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Operation Resume

Operation Resume. Resume Content Review. Complete contact information Clearly state objective/career summary Accurately list complete work experience Include all education institutions/experience List all professional memberships Share your volunteer experience

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Operation Resume

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  1. Operation Resume

  2. Resume Content Review • Complete contact information • Clearly state objective/career summary • Accurately list complete work experience • Include all education institutions/experience • List all professional memberships • Share your volunteer experience • Mention all awards & recognitions • Feature your computer skills or foreign languages you speak

  3. Resume FormatRemember content needs to be specific to the job and organization! • Easy to read • Indicate month & year for dates • List work experience beginning with the most current • Use similar format for all resume sections • Left justify content, center justify name and contact information

  4. Resume Preparation • The Basics • Grammatically correct • Brief & to the point • Eliminate fluff • 2-3 pages okay • Use white paper • Target your resume to the potential job • Include an objective & career summary • Include accomplishments that boost your image • Sell your talents

  5. Resume Preparation, cont. • List your WCC certification and any other certifications, volunteer work, computer skills, honors, etc. • Ask someone to review your resume

  6. Objective statements • Be specific • Your objective tells a recruiter / manager about your strengths, interests and what job you want

  7. Sample Objective 1 Objective: To serve patients with impaired skin integrity in an acute care setting as a registered Nurse - use my Wound Care Certified WCC credential to share my knowledge and experience to make a difference in the lives of the people whom I care for

  8. Sample Objective 2 Objective: To obtain a nursing position with focus on wound care - use my education and experience as a WCC wound care certified clinician to care for patients with chronic and acute impaired skin integrity-arterial, venous, diabetic, and pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, skin tears, rash and Lymphedema, among others

  9. The Cover Letter • A cover letter allows you to personalize your resume • Promotes your strengths • Answers the question “Why should I hire you?” • Be concise • Use a different cover letter for each job • Make your letter visually appealing so it coordinates with your resume • Add a sentence as an attention grabber • Ask for an interview • Should not be a re-hashing of your resume

  10. Resume/Interview follow-up • Make sure you follow up! Resume • call to see if it arrived • Email if you sent it by email • US mail if you have no other resources Interview • Hand written note to thank interviewer • send within 24 hours of interview

  11. Questions As a WCC you may have further career related questions. Contact the NAWC at 877-922-6292 or email us at: information@nawccb.org

  12. Bibliography • Mercer, Michael W., Hire the best and avoid the rest. AMACOM, 1993. • Miller, Gordon, Quit your job often and get big raises. Doubleday, New York. 1999 • Pinkley, Robin L. & Northcraft, Gregory B., Getting Paid what you’re worth: The expert negotiators’ guide to salary and compensation. St. Martin’s, New York. 2000 • Weiss, Donald H., Fair, Square and Legal 3rd Edition: safe hiring, managing & firing practices to keep you & your company out of court. AMACOM, 2000

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