Nutritionist resume examples for 2024

Nutritionist resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your nutritionist resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Nutritionist Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Dhruv Johnson

   d.johnson@email.com | 333-111-2222 | www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-johnson

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   2. Add relevant education to your nutritionist resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Dietetics

   30.6%

   Food And Nutrition

   27.6%

   Nutrition Science

   12.8%

   Business

   3.6%

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   Nutritionist Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   Master's Degree In Dietetics 2014 - 2015

   Florida International University Miami, FL

   Nutritionist Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   Master's Degree In Dietetics 2000 - 2001

   University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI

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   3. Next, create a nutritionist skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an nutritionist resume

   • RD Skills.
      

     A registered dietitian (RD) work with people who are having trouble losing weight or maintaining a proper diet and weight for health related reasons. Each patient's dietary habits are unique and a registered dietitian will help craft a plan tailored to their needs.

   • Food Service Skills.
      

     The food service industry is a vast industry comprising of restaurants, caterers, cafeterias operating in institutions and any other business offering a meal not prepared at home. Foodservice operators require necessary utensils for preparing food for the consumers, foodservice distributors are the people who take care of this need for them.

   • Diabetes Skills.
      

     Diabetes refers to a disease of uncontrolled sugar levels in the body.

   • Weight Loss Skills.
      

     Weight loss is defined as a loss of mass in a person's body weight. Skills linked to wight loss are usually sought after in health and exercise industries; such skills might be involved in the creation of personalised weight loss goals and plans and exercise regimes, or they might more medical and scientific in nature, being used in work with patients who are irregularly or unusually suffering from negative side effects of weight loss.

   • Nutrition Programs Skills.
      

     Nutrition programs are food services organized by private or government organizations for the needy and less privileged public. Due to financial, health, and other unfortunate circumstances, many people cannot get the proper diet required to lead a healthy life. Nutrition programs aim to ease the situation for such people by providing food-related services.

   • Nutrition Services Skills.
      

     Nutritionists and dieticians' nutrition services refer to dietary instructions, counseling, and recommendations offered to patients to improve their health.

   Top Skills for a Nutritionist

   Patients, 21.5%
   Public Health, 8.5%
   WIC Program, 6.7%
   RD, 5.9%
   Other Skills, 57.4%
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   4. List your nutritionist experience

   The most important part of any resume for a nutritionist is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of nutritionists" and "Managed a team of 6 nutritionists over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

   What experience really stands out on Nutritionist resumes?

   Julie Lee

   Instructor II, Nutrition & Dietetics, Western Kentucky University

   For resumes, the best things are to #1 have relevant experience, particularly managerial expertise or training; #2 the resume should be professional, look good, and highlight the individual student's skills.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Sports Nutritionist

   WIC

   • Coordinated the development and completion of a new Utah Welcome to WIC orientation video.
   • Provided nutrition education counseling and assessed nutritional status for participants of the WIC program.
   • Prescribed supplemental food packages tailored to clients' needs and nutrition status per USDA established WIC Program policy.
   • Provided nutrition education counseling on morbid obesity, high cholesterol, and diabetes for uninsured patients of the health center.
   • Coordinated and shared nutrition education materials with Utah State's Family Health Services.

   Work History Example # 2

   Wellness Coordinator

   YMCA

   • Maintained CPR and First Aid Certifications.
   • Trained and certified in CPR and Heathway's Management (Silver Sneakers)
   • Trained staff in CPR/First Aid.

   Work History Example # 3

   Clinical Nutritionist

   Aramark

   • Managed therapeutic diets and provided nutritional education to oncology patients while taking into account medication and treatment nutrition implications/side effects.
   • Provided medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling to patients in oncology and bone marrow transplant units.
   • Provided effective communication of the nutrition relationship to health and disease with individuals in outpatient cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
   • Worked closely with the Metabolic Support Services/Pharmacy for patients receiving TPN/PPN.
   • Developed community outreach programs which included a Cardiac Rehabilitation lipid management education program and Healthy Hawaiian Diet Intervention Program.

   Work History Example # 4

   Registered Dietitian (Part-Time)

   Team

   • Prepared intervention packet to administer to clients based on their medical history, USDA nutritional guidelines, and doctor's notes/prescription.
   • Initiated heart-healthy support group as part of community-wide nutrition awareness initiative.
   • Provided wellness programs, seminars, nutrition counseling
   • Participated in community outreach at WIC programs, community gardens and working for the Sustainable Long Island Non-profit Organization.
   • Completed respective MDS schedule for all new admissions, quarterly, annual, significant change assessments.

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   5. Highlight nutritionist certifications on your resume

   Specific nutritionist certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your nutritionist resume:

   1. Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)
   2. Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
   3. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
   4. Registered Nutrition and Dietetics Technician (NDTR)
   5. Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
   6. Certified Food Manager (CFM)
   7. Nutrition Educator
   8. Certified in Public Health (CPH)
   9. Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
   10. Certified in Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science (CFCS-HNFS)

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   6. Finally, add an nutritionist resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your nutritionist resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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