'%3e%3cg%20id='g214'%20transform='matrix(0.32183751,0,0,0.32183751,430.83572,150.72677)'%3e%3cg%20id='g216'%20clip-path='url(%23clipPath220)'%3e%3cg%20id='g222'%20transform='translate(1045.0996,889.4355)'%3e%3cpath%20d='m%200,0%20v%20-99.952%20l%2077.659,45.514%20V%2052.936%20C%2074.122,52.956%2070.734,52.744%2067.494,52.334%2041.653,49.034%209.569,27.182%200,0%20M%20-77.658,367.348%20V%20180.333%20c%2031.278,17.938%2068.013,23.603%20100.61,10.753%20C%2053.247,179.142%2079.118,153.56%2077.659,118.917%2047.852,119.264%2017.295,109.79%200,91.721%20v%2045.051%20L%20-77.658,91.258%20V%20-88.106%20l%20-77.661,-45.515%20v%20455.453%20z'%20style='fill:%2321303b;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:evenodd;stroke:none'%20id='path224'%20/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Advanced Practitioner Career Resources Blog
View all postsMust Have Apps for Nurses
By Angie Best-Boss RN - February 4, 2016
Almost every shift, I grab my phone and look up something. Whether it’s a medication I’ve never even heard of, much less given before, or a medical condition with which I am not familiar, I look to
How to Write Resumes for Robots
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - January 28, 2016
If you are like most job seekers, you see an ad online, email your résumé…and never hear anything back. It is common to feel intensely frustrated with this situation. With the advent of Applicant Tracking
Are House Calls for You?
By Angie Best-Boss RN - January 26, 2016
Not sure which practice model is right for you? An increasing number of physicians are looking toward a growing specialty that has its roots in the past. If you don’t think doctors make house calls anymore,
How to Handle the Toughest Interview Questions, Part 2
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - November 3, 2015
In my opinion, interviewing for a job is like dating. You are unsure what someone expects of you. Both parties want to determine if it is a good match. The whole experience is so nerve-wracking that
How to Handle the Toughest Interview Questions
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - October 15, 2015
Interviewing for a new job is nerve-wracking. You need to convince strangers that you are the right person for the opening. When you want to escape a difficult (or even demeaning) work environment, it
How to Be a Good Mentor in Healthcare
By MaryAnn DePietro - October 6, 2015
It’s the start of your shift and standing in front of you is a wide-eyed student, excited about the shift ahead. Yep, you are assigned to take a student for the day, week, or even longer. Whether
Top Ten Reasons Physician Assistant is a Great Career
By Michelle Boucher - September 3, 2015
So many surveys and business journals come out each year to tell us what we already know in our hearts to be true - we are very lucky to be physician assistants. It’s a great profession. We are given
Resume Tips - One Size Does Not Fit All
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - August 13, 2015
When you are a job seeker, everyone has advice for you on how to write a résumé. Many advice columns, unfortunately, are extremely general and fail to account for the real differences in position requirements.
What Makes an Ideal Healthcare Candidate?
By MaryAnn DePietro - August 11, 2015
You may have found the perfect job and plan to submit a resume. Now you hope that you are the perfect candidate for the position. The qualities that make someone a good candidate for a job vary depending
Staying Healthy in Healthcare
By MaryAnn DePietro - July 16, 2015
If you work in healthcare, you know what an interesting and rewarding career it can be. Doctors, paramedics, technicians and nurses all play a part in making people’s lives better. They have an opportunity
