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Monday, August 30, 2010.

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UT Austin receives $2.7M grant to train health IT workers

Photo : University of Texas - Austin

Friday, August 27, 2010.
Per healthcareitnews.com


AUSTIN, TX – The University of Texas at Austin's new Health Information Technology program is being bolstered by a $2.7 million federal grant that will support four programs aimed at "fast tracking" university graduates into the field of healthcare information technology.

The program graduated its first class of 54 students this past July.

"Our first graduates are really impressive," says Leanne Field, director of the program. "They are entering a field that is rapidly growing and will only continue to gain importance as we move toward electronic health records across the country. The industry demand is very high."

Getting Motivated With Your "Every Day Image"

Thursday, August 26, 2010.

While working on a power point presentation today, I googled “every day image.” The following Nike ad popped up, and it certainly resonated with me. Not only does it inspire me to get out and exercise “every damn day”, but I feel like it could easily be a workplace uniform. How many people in your office need the SAME daily reminders? How many of your vendors ask the same questions OVER and OVER again? How many employees do you have that aren’t meeting their DAILY productivity goals? Do you feel like you have to nudge your boss EVERY day to get something accomplished? Could this t-shirt motivate all of those colleagues who aren’t getting the job done your way or the job done at all? Could it give you your own kick in the pants? If the answer is yes, perhaps you should don the t-shirt or clip this ad to get motivated. Thanks Nike!

Look, Listen, Learn, and Love Your Way to a Successful Career

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Individuals who are happy and successful in their careers have similar qualities. They look for opportunity, listen to others, thirst to learn and love what they do. Here’s how you, too, can look, listen, learn and love your way to a successful career.

LOOK for opportunity in everything, including triumphs and setbacks. If you give a presentation at work and receive rave reviews, why not explore other speaking opportunities within and outside of your company? If you are the go-to person in your office for technology problems, is there a position for you within your company’s IT department? Or perhaps with a software company specific to your industry? If your company is selling off or dissolving your division, is there an opportunity to start your own business to meet the needs of customers who will be impacted? Don’t let opportunities pass by you unnoticed--identify what opportunities are in your path, consider how you can approach them, and then take action. One of my favorite mantras is “The greatest risk you will ever take is the risk of regret.” How many opportunities have you let slip by because you didn’t notice them, didn’t know what to do with them, or were afraid to act on them?

Health IT workforce will require higher skill set

Friday, August 13, 2010.
Per Healthcare IT News 

SAN ANTONIO – As trends in technology change the employment landscape, training and certifying IT workers will require a higher skill set, said Terry Erdle, senior vice president, skills certification, of CompTIA in remarks he delivered at Breakaway 2010, the premier event for IT companies in North America. For healthcare IT workers, for instance, this may mean having a broader knowledge of areas such as security.

CompTIA's Breakaway conference, which concludes today, was held in San Antonio and included sessions on healthcare IT and green IT, cloud computing and cybersecurity among others. 

Current estimates place the number of IT job openings in the United States at between 300,000 and 500,000. Forecasts for IT job growth through 2018 approach 20 percent.

Get Involved!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010.

If you don’t get out of your comfort zone or your every day routine it’s difficult to achieve greater things. How can you tell how truly remarkable (or unremarkable) you are if you don’t get out and benchmark yourself with like professionals?

We don’t want to be the experts for your profession. However, we know too well how some of you like to pick apart industry establishments for their uninspired trade organizations, lack luster conferences, and training venues that re-circulate the same content and speakers over and over again. Instead, we would encourage you to seek out and get involved in at least one association that is one of the more forward thinking in your industry. Find the one that pushes the envelope by delivering innovative ideas to inspire, to challenge, to educate, and bring together your professional community.

Ask A Recruiter : 'Bench Time Trending, A Question for our IR Road Warriors'

Thursday, August 5, 2010.
By Brenda Witkemper

This month, I’d like to turn “Ask a Recruiter” on its ear. As a healthcare IT staffing professional in this industry, there are certain candidate questions that frequently surface, but never get much easier to address. Here’s an example:

“I’m looking to step into the consulting ring, but I’m still a bit nervous. I’m wondering how much downtime I should realistically expect between assignments. Can you help me work through this?”

Recession 101: Self Worth Beats Net Worth

Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
There is a billboard that reads, “Recession 101: Self Worth Beats Net Worth.” Think about that for a minute. Self worth beats net worth.

Without a doubt one side effect of a recession is the personal stigma individuals feel when their personal wealth is impacted by income loss, business failure, salary cuts, real estate devaluation, or investment drops.

Blows to your self worth will certainly manifest itself into your job search and not in positive way. When you have no self worth, you are less motivated and less confident - which are both huge deterrents in the job search. The motivated ones get the jobs first. The confident ones simply interview better. Where does that leave you with a compromised self worth?