Ten days on the road and my internal battery wasn’t the only one feeling drained – both my Wrangler and I needed a little jump start yesterday morning. The car got a new battery and I recharged with a little home cooking, a sweaty workout and a good night’s sleep. What a difference a day makes!
Speaking of jump starts, I’m preparing for some major advances in my professional life during the next couple of months. Now that I’ve graduated, the only thing standing between me and a job is the Registered Dietitian exam. I put together a to-do list to jump-start the next chapter of my career over the next two months.
- Resume writing – one for applying to clinical RD jobs & another for nutrition & health editorial positions
- Apply to jobs – a minimum of 3 jobs per week in February
- Register for the RD exam – my hope is to take it towards the end of February
- Begin studying for the RD exam on January 31st
- Take a few baby steps towards starting my private practice – finish reading this book, obtain insurance and begin website & business card design (the fun part!)
First things first though. Studying, resume writing and applying to jobs take precedence given my current student loan tab, but adding something to the list that I’m truly passionate about -baby steps towards starting my private practice- will give me something to get excited about.
In addition to working on my resumes, I’ll be putting together a weekly schedule over the next few days to help me better balance studying, the blog and my part-time job in February – but this is good to get me started!
For you RDs, got any tips on studying for the exam? I’ve heard one or two RDs say they passed by studying from this little book – and this little book alone. Do I even bother with the Inman CDs (which I hear are a total snooze-fest) or flash cards? I have a stack of study materials, including sample test questions, that Tracy kindly passed on to me and I haven’t a clue as to where to start!
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Love your list – I think having short-term and longer-term goals on our to-do lists is important. It helps us keep our eyes on the prize!
If you get any good RD exam studying tips please pass them on! :)
I passed the RD exam last year on RD day, March 14! I read the print version of the Inman once and took one practice test published by the Academy to study. It isn’t necessarily the study method I would recommend, but it was very “me” and I scored very well according to my DI director. The biggest key is to take the test soon after your paperwork goes through so you don’t forget the things you learned in your classes and internship. I figured if I didn’t know it by that point, no amount of cramming was going to be useful. Good luck!
ooh let me know if you get that book. i have the inman stuff and some flashcards.
I like the idea of having baby steps, it makes things look a lot less stressful! Good luck with your applications
Sounds like a good jump start! I know when I have a lot going on it always makes me feel better to have a solid plan of attack. ;)
Good luck on the job hunt!!!
I just went through it in the finance field, and brutal as it may be, you have already put in all of the work, and rocked it! Just put your head down and get through the final push!!!
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