Healthcare IT Today

How to Get on Career Santa’s Nice List

Posted on09. Dec, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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What a year! I am sure that December snuck up on you just like it has on the rest of us. While you are busy sorting out the details of whether you have been naughty or nice this year, your career Santa wants to offer you a checklist of MUST-DO’s in December to stay on my nice list.

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Is It Okay To Quit My Current Job Before I Have A New Job?

Posted on18. Nov, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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As a career coach, I get asked this question all the time and if I had to give a one word response without any other context, it would generally be “No”. In general, I do not support voluntary unemployment even for just a short time. However, I do believe that situations can arise where it is ok to quit your current job before securing a new one and I will describe some of those situations for you.

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Talking Is, Like, Important, Sort Of

Posted on14. Nov, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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You show up to work on time or early every day. You are always dressed professionally, with necktie and socks coordination that no one could fault. You offer a firm handshake and remember names better than anyone else in your office. You offer great ideas to improve the company and make it more profitable. But, have you thought about the fact that the way you talk could, you know, hold you back in your career?

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The Many Benefits of Volunteering

Posted on26. Oct, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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Giving back to your community and the greater world around all of us is important for so many reasons. First, it’s simply the right thing to do. And, it’s OK to be honest in sharing that sometimes volunteering has the selfish benefit of helping us with networking opportunities and skill growth in our own careers.

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Caution: Here’s Why Not to Short Sheet the Hiring Process

Posted on20. Oct, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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As the Healthcare IT Market is heating up, do your part to make sure that your company’s hiring practices are not being compromised by the need to hire many people quickly. I know that the pressure is high to get new talented people hired on board and productive in the “ARRA and ICD-10 Environment”, but compromising your company’s hiring process and standard is only a recipe for disaster.

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Don’t Become Complacent

Posted on12. Oct, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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Despite all the FREE coaching out there reminding all of us to actively network and actively work our career advancement plans, I still see 2-3 of my LinkedIn connections per month that have obviously lost their job frantically start to network. Please don’t let this be you… (and yes, it is still happening despite the booming Healthcare IT market)