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By MaryAnn DePietro - March 1, 2016
In an ideal world, your patients would all be polite and pleasant. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. If you work in healthcare, it’s inevitable you will have to deal with difficult patients.
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
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
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
Support Organizations for Minorities in Healthcare
By Angie Best-Boss RN - July 9, 2015
Blacks, Hispanics and American Indians make up almost a quarter of the U.S. population, yet as a group account for only 6 percent of physicians, 9 percent of nurses and 5 percent of dentists. According
Vacation With a Purpose: Exploring Volunteer Opportunities in Healthcare
By Angie Best-Boss RN - June 25, 2015
Most of us get into the medical field because we like helping people. We get a deep sense of satisfaction from offering our services to our patients. Sometimes, however, we desire to do more, whether
10 Simple and Effective Resume Writing Tips
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - June 18, 2015
There is no lack of articles on the internet about how to write a resume. As a former recruiter, people tell me that they find these articles confusing and unhelpful. For this post, I compiled a list
