Healthcare IT Today

Two Reasons Why Hiring Is Not Going To Get Any Easier

Posted on23. Mar, 2011 by David Kushan.

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In past posts I have made reference to some of the many articles that continually publicize the shortages that currently exist and will continue to exist in finding and hiring specialized skills in the Healthcare IT / Informatics market. When people begin looking for new positions, they evaluate six main areas when deciding if a [...]

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Good People Are Really Easy To Find!

Posted on22. Feb, 2011 by David Kushan.

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In December I was at the ASHP (American Society for Health Systems Pharmacists) midyear meeting in Anaheim, CA. Over the years, their track relating to Pharmacy IT and Informatics has really expanded. In between one of the sessions, I was in a conversation with a Director of Pharmacy and a Manager of Pharmacy Informatics. Both [...]

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Hiring Lessons From The World Series Champions

Posted on29. Nov, 2010 by David Kushan.

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I have always been a sports fan. I played various organized sports since I was 6 years old all the way through college, where I played baseball. In my opinion, so much of what happens in the sports world translates to everyday life. I also believe there are many lessons that can be learned and [...]

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Yes, They Are Qualified, But Are They Deliverable? Part II

Posted on21. Oct, 2010 by David Kushan.

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In my last post I talked about the concept of a candidate being “deliverable.” From the perspective of a hiring manger, a candidate being deliverable translates into the likelihood of each prospective candidate accepting the offer you extend. A candidate may have a low level of deliverability for one position but a very high level [...]

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Yes, They Are Qualified But Are They Deliverable?

Posted on05. Oct, 2010 by David Kushan.

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Everyone I talk with today expresses how demand has tremendously picked up in the Healthcare IT job market. Most employers have multiple positions open and most candidates I talk to say the volume of calls they receive for positions are certainly picking up compared to a year ago. With the job market picking up, many [...]

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Are You Job Oriented or Career Oriented?

Posted on27. Aug, 2010 by David Kushan.

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What’s the difference? For the sake of this posting, if someone is “Career Oriented,” they have an idea as to what type of position they want to be in down the road (timeframe can vary) and have an idea as to what they need to learn or accomplish in order to be qualified for that [...]