Industry-Specific Resume Tips

Some industries require information that is very specific to the field on the resume. See suggestions for nursing, teaching, research, and Federal roles below.

Nursing

Licensure & Certifications

When listing licenses and certifications, think about the ones that are relevant to the position and/or show your unique qualifications.

Experiences

Clinical Experiences:

It’s important to list all of your clinicals in your resume, including the site, unit, and number of hours worked at each site. Bullet points for these are optional but recommended for experiences where you worked a lot of hours or will be applying for positions in that setting.

Example:Intensive Care Unit (ICU) | Mayo Clinic | 240 Hours | Spring 2026

Other Experiences:

Label your other sections “Relevant Experience” and “Additional Experience.” Try to include some of the skills listed below in your bullet points. Do this by describing experiences in which you demonstrate competencies in these areas. Avoid listing these in the “Skills” section.

• Leadership
• Critical thinking
• Decision-making
• Cultural fluency
• Coping with pressure
• Problem solving
• Time management
• Collaboration/teamwork

Details to Include in Nursing Bullet Points

• What illnesses, injuries, or traumas do you care for?
• What cases do you work on?
• What type of medications do you administer and how?
• What therapies do you perform?
• What equipment do you use?
  • How have you improved processes?
• When have you been first or best?
• Number one achievement in each position?
• Which achievements have the most impressive numbers?
• When have you been publicly recognized?
• Facility & Unit-Specific Information

Education/Teaching

Licensure & Certifications

When listing licenses and certifications, think about the ones that are relevant to the position and/or show your unique qualifications.

Example:

Minnesota Secondary Education Licensure (September 2026)

Experiences

Student Teaching & Field Experience

If you are earning your first teaching certificate, this section is the most important one. State the school, location, and dates you worked. Include facts of your teaching assignment (e.g. number of students, number of students with IEPs, classes, grade levels, subjects). 

Fill in with details from the “Details to Highlight” section below.

Teaching Experience

When you have gained certificates and teaching experience, change your heading title to “Teaching Experience.” State the school, location, and dates you worked. Include facts of your teaching assignment (e.g. number of students, number of students with IEPS, classes, grade levels, subjects). 

Fill in with details from the “Details to Highlight” section below.

Details to Highlight

Address this information: Curriculum, instruction, assessment

• Implementing your own lesson plans & topics presented
• How you worked with different learning styles
• Your work with diverse students
• Your communication with the students’ parents
• How you have managed student behavior
• Specific technology you incorporated into your reaching
• Class size, grade levels, subjects taught, level of courses (AP, Elective)
• Lessons designed to meet standards
• Measurement of progress
• Creative ways you connected subject material with the students

Keywords to consider including:

special populations; mentoring; testing/assessment; classroom management strategies; methods of scaffolding, differentiating, reaching diverse learning styles, and promoting lifelong learning; specialized curricula, methods, and programs

Research-Oriented Positions

While each organization may differ, it is generally understood that research-oriented positions will ask for a Curriculum Vitae (CV) instead of a resume. Click here to learn how to build a CV.

Federal Jobs

Federal resumes are very different from any other industry. Click here to learn more about how to build a resume to use when applying to Federal positions.