- Sample Résumé 1
- A Microsoft Word résumé From a U-M Family Nurse Practitioner,
which can be used as a content guide and as a formatting template.
- Sample Résumé 2
- Same content as above, but a different layout.
- The Complete Guide to Résumé Writing
for Nursing Students and Alumni
- From Mary Somers at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Includes
guidelines and worksheets for preparing your information. Excellent
starting point!
- "Creating
a Winning Nursing Résumé"
- From Monster.com. A one-page, must-read overview of
writing a résumé for a nursing job, whether you are new
to the field, advancing in the field, or returning after some time
off. See also their Sample
entry-level nursing résumé.
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- What Attracts
Nurse Recuriters to a Résumé?
- From RNWanted.com. The page discusses how to think about your experience
and choose how to write about it. They also surveyed nurse
recruiters and asked what they wanted to see in a résumé.
The results:
1. Detailed work history in reverse chronological order
(most recent job first)
2. Shifts available
3. Department of interest
4. Well-developed career goal
5. References; at least one professional reference
6. Certification and licensure information
7. Willingness to relocate, if any (state your preferred locations)
8. Any experience in performance improvement
9. Minimum salary requirements
10. Specific description of types of units and patients cared for and
for how long
- About
Functional Résumés
- From Monster.com - a good format for people changing careers or returning
to the job market after time off. See also their sample
functional résumé.
- Nursing Job Help Online
- A site maintained by a retired RN with tips on choosing the right
nursing profession, preparing your job application, interviewing -
even tips for dressing for your interview.
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- About Student Portfolios
- What are they? What are the different types?
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- About Faculty Portfolios
- Portfolios for current faculty and PhD candidates
- PowerPoint Portfolio Template
- Change the look just by
choosing a new color scheme!
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- Technical Instructions
- A Word document with how-to instructions for creating PDF, PowerPoint,
or Web-format portfolios.
- Creating a PDF
- Video (2 1/2 minutes, 2Mb) of how to use the resume template on this
page and turn it into a PDF.
- Using Styles in Word
- If you use styles in Word, you can automatically create bookmarks
in PDF documents, tables of contents, and change the look of your text
with one click.
- Using Word Styles (video)
- Video (2 1/2 minutes,1.6Mb) of how to use exisitng Word styles and
create your own styles.
- Adding Bookmarks and Links to PDF files by hand
- If you don't use styles, you'll need to make your bookmarks and links
by hand. This video (2 minutes, 3.3 Mb) shows you how.
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