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JOB SEARCH - Filling Out Standardized Applications

Attached applications are only looked at if & when the hiring manager is interested in the standardized application


Priority information at the top

âž–Certifications

✻ Relevant

✻ Required on the unit

✻ Desirable

âž– Clinical experience

✻ Relevant

✻ Recent

✻ Applicable duties

✻ Useful skills


✨ f l a i r ✨

âž– Take keywords from the job post & use them in the application

âž– Emphasize the qualities & values that are important to the unit

âž– Communicate your teachability & interpersonal skills

✻ SO necessary - especially for new grads

✻ No one is expected to know absolutely everything

✻ Qualities that make the strongest team members ✻

Eagerness to learn

Accepting feedback

Adjusting your practice in response to notes

Awareness of our own limits


Information considerations

âž– Always include the unit description

âž– Insightful descriptions of your duties & responsibilities

âž– If there are standard skills on your unit - state your experience

✻ Surgical units = lots of suture/staple removal & sterile dressings

✻ Day surgery = IV's for everyone

✻ Long term care & geriatrics = dressings for skin tears & catheterization

âž– List your strengths & the areas you are excited to learn more about.

✻ Shows initiative & excitement to expand on your knowledge base

âž– Float & casual: emphasize your adaptability, teamwork, clear communication, & time-management skills

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