Healthcare IT Today

Cover Letters: Are They Needed Anymore?

Posted on04. Jan, 2012 by Erin Kennedy.

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Contrary to the occasional rant about them, cover letters never go out of style. In fact, they should be considered one of the most important elements of the job seeking process. Unlike the resume, a rather cut and dried dissertation on your experience and training, the cover letter is your chance to convey more than [...]

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5 Steps to Retool and Jumpstart Your Job Search

Posted on05. Dec, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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Sometimes things just happen in your career that force you to take a new look at where you’re heading. Maybe a shift in the chain of command, a restructuring of your department, or a decision to outsource your duties to a team of consultants. Or perhaps you’re just plain tired of what you’ve been doing, [...]

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Advantages of Focusing on a Specific Type of Healthcare IT Position

Posted on21. Nov, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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Once you’re unemployed, it can be tempting to go for that easy job that has nothing to do with your field. But maybe you should not be looking for just any job because the right one could be just around the corner. If you are trained in a certain field, it may be hard to [...]

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Are You Overqualified for the Job You Want?

Posted on03. Nov, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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Looking for a job requires a sound strategy and a fair amount of introspection. Here’s an important question to consider—does your resume give the impression that you are overqualified for the Healthcare IT job you want? Or, are you truly overqualified to get the job that your heart desires? Having too many qualifications for a job [...]

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Changing Careers? Ask Yourself These Questions…

Posted on18. Oct, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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It used to be that people would stay at the same job for years. But now, it’s not the same job market, not the same companies and certainly not the same employees. People leave for all sorts of reasons, they either want a change of scenery or they leave to make more money. Companies can [...]

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Errors on a Resume – How Important Are They?

Posted on04. Oct, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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Job hunting is not anyone’s favorite thing to do. Neither is writing a resume either for the Healthcare IT position you have been looking for, unless you do it for a living. So when you find errors on your resume after you’ve sent it, how important are they? This just happened to a friend of [...]