Lose the cute email first thing. Remember that everything on your resume is important and OPEN to interpretation – just make sure you like what they interpret. You want to put forth a professional image and even your email address is part of that.
Make sure you don't have typos and/or poor grammar on your resume. Once again, the language and words you choose are a reflection on YOU. Typos are misspellings and no one wants to be a bad spelllur (for instance).
Do not include photos or graphics on your resume. It should be short and sweet, limited to one page, which includes your relevant experience and an accurate description of your employment for the past seven years. You need to keep it under 1 mb so that it doesn't go in the spam file when you attach it to an email.
As for the job descriptions, be specific as in "ICU nurse providing bedside care to 3-4 patients full-time", as opposed to "cared, advocated and provided valuable oversight in the field of patient care in several areas of the hospital". The reader of your resume wants to know what was function and in what department.
So, keep it short and sweet and provide the necessary information. When you are ready for your first or next adventure make sure to
Mary Crawford, HealthCare Employment Network
