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Healthcare Career Resources Blog
The Job Shadow Interview
By Angie Best-Boss RN - June 20, 2017
The position sounded perfect on paper. The HR director slid a contract across the desk and handed me a pen. The salary was fair, the bonus was enticing, and the hours were exactly what I wanted. And yet, I wasn’t sure I was ready to abandon the comfort of a large hospital system for a relatively new private clinic setting. It was a big leap. I put down the pen and asked, “Can I spend a day on the floor and job shadow?”
Are Your Affairs in Order?
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - June 15, 2017
Delivering horrible news never gets easier. The physician pauses with a tense hand on the door, takes a deep breath, and enters the patient's room. A room full of hope and anticipation is displaced abruptly with fear and sadness. The diagnosis now revealed, and the patient and family step back in disbelief. We will do everything we can to help you beat this but recommend that you get your affairs in order...
Move to Management or Stay as an Individual Contributor?
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - June 13, 2017
The Important Career Question As you progress in your healthcare career, you might explore management opportunities. If most of your career has been in an individual contributor role, making the leap
Better Job Offer? Leave Your Current Position the Right Way
By Ron Lewis - June 7, 2017
Congratulations! Your hard work and career accomplishments have made you attractive to other employers, and you now have a job offer in hand for a better position. I’m sure you’re proud and excited. However, before you break out the champagne, there’s a little unfinished business – you have to part ways with your current employer.
How to be confident and assertive during job interviews
By Jennifer Bouley - June 1, 2017
When it comes to interviews, we’ve all had our moments when we wished we had performed better than we did. What if it didn’t have to be that way - what if we could go into every interview knowing that we performed well and really caught the attention of the employer as a potential candidate to fill the vacancy? For successful interviews, it takes tact and communication to really get the attention of the employer. Interviews are your chance to “sell” your abilities to the employer as to why you are the top candidate of choice.
How Can Recruiters Work Better With Physicians?
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - May 31, 2017
A career in healthcare provides an incredible life full of experiences, challenges, and heartbreak, mixed with incredible satisfaction. With the rapidly shifting global economy, health professionals retain a large degree of flexibility and geographic independence. That said, it takes a unique proposition from a recruiter to pull one away from a satisfying position. I have, on a rare occasion, taken the bait and enjoyed great rewards as a result. Here is how it happened.
Good First Impressions Can Lead to Bad Hiring Decisions
By Susan Gulliford CPRW - May 25, 2017
Job interviews often fail to result in good hiring decisions. That is the finding of a recent analysis published on Bloomberg.com. Human Resources professionals and hiring managers frequently emphasize in-person interviews, so you might wonder why they actually waste time.
The Hands of Time Don't Stop for Physicians Either
By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - May 23, 2017
I would love to rewind the clock and work a bit less, skip a few more meetings, and grab an afternoon nap as often as possible. I'd like to think I would ignore the lure of a nice bonus check and take an extra vacation with the kids. Instead of moonlighting to get those student loans erased, I'd take a long, slow walk with my wife and just sit quietly watching the sunset. The hands of time wait for no one. Choose to spend those moments wisely with contemplation and great care.
Employee Engagement Starts with the Job Posting
By Riia O'Donnell - May 18, 2017
Everything you write about your facility, from the shortest ad to the longest communiqué, is an opportunity to engage employees. In healthcare recruitment, your image is key to acquiring engaged talent that works to their optimum and stays long-term. People want to take pride in their work and workplace, a major component of employee engagement. Engagement starts with a great Job Posting.
Doctor means "to teach"
By Jack Isler, MD - May 16, 2017
When I think back to the original meaning of the word “doctor,” I believe we may have lost our way in the physician/patient interaction. The word “doctor” originates from a Latin word, meaning to teach. As a physician and educator, I can’t remember the last time I went to the doctor and was taught something. Prior to starting medical school, I spent 6 months in the hospital and rehab, rebuilding my body from a construction accident. This situation was very painful and debilitating, but it provided me with the patient’s perspective to illness. It is from this perspective that all physicians need to originate. By teaching, you not only strive to treat, but you strive for the best outcome.
