You are on the hunt for that perfect nanny job and your resume is the foot in the door to a possible lasting and beneficial relationship with a family. Nannies should have their resume dusted off and updated often and don’t forget these important 7 resume sections:

Name and Contact Info: Believe it or not, you would be surprised how many people forget to put a phone number on their resume or even update their email address. Now days you can skip putting your address on the resume but be sure that you name is bold and at the top followed by a correct and up to date phone number and email address.

Summary: The summary is a short and quick overview of you. This is a chance to tell the parent who you are and what you want. Keep the summary under 4 sentences. Remember it’s your time to brag about yourself, no need to be shy at this point.

Education: Depending on how long you have been in the work force; put your education and what was completed. Example if you have been working for 20 years no need to put your high school education on there, stick with the post high school education. Be sure to state what you studied and a GPA is always good if it is something you are proud of.

Work Experience: Begin with your most current job, put your position title and the dates you were employed there. Then bullet point your exact job duties. Parents want to see what you have done in the past and what you can do for them in the future. Be prepared for questions like your ‘reasons for leaving’ your last position.

Certifications/Qualifications: This is very important to a parent. They want to know that you are capable of performing an emergency task like CPR. If you are not certified, go do it now! Also if you have any computer certifications that could potentially help the parent out, then that is an added bonus.

Interests: Writing your interests will help the parent to get to know your personal side. So writing down things like photography, cooking and traveling will give the parent a chance to bond with you on a common interest. This will also intrigue the parents in what new things you can expose their children too.

References:  This is your lifeline. These references are the ones that the parents care about the most when hiring a nanny. Give 2 to 4 references.  Consider giving a past employer that you are still friendly with as a reference. A family friend or a fellow worker from the volunteer work you do is also good. Give the name, relation and contact information for each reference. And don’t forget to notify your reference that they should be expecting phone calls.

Now that you have buffed up your resume and updated it with your information get out there and find a job! Happy job hunting!