Resume and Cover Letter Aid to the Rescue

Hello Nursing Students!     

As we get through the beginning of November, many students can not help but think about their careers, and what kind of job will be acquired. There is plenty of time for that for sure. However, it is never too early to think about dusting off and cleaning your resumes and cover letters! NYUCN is offering resume and cover letter workshop next Wednesday. All nursing students are encouraged to attend especially those graduating this semester.

Resume and cover letter workshop
Wednesday, November 12th. 12:15pm. 726 Broadway, 10th floor Nursing Conference Center. If you need help and advice creating or updating your resumes/cover letters, come on in! To RSVP, please click here. If you can not make it, no worries! Connect with a career coach through NYU CareerNet, click here.

  We draw your attention to the following events and reminders for this upcoming week:

Scholarship Deadlines:
The Fred Schmidt Award
Final Deadline! November 10th

Margret S. Wolf Hirschberg Scholarship

Final Deadline! November 14th 

New Careers in Nursing Leadership Development Seminar:

Dr. Yvonne Wesley will be doing a presentation on how to find and be a mentor. RSVP now by clicking here, space is limited so hurry!

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!!