WCTF Acute Care CNA Grant
Career Objective Worksheet
Name: __________________________________________________________________________________
Employers want to know what kind of job you are looking for. You need to know this, too! You may
change your objective for your first job several times as you learn new subjects and get ideas from
your lab and clinical experiences.
TO DO NOW
Write at least two sentences that describe your objective, as you see it now, for your first job in health
care.
1.
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2.
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Add new ideas here:
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Forms adapted from Career Development for the Health Professionals: Success in School and on the Job, Second
Edition
Copyright © 2006, 2001, by Elsevier, Inc.
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WRITING YOUR RESUME
OBJECTIVE: ______________________________________________________________________________
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Forms adapted from Career Development for the Health Professionals: Success in School and on the Job, Second
Edition
Copyright © 2006, 2001, by Elsevier, Inc.
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WCTF Acute Care CNA Grant
Special Skills Worksheet
Start recording skills you think may be applicable to a job in health care.
TO DO NOW
SKILL
CARE
METHOD OF ACQUISITION
APPLICATION TO HEALTH
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WRITING YOUR RESUME
SPECIAL SKILLS:
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Forms adapted from Career Development for the Health Professionals: Success in School and on the Job, Second
Edition
Copyright © 2006, 2001, by Elsevier, Inc.
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WCTF Acute Care CNA Grant
Volunteer Activities Worksheet
List any volunteer activities you might use on your resume. Do you have time while you are in
training for new or additional activities?
TO DO NOW
ACTIVITY
SKILLS ACQUIRED
PERSONAL QUALITIES
DEMONSTRATED
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WRITING YOUR RESUME
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
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Forms adapted from Career Development for the Health Professionals: Success in School and on the Job, Second
Edition
Copyright © 2006, 2001, by Elsevier, Inc.
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WCTF Acute Care CNA Grant
Professional and Civic Organizations Worksheet
TO DO NOW
ORGANIZATION
ACTIVITIES
PERSONAL QUALITIES
DEMONSTRATED
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WRITING YOUR RESUME
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:
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Forms adapted from Career Development for the Health Professionals: Success in School and on the Job, Second
Edition
Copyright © 2006, 2001, by Elsevier, Inc.
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WCTF Acute Care CNA Grant
Languages Spoken Worksheet
TO DO NOW
Languages spoken other than English:
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Languages spoken by patients in your geographic area:
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Opportunities to learn another language (even a few phrases useful in the health care setting):
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WRITING YOUR RESUME
LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
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Forms adapted from Career Development for the Health Professionals: Success in School and on the Job, Second
Edition
Copyright © 2006, 2001, by Elsevier, Inc.
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Forms adapted from Career Development for the Health Professionals: Success in School and on the Job, Second
Edition
Copyright © 2006, 2001, by Elsevier, Inc.
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