Healthcare IT Today

Employers – Stop Being So Cheap!

Posted on09. Nov, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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You heard me, and I mean it! I get it – the world economy (especially the US economy) is in the toilet. That doesn’t mean you hire a search firm to find the best talent in the land, and then offer a compensation package that is LESS THAN what they are earning today. In the [...]

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Cheap Recognition is Worse Than No Recognition

Posted on29. Jul, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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Recognition programs are used by employers to drive performance and achieve certain goals that are important to the overall success of the organization. Done correctly, a well-defined recognition program can drive extra effort from employees who love recognition, and see it as a way to track their personal performance. Set a high watermark and watch [...]

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How-When to Ask For a Salary Raise

Posted on20. Jul, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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Throughout your Healthcare IT career, you are definitely going to encounter a situation where you feel entitled to a salary raise but have not been offered one. Learning how and when to ask for a raise is the first step towards taking control of one’s future and career. Unfortunately in these tough economic times, raises [...]

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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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Can Being Happy At Your Job Be Bad For Your Career?

Posted on30. Mar, 2011 by David Kushan.

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Can being happy at your job be bad for your career? Well, that depends what your mindset is when you are happy with your job. And for a good percentage of people, it definitely is. As I have discussed in past posts, there are certainly times when you are going to be in “good job mode” [...]