Healthcare IT Today

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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Can a Blog Accelerate Your Career?

Posted on13. Jul, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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Why do so many professionals and businesses now find it critical to have an active blog built into their websites? If you are writing as part of your career plan, then you likely are not publishing posts just for your own satisfaction or to make your mom proud when you show it off over Thanksgiving (although making Mom proud is never a bad thing). The question then becomes–is having a blog a good way to accelerate your career?

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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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Always Listen Before Speaking

Posted on07. Jun, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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It’s crazy to be writing on this topic as this issue is all about something we learned as kids – hopefully from a very early age. Some call it etiquette, while others just refer to it as “good manners.” Whatever you call it – make sure you’re practicing the art of listening and hesitating before [...]

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How Will You Spend the 1st 90 Days in Your New Job?

Posted on03. Jun, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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This question comes up more often than not during interviews, and it’s important for candidates to not only understand the question, but be able to N-A-I-L the answer without hesitation. I’ve seen some answers that were nicely thought-out and…well, some that were really pretty… interesting. ‘Awful’ might be a better way to put it. Companies want to evaluate your experience, education, [...]