Your cover letter is concise and outlines your strong qualities. It does not follow the four-paragraph model, however, addresses the cover letter element questions well and I think it is important to remember quality over quantity. I think one recommendation I would have would be to tie in at the end why SMHC is the best fit for you. I think it was a good idea to include that you had a clinical experience there as it can show your personal ties to the organization. One recommendation peers had given was to condense your resume into two pages from four. Seeing the revised cover letter and resume you were able to make it two pages! One recommendation I would have would be to ensure all the bullet points are the same, and just overall making sure the format is consistent although I know it is difficult when uploading to numerous places because the format often changes. Overall, I thought your resume and cover letter were professional and well thought out!
Hi Shannon, I think that your cover letter looks great! It does begin somewhat vague, however I know that you would change the intro to address whomever you would be meeting with! It mentions the organization’s mission and values, and why they are important to you! And you make connections to the organization that would help personalize the application. And, there are skills listed that stand apart from other new grad nurses, you have so many unique attributes! I think you did a wonderful job explaining what you did in your preceptorship! Overall great job!
Great resume! The headers are organized & prioritized appropriately, you use action verbs with each bullet point, you highlight strengths that are desirable for this position, there are no obscure acronyms or vague job titles with no details, and the format is easy to follow with adequate amounts of white space. This greatly complements the job that would be applying for as a new grad nurse. There are some formatting issues when I view it as a PDF, such as aligning the dates on the right-hand side, however, I do love how you continued your header on both pages! Overall, great job!
Shannon both of these have great content, the cover letter is very specific and follows the guide given to us, to a tee. The one thing I would suggest (I also didn’t do it, but I plan on doing), is address the cover letter to someone specific. The resume is very solid although I would move clinical experience up above objective or replace it. Other then that its all small resume formatting changes, that wont take that long.
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Your cover letter is concise and outlines your strong qualities. It does not follow the four-paragraph model, however, addresses the cover letter element questions well and I think it is important to remember quality over quantity. I think one recommendation I would have would be to tie in at the end why SMHC is the best fit for you. I think it was a good idea to include that you had a clinical experience there as it can show your personal ties to the organization. One recommendation peers had given was to condense your resume into two pages from four. Seeing the revised cover letter and resume you were able to make it two pages! One recommendation I would have would be to ensure all the bullet points are the same, and just overall making sure the format is consistent although I know it is difficult when uploading to numerous places because the format often changes. Overall, I thought your resume and cover letter were professional and well thought out!
Hi Shannon, I think that your cover letter looks great! It does begin somewhat vague, however I know that you would change the intro to address whomever you would be meeting with! It mentions the organization’s mission and values, and why they are important to you! And you make connections to the organization that would help personalize the application. And, there are skills listed that stand apart from other new grad nurses, you have so many unique attributes! I think you did a wonderful job explaining what you did in your preceptorship! Overall great job!
Great resume! The headers are organized & prioritized appropriately, you use action verbs with each bullet point, you highlight strengths that are desirable for this position, there are no obscure acronyms or vague job titles with no details, and the format is easy to follow with adequate amounts of white space. This greatly complements the job that would be applying for as a new grad nurse. There are some formatting issues when I view it as a PDF, such as aligning the dates on the right-hand side, however, I do love how you continued your header on both pages! Overall, great job!
Morgan
Shannon both of these have great content, the cover letter is very specific and follows the guide given to us, to a tee. The one thing I would suggest (I also didn’t do it, but I plan on doing), is address the cover letter to someone specific. The resume is very solid although I would move clinical experience up above objective or replace it. Other then that its all small resume formatting changes, that wont take that long.