January Activities

Even though most students are away for winter break, if you are still on campus check out the January term newsletter by the Student Resource Center!

Some highlights from this week's newsletter include: 

Winter Workshops at Wasserman
The Wasserman Center for Career Development will be hosting a variety of workshops during January Term on such topics as resume writing, interviewing skills, and job searching. Workshops start January 16th! For more information, and to RSVP for events, log-in to NYU CareerNet.

Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 

566 LaGuardia Place
There are several performances happening at the Skirball Center throughout January Term! Check out these great events (NYU discount tickets are available for both):
> State of the Union ("Matzav Hauma") | January 14, 8:00pm 

And much more! We hope everyone is having a wonderful winter break.

5 Tips for Making Your Nursing Resume Stand Out!

One of the most important documents you will ever submit to future employers, externships, and internships is your RESUME! Given that every applicant will be submitting one for consideration, you want to make sure that yours stands out. As an NYU student the Wasserman Center for Career Development is an excellent resource available to assist you in making sure your resume will land you the job you want. Can’t make it to campus to meet with a career counselor? Think you have a good resume but want to make it stand out?

Check out these Top Five Tips to having a great nursing resume:

1. Prioritize your clinical experience by placing Clinical Rotations and any Nursing Related Experience (Visiting Nurse Service for Community Nursing, Home Healthcare Aide, current RN, etc.) towards the beginning of the resume
2. Highlight academic achievements (including scholarships, Dean's List) and nursing licenses with dates (or date pending exam, if known)
3. List extracurricular activities, particularly those with leadership roles
4. Include a Volunteer or Additional Experience section if relevant
5. Include a Language section if you are bilingual/multilingual

If you have career related questions or would like to have your resume reviewed by a professional career advisor, head over to 133 E. 13^th Street (between 3^rd and 4^th Avenues)! 

Keeping checking in for the inside scoop on career development and best practices for the nursing job search!

These tips were provided by Cheryl Mazlen, Senior Assistant Director at The Wasserman Center for Career Development.

Upcoming Resume Writing Workshop!

In preparation for the College of Nursing's upcoming Spring Career Fair on Monday, March 19, 2012, the Office of Academic Advising will be offering a workshop to cover career fair etiquette and resume writing tips. This session will be facilitated by the Wasserman Center for Career Development. Specific Details are below:

Career Fair Etiquette and Resume Writing

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Nursing Conf. Center

2:00pm to 3:45pm

The Nursing Conference Center is located in the College of Nursing on the 10th Floor of 726 Broadway. Please RSVP to attend this excellent session by no later than the day before at nursingadvising@nyu.edu.

As always, a member of the advising staff is available to answer any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you there!!