Healthcare IT Today

Finding the Right Mentor for You

Posted on18. Apr, 2012 by Joe Lavelle.

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Do you want to find a mentor who will help you take your career to new heights? Great. Are you wondering how do you do it? You can’t exactly open up the Yellow Pages and flip to M for “Mentors.”

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Guide to Successfully Working as a Consultant in the Healthcare IT Industry – Part One

Posted on13. Apr, 2012 by David Kushan.

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If you missed my Intro blog post to this series, here’s the link. First let me say that there is a difference between consulting and staff augmentation (contracting). For the sake of this guide, I am not going to spend time differentiating between the two. For this guide, I am going to define consulting around [...]

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A Reflection on Wastefulness

Posted on12. Apr, 2012 by Cassie Thiessen.

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In three little weeks, I will once again be a resident of Chicago, IL and I am thrilled about it! As many of my readers know, I moved back to my home town of Boise, ID last summer to assist my mom on her journey through breast cancer. Her prognosis is excellent and it’s time [...]

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Better Check Your References Before the Employer Does

Posted on09. Apr, 2012 by Erin Kennedy.

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There has long been a debate regarding references and whether or not to include them in a resume. Many applicants are uncomfortable providing the information up front, preferring instead to simply state that references are available upon request. This is an outdated method and I always encourage clients NOT to write that on their resume, [...]

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Don’t Fall In Love On The First Date

Posted on06. Apr, 2012 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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Bringing Attitude to Phone Interviews

Posted on05. Apr, 2012 by Carter Groome.

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Virtual meetings have become a staple of business life. In our field and especially in the consulting arena, prospective employers turn to the phone to interview candidates nationwide and beyond. I’ve brokered thousands of phone interviews over the years and just when I think I’ve heard it all some new animal in the background will [...]