winterallsummer Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 For your first resume, did you put in much detail for your past job experiences? What about your rotations? For example, did you just list your rotations, or put 1-2 sentences about your responsibilities there for each one? My past jobs were CNA on several different floors, also some research, and one relevant office job, etc. My current resume has 5-7 lines per each of those jobs. Should I leave it or shorten it? Thanks any and all for advice. Sorry if this is posted in wrong section, if so can admin please move it to where appropriate. I did search and read prior resume posts but did not find the answer to my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebecker Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I included the last job I had before PA school and the EMT work I had been doing on the side. Focus more on your rotations, number of hours, number of patients, skills acquired, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted March 2, 2014 Administrator Share Posted March 2, 2014 It really depends on how much of a pre-PA resume you have. You want to include 2 pages of the best info that will get you hired. In my case, that DID include quite a lot of my 18+ year IT background prior to PA school rather than a lot of details on my rotations... and I got hired handily. If someone's got a shorter resume, then they may need to dig deeper to fill that space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 2, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2014 I included all prior medical jobs but left off non-medical jobs. they probably care that I was an emt, er tech, MA, phlebotomist, and paramedic. they probably don't care that I was a security guard and worked in the cafeteria my first quarter in college before I got an er tech job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 As far as rotations, did you all list them or include responsibities as well? Right now i just have them listed, eg "Family Med - xyz clinic, abc city. Emergency medicine - etc etc". Is it smart to add "responsibilities included suturing, I&D, etc" or maybe leave it off as this is assumed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted March 3, 2014 Administrator Share Posted March 3, 2014 I did list them, with brief responsibilities focusing on the exceptional. I save past iterations of my resume and CV, so PM me with your email address if you'd like to see the one that landed me my first job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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