Name

Address

Address

09 xxx xxxx | 021 xxxxxxxxxxx

Personal Summary

A few sentences summarising your objectives and career aspirations i.e. why you are interested in applying for the NETP/NESP programme and what you hope to achieve through it.

e.g.“I am nearing completion of my Bachelor of Nursingat Unitec, and am seeking a position in the NETP/NESP programme at a local District Health Board. The practice settings I am most interested in are … My short term goal is to … and ultimately I aspire to ….”

Key Skills

Nursing & Health Skills

  • List key skills / attributes / experience that match requirements/competencies for the NETP/NESP nursing graduate programme with evidence of where you gained the skill / experience
  • E.g. More than 5 months clinical placement experience at …
  • Very good knowledge of … (Nursing theory aspects – can be specific by listing a few areas)

Communication Skills

  • Natural strength at building rapport with patients and gaining trust by displaying empathy
  • E.g. Excellent customer service skills gained from 2 years’ work on the service counter at Burger King
  • E.g. Languages: Fluent in English; conversational Samoan
  • E.g. Competent in researching and creating written reports from completing assignments at Unitec
  • E.g. Intermediate level computer skills in Microsoft Office packages. Ability to type 40 words per minute

Personal Attributes

  • E.g. Strong numerical skills gained through experience as a census collector and cashier
  • E.g. Ability to organise and co-ordinate from belonging to the International Students Committee at Unitec
  • Proven … skills

Education

Bachelor of Nursingdate - date[BS1]

Unitec Institute of Technology, Waitakere[Expect to complete: Nov 2015]

Completed courses include:

1

  • Paper name
  • Paper name
  • Paper name
  • Paper name

1

Clinical Placements

Name of Organisation, wheredate - date

  • E.g. Worked with elderly patients in the respite care centre
  • E.g. Administered medication and recorded accurate notes

Name of Organisation, wheredate - date

Work History

Job Titledate - date

Name of employer, where[BS2]

  • List 2 – 5 tasks you did that relate to the position being applied to / show transferable skills
  • Eg. Served customers and passed orders to the kitchen
  • Eg. Coordinated office administration including rosters, filing and mail

Voluntary Work(optional section)

Name of Positiondate - date

Name of organisation, where

  • Assisted with … (task)

[BS3]

Achievements(optional section)

  • E.g. Winner of the 2012 … Award / Scholarship out of 100 applicants
  • 1st in class for …
  • Maintained A- average throughout degree
  • Recognised as Employee of the Month at … in May 2013

Personal Interests

  • Eg. Member of the local soccer social team
  • Eg. Enjoy travelling – have visited Germany, Thailand and Indonesia
  • Eg. Reading health blogs ….

[BS4]

Referees

List your referees here ORYou can simply write:

Provided separately in ACE application.[BS5]

1

[BS1]e.g. July 2011 – current

I like putting dates to the right, because it takes up less space on your CV and is still clear and consistent.

[BS2]if in Auckland, just the suburb is fine. If somewhere else, put town/city. If another country, put town/city, country.

[BS3]If you have only had one or two Voluntary jobs, you may choose to just include them in your main work history section. If so, just put: “Job Title (voluntary)”

[BS4]No need to go into a whole lot of detail.

[BS5]This is the best option since you’ll be filling in referees’ details in your application anyway