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THE OUTSTANDING NURSE
THE OUT ST ANDING NURSE
BASIC ADVICES FOR UNEMPLOYED NURSES
BASIC ADVICES FOR UNEMPL O YED NURSES
BA SiC AD ViCE
BASiC ADViCE
FO R
FOR
UNEMPLOYED
UN EMPL O Y ED
NURSES
NURSES

Hello nurse. You’ve waited a long
Hello nurse. Y ou’v e waited a long
time for an emplo yment
time for an employment
oppor tunity .
opportunity.

So when you see that job advertisement, you who meet the requirements/ shortlisted candi-
So when y ou see that job adv er tisement, y ou who meet the requirements/ shortlisted candi-
it’
the beginning
s
of the r
being
a
hope hope it’s the beginning of the reality of being a dates. dates.
of
eality
nurse. You immediately visualise yourself doing
nurse. Y ou immediately visualise y ourself doing
THE RESUME/ CV
the job. Now, there are a few things standing
the job. Now , ther e ar e a f ew things standing THE RESUME/ CV
between you and that job:
between y ou and that job: Almost all job seek ers nowada ys know that the
Almost all job seekers nowadays know that the
Do you meet all the stipulated require-
Do you meet all the stipulated r equir e - CV should not be too long, but should contain
CV should not be too long, but should contain
ments? all necessar y information. Added to that, it
ments?
all necessary information. Added to that, it
Is your CV ready and up to date?
Is your CV r eady and up to date? should:
should:
Are you inter view r eady? Have mor e than one contact number
Are you interview ready?
Have more than one contact number
Is the closing date still coming or did y ou
Is the closing date still coming or did you
Be accurately typed avoiding spelling
see the adv er t too late? Be accurately typed a v oiding spelling
see the advert too late?
errors
errors
Next, let us talk about the requirements for the
Next, let us talk about the r equir ements for the Correct and honest information so that
Correct and honest information so that
position, check the following: you can be trusted
position, check the following:
you can be trusted
Qualifications needed (pr of essional nurse, Not necessar y to mention hobbies and
Qualifications needed (professional nurse,
Not necessary to mention hobbies and
enrolled nurse, ENA)
enrolled nurse, EN A) interests
interests
Speciality (general or a cer tain speciality) On the work experience section, star t with
Speciality (general or a certain speciality)
On the work experience section, start with
Registration with the statutory body (e.g.
Registration with the statutor y body (e.g. the last job y ou had
the last job you had
SANC SANC) Include a shor t section on personality
)
Include a short section on personality
Experience (number of years in a similar
Experience (number of y ears in a similar profile profile
environment or newly qualified)
environment or newly qualified) Always r esear ch the latest format of CV
Always research the latest format of CV
Additional cer tificates (as specified in the writing
Additional certificates (as specified in the
writing
, NIM
t, e.g. phlebotomy
adver advert, e.g. phlebotomy, NIMART) Your r ef er ences should be pr of essional
T)
AR
Your references should be professional
Licences (e.g. vehicle drivers licence,
Licences (e.g. v ehicle driv ers licence, people and the y should be contactable.
people and they should be contactable.
dispensing licence)
dispensing licence) There There is more to a professional CV than just
mor
a
pr
is
of
to
than
CV
just
essional
e
Travelling or no tra v elling inv olv ed words. It’ s a statement about y ou.
Travelling or no travelling involved
words. It’s a statement about you.
Kind
Make Make a self-introspection. Kind of “scan” The accompanying documents must be copied
of
“
scan
a
”
ospection.
self-intr
The accompanying documents must be copied
yourself against the r equir ements and see if and cer tified (identity document, qualification
yourself against the requirements and see if
and certified (identity document, qualification
Adv
er
in.
you you fit in. Advertisers usually state that certificated, licences, r egistration cer tificates).
fit
state
that
tisers
usually
certificated, licences, registration certificates).
correspon dence will be limited to candidates
correspondence will be limited to candidates
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