This book will help nurses to strategically get through the job search process, so they can come out on top. This book addresses nurses: whether brand-new, mid-career, or approaching retirement. This is a reference guide to develop the employment prospects of any nurse who is struggling to find his or her professional direction. Landing Your Perfect Nursing Job is full of tips, tricks, worksheets, checklists, sample cover letters and resumes, scripts for communication by email, messaging solutions, over the phone, or in person, supplemented with real success stories from the field as well as direct quotes from nurse recruiters in order to best prepare nurses to find the job of their dreams.
Over 100 model resumes for doctors, nurses, therapists, technicians, dieticians, and more Cover letter, interview, and job search tips Using the Internet, online job searching and guidelines Create an impressive, winning resume with the bestselling guide to getting a better job in America?s fastest-growing and fastest-changing profession With new technology, managed care, and other developments, the health care profession today is the scene of astonishing change: new jobs are being created, new skills are needed, and job responsibilities are being redefined and expanded. For almost a decade, Resumes for the Health Care Professional has been the relied-upon resource for professionals in health care. Now it has been newly updated to help you take advantage of the opportunities?and prepare for the challenges?of finding the right job in the new competitive health care industry. Featuring a no-nonsense, proven approach, plus valuable inside tips and tricks expressly for the health care industry, Resumes for the Health Care Professional provides: Examples culled from the author?s vast bank of health care resumes, including egistered nurses, technologists, technicians, therapists, social workers, and more Cover letter and thank you samples Special coverage of new job trends in the health care industry and how to take advantage of them Tips on writing the most effective electronic resume Lists of popular Internet career centers and Web sites for health care professionals Job titles and descriptions of key health care professions, including health assessment and treating occupations; and service, technologist, technician, and diagnosing positions
Even within the nursing field, there are a wide variety of positions, and this book shows samples of resumes and cover letters than have worked. This title will be a valuable resource to nursing professionals who seek clinical nursing or administrative positions. Newly minted nurses and newcomers to the field will learn how to show off their clinical rotations to best advantage. Nurses often change fields, too, and the book includes resumes of nurses who have successfully transitioned into pharmaceutical sales and other areas. A ?bonus? of this book is that it includes samples of paperwork involved in getting federal government jobs: specialized resumes and the federal ?resumix? as well as the write-ups for the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) which are often required for government positions. This book will show nurses how to maximize their career potential, get federal nursing positions, and change fields if they want to. (This is the 25th title in PREP's Real-Resumes Series.)
Breathe life into your resume! You've worked hard for your nursing degree; now it's time to take that education and put it to work. Get an edge on the other job applicants with Resumes for Nursing Careers, a resource packed with expert advice on creating a concise, stylish resume that will instantly get you noticed. With this go-to guide you'll: Get access to nearly 100 sample resumes and cover letters Organize and draft your resume with the aid of helpful worksheets Discover the common elements in the most popular resume formats Learn to use vivid, active verbs in your resume Find out how to format and submit resumes electronically In today's job market, an effective, eye-catching resume is essential for success. With the help of Resumes for Nursing Careers you'll make a strong first impression and take a confident step toward landing the job of your dreams. FIND A NURSING CAREER IN THE FIELD OF: Pediatrics * ER * Mental Health * ICU * Hospital Administration * Public Health* Post-Op * Home Health Care
"Resumes for Nursing Careers" helps job seekers write resumes that hit the target every time. The book offers hard hitting advice plus 100 sample resumes and 20 cover letters that meet the needs of those looking for work in the nursing profession. Includes a variety of resume formats, tips on highlighting strengths and using active vocabulary, and helpful work sheets for gathering personal information.
'Best Book Award of 2014' by Amazon Editors' for authors first book, 'Nurses, Jobs and Money'. Healthcare is changing, and therefore, your resume for a career in healthcare needs to change too. Welcome to the guide that will show you how to fuse your knowledge of nursing and healthcare insight together with business for a big bucks healthcare resume." -Innovative Insights by Carmen Kosicek, RN, MSN If you are looking for a resume book that will give cookie-cutter templates, this book is not for you. Why? Because a big bucks resume is not cookie-cutter. So what you'll find here is more than just "before and after" resumes. This book will address the key mix-and-match ingredients of healthcare resume secrets, so that you will learn how to tailor them to your own situation. Filled with examples of real RN resumes from across the nation-from new grad RNs to experienced RNs alike-Nurses, Jobs and Resumes specifically shows you why the resume you're using is not getting you noticed, not making your phone ring for interviews, and not advancing your career. This book gives you the tools you need to build a big bucks resume to showcases your skills and land you the job you've been dreaming about. If you are yearning to learn how to write a resume that will get you to be noticed and remembered by highlighting the skillset you truly offer an employer, then this book is for you! Whether you're a new grad RN or an experienced RN, it's time to get strategic with your job hunt. Don't just settle for anything. The job you really want is waiting. Land it-right now-with your big bucks resume! Carmen Kosicek, RN, MSN, is a nationally known nursing career coach who showcases real RN resumes from around the nation. She explains, in her unique, bold, and direct style-without sugarcoating it-why many RNs' resumes are not working in today's current economic environment, and what they can do about it. Carmen teaches RNs how to transfer their skillsets with the degree they already have to traditional and nontraditional nursing employment venues alike.
From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
'Best Book Award of 2014' by Amazon Editors'. 'Nurses, Jobs and Money -- A Guide to Advancing Your Nursing Career and Salary' offers a sobering portrait of the nursing industry-and what nurses can do to advance their nursing career and salary in today's environment. Filled with proven techniques and real-life case studies, this book shows those in nursing exactly how to plan their career for optimal income and success. Written by a veteran nurse and healthcare professional who has single-handedly helped hundreds of nurses expand their careers, this book offers an honest look at the challenges facing nurses today, as well as refreshing solutions for attaining your next career goal. Whether you are a student nurse or a seasoned healthcare professional, you can use these tips, detailed scenarios and step-by-step guides on how to catapult your career to lucrative opportunities in the nursing profession. This quick read takes you outside the traditional realms of nursing and opens your mind to employment paths not taught in schools. No matter what position you choose to pursue after reading this book, you will be positioned to win!
