Even after you land a nursing job that you’re happy with, it’s important to keep your resume up to date. You might not be planning on applying for a different job any time soon, but if you regularly update your resume as soon as anything changes, you won’t find yourself frantically trying to remember important information later on. Update your resume as soon as any of the following events occur:
- You earn a new degree.
- You acquire a new license or certification.
- You receive a promotion.
- You receive a professional award or recognition.
- You join a new professional organization.
- You acquire new skills.
- You serve in a new volunteer position.
Of course, if you do transition to a new job, you’ll also want to update your resume with the completion date of your old position and the starting date of your new position.
Think carefully about how you’ll store your resume. A hard drive can be destroyed by a spilled beverage and flash drives can become corrupted. Consider saving your resume in cloud storage so you won’t have to worry about losing your important information.
When you become a nursing student at Grand Canyon University’s College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, you’ll benefit from rigorous instruction, immersive simulation learning experiences, approachable instructors and a full range of student support services — from resume assistance to interview preparation. After you graduate with your Bachelor of Science in Nursing, consider improving your career qualifications with a graduate certificate, such as the Graduate Certificate of Completion in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety. Click on Request Info at the top of your screen to explore your future at GCU.
1COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 may be atypical compared to prior years. The pandemic may impact the predicted future workforce outcomes indicated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as well. Accordingly, data shown is based on September 2021, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Registered Nurses.
Approved by the Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions on Oct. 24, 2022.