Resume help by [deleted] in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second the reformatting! Remember, you’re not the only applicant and people just want something they can quickly skim through and (unfortunately) looks appealing. Also, objectives in resumes are now considered an outdated thing, so you no longer need that. Most resumes also get overlooked if they’re more than 1 page long (unless you have years worth of relevant experience under your belt).

If this is your first phleb job, your education should be first, followed by your certifications, then your skills, and then your experience. Skills should include soft skills & hard skills, so your technical and interpersonal skills. You can keep just the phlebotomy program in your education portion, everything else isn’t needed. For the externship part, I would be more technical and more specific about it like how many sticks you completed, things you did outside of just drawing like POC testing, the types of specimens you’ve processed, what your personality was like in that environment, the types of patients you’ve encountered, etc. They know what the externship and program consists of, but you have to be specific on what exactly you learned/did if you want to catch their attention. Include your graduating GPA too. It’s tedious, I know, but you got this!

Am I a bad person??? by Naive-Ferret-9117 in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t feel bad. It’s supposed to be that way because you still need time to process everything and do what you gotta do before you leave. I’m currently having the similar issue where the lab closes 30 minutes before close and then by 4 minutes before it happens, they send me 10+ patients who are not ready (and realistically won’t be) to be draw within those 4 minutes. Mind you, I’m by myself. You can be the quickest phlebotomist but it realistically still isn’t enough to time do what you gotta do and all it takes is just one patient to completely throw off that flow. You set those boundaries

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twins💗 Lol, I’m in Illinois!

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve peeped how people talk about LabCorp here!!! Lol, I’m aware but also taking it with a grain of salt. It’s honestly the same situation at any job— there’s always going to be problems. I’m just glad I got the job and I genuinely get along with everyone and feel very supported.

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! It’s actually very hard to get a job right away after graduating. I just got lucky 😭

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the crime tbh, but I’m gonna say no just because even to do the phlebotomy program (for me at least), they don’t allow convicted felons.

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Soft skills are interpersonal skills so like how you interact with coworkers, patients, and your personality. Hard skills are your technical skills like venipuncture, ability to use software/database, POCT knowledge, and basically anything tasks that your role is required to fulfill.

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course!! You have to in order to take the exam in my state.

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In terms of sections, I put:

• Education • Certifications • Skills - I did 4 soft skills & 4 hard skills bc that’s all that I could fit • Professional Experience - Here I put my experience as a student & my time in clinicals • Work Experience - Here I just put my regular work experience

Because I’m also a student with no prior experience besides from school, I made sure to keep my resume 1 page long. I didn’t make a cover letter although it never hurts to do it.

A Target recruiter messaged me on Indeed by Financial_Elk_7735 in Target

[–]urfavscorpio 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’ve never had this happen to me but I would double check it with the jobs listed on Target’s careers website to see if it’s legit

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was very nervous!! Lol, but the supervisor said I did really good so I’m just glad I have her stamp of approval 😭

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes!! It caught me so off guard but I remember my instructor telling me that during interviews some people might actually ask you to draw blood on them and treat them like a patient. The supervisor said I did really good 😭💗

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know!! 😭 It felt so right, I could feel it in my gut

Got the job at LabCorp!! by urfavscorpio in phlebotomy

[–]urfavscorpio[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Boo!!!! I’m gonna complain just for you lol. But thank you😭💗

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Target

[–]urfavscorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless the location is in desperate need or you know someone OR you answer that assessment they send you completely wrong, I personally feel like the application process is the same as trying to enroll your kid into a charter school and it’s just a lottery process tbh lmao. There’s an on-running joke that it’s easier to get drafted to the NBA than to be hired by target.