Posts Tagged ‘Career Advice’
5 Mistakes I Made Accepting an Attending Contract
The final year of any residency is a time of accelerated independence, moonlighting, and an intense search for that first job as an attending. This decision is critical as one embarks on a life-long career in medicine, and it will […]
Read moreVolunteering to Improve Your Career
Volunteering and your career: Having a plan in place can help set you in the right direction When it comes to building your career as a healthcare professional, you are always looking for your next opportunity to gain new information […]
Read moreTop 5 Mistakes New Nurses Make
Being a new nurse is hard – hard enough that 1 in 5 newly licensed nurses quit within a year, according to one national study. Heavy patient loads, the stress of being faced with critical decisions daily, and the seemingly […]
Read moreTips and Strategies for Job Seekers Past 50
Over 50 and Looking for a New Job? Realistically speaking, it’s not always possible to retire from your current job. You could be close to being laid off, very unhappy with your standing in an organization, or bored stiff with […]
Read moreSteps to Re-entering the Healthcare Workforce, Part 2
Re-entering the medical field after time away from work for any reason is always a challenge. Hospitals and clinics, like other employers, prefer people with recent experience. However, many of us leave our careers for some period of time. Previously […]
Read moreIs this a job search, or a mid-life crisis?
Not long ago, I went through an “I should get a new job” phase. It wasn’t prompted by any specific dissatisfaction with my current position. I didn’t dislike my patient population or co-workers, and the work wasn’t bad– yet I […]
Read moreGet Off on the Right Foot – 6 Tips for Starting a New Job
As someone in the healthcare field, you might take advantage of the new job opportunities available. Consider these employment facts for February 2016: Hospitals added 11,000 jobs Ambulatory health services jobs increased by 24,000 Healthcare and social assistance led all […]
Read moreHow to Search for a Job When You Already Have One
If you are tired of your current job, don’t worry. There are numerous employment opportunities for healthcare professionals at this time. Consider that for January 2016: The unemployment rate was 4.9% Healthcare added 37,000 jobs One thing stands in the […]
Read moreChoosing Your Medical Specialty: Family Medicine
Sometimes (most of the time?) a career path chooses its “owner,” rather than the owner planning and executing the carefully laid out elements of a career. When I was putting together a map for my specialty-to-be, family practice (renamed family […]
Read moreLateral Violence (Bullying) Among Nurses
Every new nurse has either heard about it or experienced it first-hand. “Nurses eat their young.” Many nurses can relate a story that happened to them or someone with whom they work. Brittney Wilson, RN, author of the nurse blog […]
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