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Finding your Career Path in Health IT: Locating Opportunities and Selling Yourself
Dr. Kella B. Price, SPHRPrice Consulting Group
www.thepriceconsultinggroup.com [email protected]
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There are more than 6.1 job seekers for every job opening.
(U.S. Department of Labor)
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Agenda
Economic forecast Content basics for cover
letters and résumés Answers to your résumé and
cover letter questions How to locate opportunities
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Economic forecast
IT salary increases 4.6 percent increase in pay to $78,035.
In 2005, the average tech worker’s salary was $69,000.
“If an individual has a unique skill set, companies want them, and they’ll be willing to pay more for them on a year-to-year basis,” Tom Silver, Dice’s senior vice president & chief marketing officer.
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What do you worry about?
Keeping skills up-to-date
Job elimination Lower salary increase Cancelled projects Increased load
attributed to job cuts
22% 20% 14% 12% 10%
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SHRM LINE survey
Examines four key areas: Employers’ hiring expectations New-hire compensation Difficulty in recruiting top-level talent Job vacancies
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SHRM LINE survey
Hiring expectations increase slightly in September
Recruiting for key positions proves difficult for some
Compensation packages for new hires improve in August
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SHRM LINE survey
Manufacturing Service
Employment expectations
+24.2 +14.6
Recruiting difficulty
+12.9 +6.5
New Hire Compensation
+5.6 --
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SHRM Labor Market Outlook Survey
Optimism about Job Growth in Q3
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Staffing for Q2
SHRM Labor Market Outlook Survey
Companies in the West regionwere the least likely to cut jobs for the third quarter(3%).
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Unemployment in U.S.
46% of unemployed in the US for 6+ mos.
Highest since BLS began tracking in 1948.
Economists expect unemployment to remain near 10% for much of 2010
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Do your research…
What direction is the company taking?
What is its mission? What is the company’s
culture?
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Don’t include
Age Marital status Information about physical
shortcomings Highlights of your weaknesses
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Cover letter
Customize! Proofread Header with accurate contact
information States the position applying
for and summarizes qualifications in 1st paragraph
Matches skills with job posting
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3 things every résumé should include Include relevant keywords A cover letter Achievements versus job
responsibilities and specifics
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Résumé
Appropriate use of space Easy to scan Proofread Current contact information Customized to job posting Key achievements vs. job
responsibilities and use specifics
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Remember!
Online formatting should be basic formatted without bullets, boxes, etc.
Use bullets for printed résumés and bold fonts to make it easy to scan
Explain gaps in employment – fill in with volunteer positions if possible
Fill the page It’s a “numbers game” Follow-up
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Résumés
Header Position desired/objectives Experience
Dates of employment. Name and location of your employer Job title Achievements
Education Emphasize those skills/education and training
that pertains to the position Special Skills Professional memberships References
Get permission Give contact information and position
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#1 Mistake in Résumés
Not customizing your résumé to the employer and the job that you desire
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Job Boards
Keywords Follow-up if possible Industry-specific or
geographically specific Professional orgs Systems Analysts, Network
Service Engineers, Implementation Specialists
31% of companies
willconduct hiring in
Q3 of 2010 (SHRM LMO, Sept
2010).
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What they want…
Develop and implement new programs Excellent verbal, interpersonal and
written communication skills, including presenting to non-tech users.
Software competency Team leader/work in groups Strong independent time management
skills and organizational skills. Bachelors Degree and/or related field
experience Managerial/Supervisory experience
required
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HOW DOES YOUR SKILL SET TRANSFER?
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Non-traditional Opportunities Volunteer roles Temporary positions Contracting Consulting Long-term projects
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Educational Opportunities Health Care Management Information Technology
Employment in Health Care Management will grow by 16 percent
from 2006 to 2016 (BLS) .
Median annual income of health care managers is $73,660, though with
experience and seniority your salary can rise well into six digits (www.phoenix.edu) .
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BS in Health AdministrationHealth Information Systems concentration
Healthcare Communication Strategies
Human Resources in Health Care
Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility
Leadership and Performance Development
Health Care Management
Health Care Information Systems
Health Care Quality Management and Outcomes Analysis
Facility Planning
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BS in Information Technology
Concentrations: Business Systems
Analysis Information Systems
Security Multimedia and Visual
Communication Networking and
Telecommunications Software Engineering Visual Communication
Coursework: Project Planning
and Implementation Database Concepts Network and
Telecommunications Concepts
Systems Analysis and Design
Information Systems Risk Management
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The Role of Social Media LinkedIn Facebook Twitter What does your profile look
like? Who do you know? Researching the company
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Referrals and Networking Social Media Within the organization
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Interview “Deal Breakers”
Arriving late Trashing a previous employer Speak in a too-familiar way with hiring
managers (20%) Asking about benefits, vacation
time,schedule flexibility (39%) Typos in your application materials
(58%) Dressing provocatively (67%)
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Other things to consider…
30% decide whether to hire you within 15 minutes
40% say a cellphone ringing is a "deal breaker"
70% prefer unpaid internship experience directly related to their companies' work vs. paid employment in unrelated field
39% say "chemistry" accounts for half of their hiring decision
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Flexible work arrangements
85% of HR professionals say telecommuting more common in the next 5 yrs
34% had increase in employee requests for FWAs
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Agenda
Economic forecast Content basics for cover
letters and résumés Answers to your résumé and
cover letter questions How to locate opportunities
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Thank you!
What are your questions?
Dr. Kella B. Price, SPHRPrice Consulting Group
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http://www.shrm.org/Research/MonthlyEmploymentIndices/lmo/Documents/LMO%20Q3%202010.pdf on September 10, 2010.
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