As we all know that the first impression is the last impression, it’s better to prepare a quality and standard resume which can attract the eyes of the interviewer. A resume reflects and represents the impression of your qualifications and skills. Thus it is the medium that has the potential to provide you the job if you strictly know the rules and ideas to write a quality resume. Here I am going to explain the writing tricks for a resume for a nursing assistant job.

• Writing basic information

Basic information includes your first and last name, temporary and permanent address, telephone number and your email address. Just remember that basic information must always be written at the top of the resume.

• Writing Objective

Objective should be eye catching-it means it must be powerful enough to compel the employers to call you for an interview. You must let them know your potentials and your values through objective. Your objective should clearly reflect the ways in which you could be useful to them. It will make them believe that you’re the right person for a nursing assistant job.

• Writing educational experiences

Write briefly in table the name of the school/college, degree you received and the year you passed out from there.

• Writing work experiences

You might have done a few jobs before applying for a nursing assistant job. List all of them and highlight your skills and responsibilities to let them know how much valuable and useful you can be for them.

• Including relevant experiences

Your previous job of assistant accountant won’t value as much as your experience in health-care industry working as a primary care provider, home health aide etc because you are applying for a nurse assistant job. So, don’t forget to include such affiliations works which relates to your targeted job.

• Writing references

Some people just write the references below the resume. However you can make references available on request and always be prepared to show them all your references when requested.

How to become a CNA – 5 best steps

Registered nurse commonly stands for RN. RN is the person who has acquired the degree up to bachelor level with the comprehensive licensing test. The hospitals, doctors’ office, emergency ward, health clinic and school are some of the working area of the RNs. Some registered nurse travels throughout the nation as the freelance nurse gaining experience in the remote health sector. Now if are wishing to be the RN then here are some points that will help you.

1. You have to be perfectly skilled in your math and science in your high school. Especially in chemistry, biology, algebra and calculus.
2. You have to give the formal exam of SAT and ACT. There will be high competition for the admission in the undergraduate level.
3. You should be geek as to be at the top of the list with the grade of above 3.0 in the college yourself in order to be in the desirable nursing college.
4. You must be fluent in foreign language with at least 2 year course as well as 3 years math and science and 4 years of English classes in the undergraduate level.
5. Decide yourself what kind of certificate you need.  You can have different type of course in the nursing field that need different requirement. You can choose the associate degree in 2 year or the bachelor degree in 3year. While if you choose the BSN after associate level, it will take 2 more year in additional.
6. Many of the school don’t have the nursing course, so choose the right college you want to attend. These colleges will require some prerequisite course that should be completed and hence you can apply for the nursing course.
7. Firstly you have to pass the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination). This is the complete test that you must pass before you get the license. You can visit to the Nursing Board in your state to check for the NCLEX exams.
8. In order to continue the practice in nursing, you have to study further beyond the associate or Bachelor degree. So keep your study in continuation.

Tips and warning:

If you have made up your mind with the nursing career, it will take you many years of education and large sum of money. First you have to find the appropriate nursing school for your nursing program. Once you become a nurse, think this career as vey emotionally charge one. Consider the finances you have. You will not be the nurse in a single night. It takes years of study, text books and the fees. Talk to the finance aid office to deal about the scholarship, student loans in your school.

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