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Nurses, Parachutes, Stools, and the Career You Truly Want

Digital Doorway

When a resume or application is submitted online by an applicant, they are often sucked into a digital black hole where they can disappear forever. So many nurse job-seekers who contact me tell stories of how the receipt of their resumes and applications are completely unacknowledged by the companies to which they're applying.

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Nurse be Nimble, Nurse be Quick

Minority Nurse

This may be a tough row since you’ve been in outpatient nursing for your entire career, but there’s no saying it’s impossible. During these past ten years, when you’ve been focusing exclusively on home health, you haven’t done any networking , your resume is a mess, and you have few contacts beyond your small universe of home care colleagues.

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Journey into the Life of a Rescue Flight Nurse

The Nurse Break

I would suggest completing relevant trauma courses (TNCC, EMST – as nurse observer, trauma traps etc) – great professional development looks good on the resume. If you’re an experienced critical care nurse interested in a fulfilling and adventurous career change, then working for LifeFlight should be on your agenda.

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4 Tips to Better Fit in Your Nursing Career

Nurse.com

Could I deal with the change? I updated my resume and set up a LinkedIn account to prepare for my job search. The change in environment was just what I needed to rekindle my passion for nursing. Once again, I enjoyed my days at work and found an optimal work-life balance at this point in my career. Would anyone hire me?

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9 Best States to Travel Nurse in 2023

MAS Medical Staffing

With regular registered nurse salaries staying stagnant alongside increased demands by employers, the exponential earning potential of travel nursing and malleable lifestyle it provides should make it a career change to consider. Average Travel Nurse Salary in Virginia: $2,021 per week 7.

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Nurses Week: 7 Ways to Celebrate

IntelyCare

Whether your priority is to level up your self-care, shoes, or resume, we’re here to help. Whether you dream of working in a non-traditional role, earning a certification, or scaling the leadership ladder, a nursing career change could be just what the doctor ordered. Working as a nurse can be challenging.

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From Veteran to Civilian: How to Navigate Re-Entry Effectively

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Taking some time to re-write your resume or portfolio to match keywords and verbiage specific to civilian positions that you’re seeking will make a great difference in your chances of landing that job! Here we might change your previous statement to, “Successfully managed and organized 40 personnel during a physical training exercise.”