Adding Clinical Experience to Resumes / Allied Health, CNA, PCT Career Prep

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Prepare your students for success in the healthcare field with this comprehensive activity focused on effectively adding clinical experience to their resumes. Designed for high school health science classes, CNA training programs, and career prep courses, this resource teaches students how to showcase their skills and experiences professionally.

What’s Included:

1. Good and Bad Resume Examples:

• A "bad" resume to help students identify common mistakes like vague language, lack of specifics, and poor formatting.
• A "good" resume demonstrating best practices, including actionable verbs, tailored skills, and professional formatting.

1. Guided Reflection:

• Step-by-step directions for analyzing and highlighting key features of a strong resume, such as relevant clinical experience, professional grammar, and clear organization.
• Students learn to critique resumes and apply these lessons to their own work.

1. Blank Resume Template:

• A fill-in-the-blank template with dedicated sections for objectives, education, clinical experience, certifications, and references.
• Includes prompts to help students structure and organize their clinical experiences effectively.

1. Wrap-Up Activity:

• Encourages students to reflect on what they’ve learned and apply tips to create or improve their own resumes.
• Guides students in incorporating specific details, measurable outcomes, and unique strengths to stand out to healthcare employers.

How to Use This Resource:

• In-Class Activity: Facilitate a guided discussion and analysis of the resume examples, then have students practice filling out the blank template. Assign the blank resume template for students to draft their own resumes based on their clinical and educational experiences.
• Career Readiness Unit: Use this resource in lessons on job applications, interview preparation, or exploring career pathways in healthcare.

Skills Addressed:

• Writing a professional and tailored resume with a focus on clinical experience.
• Reflecting on and organizing healthcare-related experiences.
• Highlighting skills and certifications relevant to the healthcare industry.
• Practicing critical thinking by identifying and correcting resume mistakes.

Why Your Students Will Benefit:
By completing this assignment, students will develop the skills to professionally present their clinical experiences, making them more competitive in the healthcare job market. This resource builds career readiness skills while giving students confidence in their ability to create an impressive resume.

Equip your allied health students with the tools they need to reflect on their experiences and grow into skilled, professional healthcare workers!

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