Healthcare IT Today

Are You Job Oriented or Career Oriented?

Posted on 27. 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 [...]

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Using LinkedIn to Find a Job and Network in the Healthcare IT Industry

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Erin Kennedy.

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If you’ve never heard of LinkedIn, it’s time to listen up! According to their homepage, over fifty-five million professionals belong to the networking site, including every chief executive of a Fortune 500 company! Right now, every second, LinkedIn gets a new member. The masses have spoken with their profiles: LinkedIn is a necessary resource to [...]

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Lights-Camera-Action! Preparing for a Video Interview

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Tim Tolan.

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More and more of our clients are opting for us to conduct video interviews and bypass the expense and time associated with meeting candidates face-to-face. Not all clients – but most! Meeting in person, while preferred, takes time and prolongs the interview process. I wrote an article earlier this month on www.Fistfuloftalent.com on why face-to-face [...]

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The 5 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make on a Cover Letter

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Erin Kennedy.

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Your cover letter is one of the most important documents you will write in your Healthcare IT job search. Some argue that it’s equally as important as the resume. Of course, every job will place a different amount of weight on the cover letter, but however important the cover letter is to an employer, there [...]

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Are you the “New-er” Healthcare IT Professional?

Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Shirley Corsey.

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Well hello…it’s been a couple months since I was inspired to relate a blog topic to one of my favorite little commercial series. I’m sure by now you have seen these series of commercials that feature that “banker guy” and those adorable little kids. He always finds a way to break one of those little [...]

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A Case Against Multiple LinkedIn Profiles

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Joshua Waldman.

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In the last seven days, I’ve been asked this same question three times:
“I can’t make up my mind about what I want to do. Should I make a LinkedIn profile for each of my career interests?”
I suspect that people ask this question when they want to pursue two totally separate industries or roles. The Healthcare [...]