After you have finished phlebotomy training, constructing a resume is a critical step in finding work. In your resume you will be telling prospective employers about you, your educational experience, where you’ve been employed, no matter if it is in the phlebotomist’s line of work or elsewhere.
You’ll want to take the time to get things right, because it will make the difference of whether or not a hiring manager will even talk to you. Your phlebotomist resume needs to focus on what you can do, what level of education you’ve achieved to date, any experience that you can relate toward your goals, and of course any accomplishments and awards you’ve gained. Make yourself look unique so that you can stand out well above the rest of the applicants. If you have just graduated from high school, and have a meager employment history, then look to your teachers to write letters of recommendations for you. You can also look toward any jobs at all that you might have held during your school years or during the summer, that establish your ability to talk with people. Also include any awards and achievements that you’ve gotten during high school such as honors or being an aide or student teacher.
You should also put down your experiences that you’ve obtained during your phlebotomy classes in Bakersfield Ca, such as the first time you performed a successful venipuncture. Perhaps you learned how to perform your duties in a way that is more comfortable to patients. Put this into your resume.
If you have a natural personality that is skilled at putting people at ease, highlight this in your phlebotomist’s resume. If you’ve done any volunteering, especially in relation to helping others, you’ll want to put this into your resume also. If any of your work experience has demonstrated skills involving communicating with people, such as a waitress or salesman, include this in your work experience on your resume. If you’ve had experience caring for children in a daycare, or volunteered in a church nursery, write this in.
Writing up a generic resume that only goes through the motions of showing your personal information, where you have worked and gone to school and any other basic and bland information just isn’t going to cut it, and you will end up not getting the position you are after. Think about the volume of resumes received every day at large hospitals or healthcare facilities. You need to stand out, particularly in light of the fact that your competition probably will have more phlebotomy experience than you have. One thing that prospective employers look for in a resume is how many jobs you’ve had in the last few years. If you’ve gone through several, you really need to stand out with your experience. If you have held the same job for several years, this won’t be an issue for you.
Include any duties and achievements you’ve done, such as training new hires, awards and special honors, any good things said about you from patients and even present and past employers. Ask your current or most recent supervisors to recommend you.
Many Kern County companies, when they look to your previous employers for reference will simply ask when you worked for them and whether or not you are eligible to be rehired, as well as what your previous phlebotomy technician salary was. It’s a legal matter in regards to what any prior employers can mention concerning your work for them. This is where letters from supervisors come into play. Don’t forget about the power behind any promotions you’ve received while working for companies. If you’ve earned any credit for continuing education within your skill set or position, be sure to put that information down in your resume. Any classes for further training, public engagements and talks, all of these will serve you well, but only if you include them. Don’t bury them within your resume but make them stand out and be noticed. If you’ve held any previous medical jobs, such as CNA jobs in Bakersfield Ca, don’t forget to include them. It is helpful to make a list of all that you’ve accomplished in your life to this point before you actually sit down to write your resume. You might not remember some things and it could be the one thing that will get you hired. These seemingly little things in your life might be a big deal to a hiring manager, enough to set you apart from the pack. When you have completely finished constructing your phlebotomist’s resume to where you are satisfied with it, be sure to print out a hard copy and keep another copy backed up on your computer. With your hard copy, keep copies of any certificates and other information. Each time opportunity comes knocking, be sure to touch up your resume to keep it current so that you are prepared to meet opportunity at the door.