Career Changer (Daycare) Resume

A resume for career change to daycare must include a career objective that specifies the candidate's situation, while putting forth his/her interests and willingness to work within the field of daycare. The resume should reflect your fondness for nursing and adequacy in knowledge for the provision of daily care and support to people ranging from children to elders. The objective in itself acts as a title to your resume; however, you can include a separate title bearing a few words that explain your scenario; for example, you may include something like "___________ (your designation) changing the career line to daycare". It is recommended that you contact the employer once, prior to drafting your job application, so that you can discuss their needs and craft your resume accordingly. This will indeed give you more clarity on how and what you need to include in your resume. You may also try referring to sample job descriptions that are available in abundance on the internet.

In the daycare resume sample given below, you'll find that there's a profile summary included immediately following the career objective. This section contains the most significant elements pertaining to the candidate's professional background, the important duties that she has been involved in throughout her career line so far. Also note that all the points mentioned here bears somewhat relevance and significance to the profession of daycare. Another point to be noted is that the summary is a substitute for your previous job descriptions, which otherwise is supposed to be included along with your employment history. However, in this case, you are changing your career to daycare and hence the standard layout is customized in a manner so that it holds a personal appeal. A job application is an effective mode of communication with your employer and also a gateway to earning an interview, so craft with additional care, so that it serves its purpose efficiently.

If you observe the sample below, you'll see that all significant pointers are being highlighted using bullets for better visibility. This also directs the reader's attention to your strengths and capabilities, eventually contributing to his degree of involvement in your application. While stating your core competencies, ensure that you cut down on the general skill sets that the recruiter usually tend to find in almost all application. You can be a desired exception here. Exclude all mundane facts, in order to facilitate a completely worthwhile read for the recruiter. Organize the information pertaining to your employment history and academic background as shown in the sample below. Do not get into making any changes to that. All information that are bound to dates are to be arranged in a reverse chronological order, so as to highlight the most recent events on top. You may also include the details of any accomplishments or the record of any rewards that you have earned so far, provided that it's not an miscast here. You may choose to include the details in your profile summary or design a separate section featuring your achievements, determined by the number of points you have to include.

See below for a free sample of daycare resume for career change. Note that it's only provided for your reference and you need to customize its contents before you include them in your resume. Do include an effective cover letter to complete your application. You'll find several resume and cover letter samples throughout the website.

Anne J. Hernandez
3819 Dovetail Drive
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 360-8003
anne.h@email.com

Career Objective:

Seeking favorable deviation from the current profession of hospitality, and an opportunity to practice the provision of child and adult day care, nursing the needs in concern and thus progressing as a professional while serving the needful in the society.

Profile Summary:

• 7 years of total experience as a hospitality professional, 12 months of practicing as a Home Child Care Specialist
• Provided high quality customer service and support, have served as a caregiver for few regular elder guests
• Coordinated and served for several conference lunches and dinner celebrations
• Worked as a housekeeper for 2 years, efficient in the maintenance of cleanliness and orderliness
• Constantly involved in task prioritizing and schedule maintenance, with a much developed sense for tackling critical and urgent situations

Key Skills:

• Sound knowledge of catering sciences involving diet planning and nutrition
• Proficient in the preparation of nutritional foods and beverages
• Gentle, empathetic, spiritual, with sustained compassion for humanity as a whole
• Confident in situation handling and multitasking, with a creative approach to problems
• Highly self-motivated, invulnerable to stress, and aware of fundamental emergency handling
• Deeply involved in the assimilation of art with close attention to detail

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