as academic honours, scholarships and extracurricular activities. Provision of all these information will go a long way in presenting as more than qualified for the job
The number of staff that you manage or work with (if applicable)
Clearly state your educational attainment, your class of degree, any training you have attended before and licenses as well as academic honours, scholarships and extracurricular activities. Provision of all these information will go a long way in presenting as more than qualified for the job
You have to highlight your duties and responsibilities as a registered nurse, including planning, assessing and evaluating patient care, record keeping, the type of work or ward and routine tasks you have to carry out during the course of performing your duties etc.
The level on interactions your department has with other departments, external agencies and health care professionals must be clearly explained, while your contribution to enhanced your department progress should be clearly state.
Your resume must clearly show that you are a specialized professional nurse, by demonstrating what type of individual you are and give as much details as possible of the skills and experience you possessed.
Present a narrative statement of your value, interest, capability such as the experience with a comprehensive background like paediatric, oncology, long-term care and ICU/ER, knowledge of Medicare home health regulations and JCAHO standards/reimbursement requirements, registered nurse with 10 years of track record providing quality, patient centered care in home, hospital, nursing home, hospice and private office settings etc.
Highlight any other achievements you might have had in the past that might have benefited your department and obviously your organization in general. This will show you to be more innovative and possess ability to make things happen with little supervision. This is one of the qualities being given much credence before being considered for employment in any field or career and this is most highly needed in any specialized career field like Nursing.
If you take the important points listed above into consideration you are going to provide a well-written resume and this is likely going to give you edge over other candidates you are competing with. And, this may help you secure the job by getting more recognition by the employer even before the interview session.
Thank you and good luck.
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