Healthcare IT Today

It’s NOT All About the Money

Posted on08. Jul, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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Looking for a new job is truly a full – time endeavor. You need to focus and have clear goals as to what you are looking for. The culture, the people and the person you will be reporting to all matter – as does the role you will have. That being said, it’s amazing to [...]

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Budget Bonuses: Shoe Money

Posted on21. Jun, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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A few days ago I talked to a great HCIT candidate we’d placed years ago, just to catch up. We chatted – did the small talk thing for awhile – and finally got the real reason for the call. I knew it would eventually come out and boy, did it. The conversation turned to compensation [...]

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Always Listen Before Speaking

Posted on07. Jun, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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It’s crazy to be writing on this topic as this issue is all about something we learned as kids – hopefully from a very early age. Some call it etiquette, while others just refer to it as “good manners.” Whatever you call it – make sure you’re practicing the art of listening and hesitating before [...]

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How Will You Spend the 1st 90 Days in Your New Job?

Posted on03. Jun, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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This question comes up more often than not during interviews, and it’s important for candidates to not only understand the question, but be able to N-A-I-L the answer without hesitation. I’ve seen some answers that were nicely thought-out and…well, some that were really pretty… interesting. ‘Awful’ might be a better way to put it. Companies want to evaluate your experience, education, [...]

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Don’t Fall In Love On The First Date

Posted on31. May, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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I’ve seen this movie over and over. Candidates have their first interview with a client and like a first date, they fall madly in love. A perfect match! The new benchmark has been set and all other candidates are marked second best over Mr. or Mrs. Wonderful. In some cases, the client is masking the [...]

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Interviews: Why Winging It is a Really Bad Plan

Posted on12. May, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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If you really think about what’s involved when you’re preparing for an interview, there just isn’t a viable excuse for “winging it”. Unless you don’t have Internet access/time to spend gathering information to prepare you for a telephone or face to face meeting you have no excuses. None. Interviewees have access to so much information [...]