Cover Letter Nursing New Grad

If you’re a newly minted graduate, you’ll likely need to write a cover letter for the job application process. It’s important that your letter be well crafted and professional, but it also needs to stand out from all the other candidates applying for the position. Here are some tips on how to write an effective new grad nursing cover letter:

Assert your strengths.

• State your strengths in a positive way.
• Use active language.
• Use the STAR method to describe your experience and skills.
• For example: “I am a nurse with 5 years of experience in the field.”

Quantify your qualifications.

In a nursing job application, it is important to quantify your qualifications. Use exact numbers whenever possible. For example, say that you have seen 100 patients in the last month instead of stating that you have seen “many” patients. This will make it easier for the employer to determine if your experience matches their needs and expectations for the position. It also gives them something concrete with which to compare you against other candidates’ qualifications—and it could lead them to consider your application more seriously than they would otherwise have done so!

Create a list of keywords.

Keywords are important to get your resume noticed. They are also important to get your resume through the ATS. Keywords are also important to get your resume past the resume screener, and in fact, keywords can even help you get your resume read by a human!

Keyword research is one of the most time-consuming parts of creating or updating a professional profile. It’s worth taking extra care with this step because a good keyword list will not only help you optimize for search engines but also make it easier for potential employers to find and review their favorite parts of your profile when they’re looking for new employees.

Include skills gained through teamwork in a project or club membership.

Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration by describing how you worked on a project or club with other people.

• Did you work on a team for an event? What skills did you learn about teamwork and collaboration?
• Did your group complete a project during the year? What was it, and what challenges did the group face in completing it? How did the collaboration help overcome these challenges?

Mention volunteer work and other extracurricular activities.

Mention volunteer work and other extracurricular activities.

You should include any information that makes you stand out as a candidate. If you have an impressive GPA, mention it! If you have done well in classes that are related to nursing, mention those too! Also, if you’ve volunteered at a hospital or other health care setting, be sure to include this in your cover letter as well. You want to highlight any of your accomplishments that might help the employer see how capable and qualified for the job they would be hiring (i.e., “I am currently enrolled in my last semester at [university], where I am taking classes such as [nursing course] and [another relevant course].”). This will make it clear that this position is exactly what he/she needs: someone who can provide solid care but also has experience doing so already under their belt (and not just theory).

List any special training or certifications, especially those which emphasize professional development or research.

List any special training or certifications, especially those which emphasize professional development or research. If you have no such qualifications, mention the relevant skills and experience you do have.

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Critical Care Nursing Certification
• American Heart Association BLS Provider Certification

Make the connection between past experience and future goals.

You may be wondering how to make the connection between past experience and future goals. You don’t have to be super creative, but it’s important to make sure that your resume uses language that connects the dots between what you’ve done in the past and what you hope to do in the future.

Here are some examples of how you can do this:

• “I was responsible for overseeing a team of nurses at my previous job.”

This sentence demonstrates that you are capable of managing people and coordinating their work. It also shows an understanding of interpersonal skills and an ability to collaborate with others effectively.

The stronger the connection, the more likely you are to get an interview.

If you’re looking to get an interview, it’s important to have a strong connection between what you are trying to say and the person receiving it. If they don’t understand your message, they won’t hire you or promote you or give you a raise. They might even fire you!

To avoid this unpleasant situation, make sure that your cover letter is clear and concise. Be brief with your introduction; let them know why their company is suitable for your skillset and highlight how those skills will benefit them in the future (assuming there are no red flags on their resume). Most importantly: connect with them as human beings! Use personal pronouns throughout the letter instead of impersonal ones like “one” or “he/she.” In addition to helping establish rapport between writer and recipient, this technique also makes writing easier by reducing word count through repetition avoidance (although I’m sure everyone has heard enough about how helpful editing is). Also remember not use contractions when writing formal documents such as cover letters because they may come off as unprofessional if read aloud at an interview table—an easy fix would be simply removing them altogether!

Remember that your cover letter is not just one of many pieces of paper in a stack. It’s an opportunity to take control of the hiring process and convince someone to invest time and energy into interviewing you. If you do not have a strong connection between past experience and future goals, then it won’t matter how good the rest of your application materials are!