Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Find some great tools and resources for exploring careers—whether a student searching for your first career or an established job-seeker considering a career change.
posted in: General Job Seeker Advice
Monday, October 29, 2007
Texas handed out nearly $7 million to state nursing schools to help hire faculty and to increase the number of nurse graduates, but only two out of five schools in San Antonio were able to collect. This seems to be the pattern in schools across the US.
posted in: News
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The shortage of registered nurses in the United States could be lessened by adopting tactics used successfully in other segments of the economy, such as incentives to keep experienced nurses on the job and attract those who have left the profession, according to a University at Buffalo study.
posted in: News
Monday, October 22, 2007
Finding the right practice environment that values your education is essential to your long term success and job satisfaction as a nurse. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has developed this brochure to assist nursing students, educated at the baccalaureate level and above, in making the best decision on where to practice following graduation.
AACN has identified 8 key characteristics or hallmarks you should examine when screening potential employers. Each hallmark identified in this brochure is followed by suggested questions that you may ask during an interview.
posted in: General Job Seeker Advice
Friday, October 19, 2007
If you are a job seeker, you have many needs. A big part of the job search is successfully contacting the employer, sending a resume, interviewing, etc. Here is a great resource for all of these and more!
posted in: General Job Seeker Advice
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The heavy rain was probably appropriate, given the mood of the demonstrators. Nurses in Bonavista, led by their union president Debbie Forward, demonstrated outside Bonavista Hospital and Golden Heights Manor last Tuesday. They also took their demonstration to two busy intersections in town, spreading their message of ‘more nurses needed’ to the general public.
Their gathering was part of a provincial rally, aimed to focus attention on what nurses are calling a “crisis.” The say there’s a severe shortage of nursing staff across the province and government needs to do something about it.
posted in: News
Friday, October 12, 2007
Most job-seekers wait to polish up their interview skills until they are looking for a new position. Important interview opportunities, however, can present themselves at any time. For example,
* Unplanned internal job openings: You encounter a sudden opportunity to advance your career from within, and your boss recommends you as a candidate for the job. Are you ready to communicate your contributions to the company?
* A recruiter calls: The position sounds like just the career move you’ve been wanting. Will you say the right things to win the job, or will you blunder your best chance?
* A former colleague introduces you to his boss:The organization is building an exciting new division and looking for new staff. Can you entice the boss’s interest in you as a must-have new team member?
posted in: Interviewing
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Even though labor experts say that nursing is one of the up-and-coming careers in the next 10 years, this country still faces a nursing shortage.
Nurses want the public to know that their job is more then just taking temperatures and changing linens. that’s because many colleges and universities are struggling to expand enrollment.
posted in: News
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
There are many avenues of job-hunting for job-seekers looking for full-time employment to follow. Certainly job-hunting on the Net is one method that has been receiving the most attention lately, but there is a traditional method of job-hunting that can be quite effective for you if you simply follow all the steps outlined in this article. The method? Cold calling potential employers.
posted in: General Job Seeker Advice
Monday, October 08, 2007
Your cover letter (also sometimes referred to as a letter of introduction, letter of application, or employment letter) is a vital part of your job-search correspondence package.
Think your cover letter is ready to be seen by employers? To be sure, use this checklist to guarantee that you’ve written the most dynamic (and powerful) cover letter possible.
posted in: General Job Seeker Advice