Healthcare IT Today

The “Attitude of Gratitude”

Posted on30. Dec, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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If you say this to a client or customer and genuinely mean it, you are well on your way to developing a long-term professional relationship that is likely to be both profitable and meaningful. I can’t speak enough about how important I think it is to approach every day with gratitude and to look for opportunities to tell others about the positive difference they have made in your life. It just might be a few kind words from you that remind a customer why they connected with your business in the first place or simply make another human’s day a little brighter.

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Please Give Your Advice

Posted on16. Dec, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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I receive requests at least weekly for advice from job seekers that would like to get involved in Healthcare IT consulting. As I was reading the latest request the morning it hit me that my advice would be much more valuable if I received input from all of you in the HealthcareITToday.com community! Twenty thousands heads are definitely better than one! PLEASE offer your advice so those job seekers will benefit from all of the great minds in the HealthcareITToday.com community.

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Should You Call a Company After You Send Your Resume?

Posted on14. Dec, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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You’ve been looking for, not just a job in the Healthcare IT field, but a career, you want to do something with yourself that enables you to pay your bills but also provides a purpose. And now you’ve found you’ve absolute dream opportunity, have sent your application in, and . . . nothing. So should [...]

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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?