Your resume is your opportunity to shine. This means you should showcase your talents. It’s not being boastful when you put your truth out there. Every Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC) needs to do this!
Let’s go over 11 tips to make your resume STAND OUT!
Gear your resume to the job. This means to be strategic. You’re not going to use the same resume for every job to which you apply. You’re going to emphasize the important items to show how you’re the perfect fit for the job!
Use a readable format. Do not use more than two different fonts. Usually, Times New Roman, is used for resumes. In all cases, be sure it’s 12 point font.
Contact information needs to be easily accessible. After all, you want the attorneys to reach you for your Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC) services. Make it EASY for them to find you. Put all your contact information at the top and center it.
For example:
First and Last Name (if you go by a different name, include it)
Credentials (highest degree to lowest degree and your PLNC Certification)
Address (or even just your city and state)
Phone number (provide the phone you’re really going to answer)
Email (make sure it sounds professional)
Don’t include a statement of objectives or summary paragraph. Your cover letter is the place for that. Your resume is the place for you to be concise. Nobody wants to read a paragraph in a resume.
Use bullet points judiciously. Bullet points help guide the reader. Not everything needs bullet points. Just be sure you eliminate lengthy paragraphs.
Your education comes first. After your contact information, of course. Put your highest education achieved on top and work your way down. Be sure you include your degree obtained by spelling it out. Don’t assume the reader will know the initials of your degree.
All dates should be flush right. Dates are not necessarily critical but need to be included so put them to the right. That way, the information you put on the left side of the page will stand out.
Employment listed in reverse chronological order. Your most recent employment should be listed first and subsequent employment listed in descending order.
For example:
City Medical Center, Memphis, TN 2018-present
Staff Nurse (R.N.)
• Provide nursing care to patients in a 20 bed Medical Intensive Care unit
• Include your job duties here
Certifications are listed separately. Your Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC) Certification is listed under “Certifications”. You want the reader to know you have obtained your PLNC Certification. Be sure you don’t just list it under “Education” where it’ll get lost.
If you can’t keep your resume to one page, put a header on each page. This means you put your name and page number on each page. If the pages get separated, the reader will still know the pages belong to your resume.
Licensure is important. Be sure you have a separate line item for “Licensure”. You might be licensed as a “Registered Nurse” in a compact state or in more than one state. Be sure you list this.
Your overarching strategy is to keep your resume glowing, straight forward, and easy to read. Your goal? To get the Professional Legal Nurse Consultant job.
P.S. Go over your resume and be sure you included our resume tips.
