Want to learn more about a particular job or career opportunity? Before you commit to apply, schedule an informational interview with a current Medical Assistant or Nursing Assistant to learn more about the position and it's responsibilities. Bonus: Informational Interviewing is great for networking too!
An effective step by step guideline to aide in helping you create an effective and focused Elevator Speech. If you follow the formula and practice you will brand yourself and be defined to whom ever you speak to in a very short time 1 minute. To be used by people in career transition or preparing for interviews.
A presentation providing insight into some factors that allow for successful recruitment and retention. It is still important to hire the right candidates and to keep them!
Ten definative questions for people in career transition to ask tehemselves and answer BEFORE they start the job search process
By answering these questions honestly will lead to being able to construct
Your next Job Title and what you want to do next
The types of companies, managers, people you perform best with
Your LinkedIn Profile
Cover Letters
Your Resume
Your Elevator Speech
Career Goals
Creating stories to answer interview questions
Selecting Target Companies
Defining your key skills and overall skill set
Where geographically you want to work
Salary expectations
An effective step by step guideline to aide in helping you create an effective and focused Elevator Speech. If you follow the formula and practice you will brand yourself and be defined to whom ever you speak to in a very short time 1 minute. To be used by people in career transition or preparing for interviews.
A presentation providing insight into some factors that allow for successful recruitment and retention. It is still important to hire the right candidates and to keep them!
Ten definative questions for people in career transition to ask tehemselves and answer BEFORE they start the job search process
By answering these questions honestly will lead to being able to construct
Your next Job Title and what you want to do next
The types of companies, managers, people you perform best with
Your LinkedIn Profile
Cover Letters
Your Resume
Your Elevator Speech
Career Goals
Creating stories to answer interview questions
Selecting Target Companies
Defining your key skills and overall skill set
Where geographically you want to work
Salary expectations
Whether you’re preparing for a job interview or have a chance encounter with a potential networking contact, these 3 tips will help you feel confident and comfortable in any potential employment situation.
From understanding how your uni skills can transfer to your career, how to develop your personal brand and create an effective elevator pitch, these 3 tips will help you showcase your best professional self.
For more information, tips and advice contact USQ’s Career Development team or visit the Career Hub.
Best Practices for Behaviour-Based InterviewingMarina Dawson
This session will provide you with the knowledge and resources you need to confidently use behavioural interviewing to hire outstanding talent. Interviews are complex interactions that require the interviewer(s) to have both clarity and processes in order to confidently hire ideal candidates. This introductory webinar covers: the core principles of behavioural interviewing from start to finish; how to use behavioural interviewing in telephone screening, in-person interviews, and reference checks; and how to get a clearer picture of each candidate's suitability by using an ideal candidate profile in combination with various question types and interviewing techniques.
To replay the full one-hour webinar, including audio, visit: http://charityvillage.com/elearning/webinars/past-webinars/best-practices-for-behaviour-based-interviewing.aspx.
Jenni Luke, CEO of Step Up, shares advice for kick-starting your career after college.
Connect: Professional Women’s Network is online community with more than 325,000 members that discusses issues relevant to women and their success. The free LinkedIn group powered by Citi also features videos interviews with influential businesswomen, live Q&As with experts and slideshows with career advice. To learn more and join the conversation in the largest women's group on LinkedIn, visit http://www.linkedin.com/womenconnect.
Whether you’re preparing for a job interview or have a chance encounter with a potential networking contact, these 3 tips will help you feel confident and comfortable in any potential employment situation.
From understanding how your uni skills can transfer to your career, how to develop your personal brand and create an effective elevator pitch, these 3 tips will help you showcase your best professional self.
For more information, tips and advice contact USQ’s Career Development team or visit the Career Hub.
Best Practices for Behaviour-Based InterviewingMarina Dawson
This session will provide you with the knowledge and resources you need to confidently use behavioural interviewing to hire outstanding talent. Interviews are complex interactions that require the interviewer(s) to have both clarity and processes in order to confidently hire ideal candidates. This introductory webinar covers: the core principles of behavioural interviewing from start to finish; how to use behavioural interviewing in telephone screening, in-person interviews, and reference checks; and how to get a clearer picture of each candidate's suitability by using an ideal candidate profile in combination with various question types and interviewing techniques.
To replay the full one-hour webinar, including audio, visit: http://charityvillage.com/elearning/webinars/past-webinars/best-practices-for-behaviour-based-interviewing.aspx.
Jenni Luke, CEO of Step Up, shares advice for kick-starting your career after college.
Connect: Professional Women’s Network is online community with more than 325,000 members that discusses issues relevant to women and their success. The free LinkedIn group powered by Citi also features videos interviews with influential businesswomen, live Q&As with experts and slideshows with career advice. To learn more and join the conversation in the largest women's group on LinkedIn, visit http://www.linkedin.com/womenconnect.
Information Interview your way to a Job Handout Jeff Watson
Everyone hopes to land an interview or get an opportunity to show themselves to their future employers. What if you swapped roles and YOU conducted the interview? Don't wait for an invitation to interview, make your own!
Learn the tactics involved in information Interviewing. Source Employers, ask intentional questions to make your opportunity count and follow up like a professional to advance the relationship. If you follow these simple steps, you can information Interview your way to a job!
Statistics show that, during your working years, you’ll spend roughly a third of your time at work. Let that sink in. You spend more time working than you do on any other activity in your life. That’s why finding your career passion is a key component of a fulfilling life.
The Allen School's 5 Part Medical & Nursing Assistant Interview ProcessAllen School
How do you prepare for an interview? Do more than just a few minutes of research before you walk in the door. Prep with Allen School's 5 part guide to interview preparedness. Use our Common Interview Questions to practice, and make note of the Reasons Why People Aren't Hired!
This slide many explains about how to be ready for a job and what should be prepared before attending the interview. These might be useful for the last minute look for your interview
Companies are offering to interview you, but are you interviewing them? Join us to discuss how to focus your job search on companies that exhibit culture and outcomes that align with your own professional values. This Career Connection class will help you understand how to research the companies you would like to work for, and help you go about setting up and conducting informational interviews with people at those companies.
You’ve been retrenched, how to find a jobjune_parker
Information about how to find a job, create a CV (resume) network and tap into the hidden job market. Work with recruiters and be proactive. No need for an outplacement provider
Testimonial- Brandi Baines - Medical Assistant Allen School
Check out Brandi Baines's inspiring time at the Allen School Medical Assistant Program. See how her and her classmates raised $1,200 to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation.
Testimonial Tuesday- Lisa Papenfuhs - MIBCAllen School
After working as a supervisor in the manufacturing industry, Lisa decided to go back to school for Medical Billing and Coding at Allen School. Lisa now works as a Billing Coordinator.
Academic Affairs Newsletter- November 2012Allen School
Our November Newsletter remembers one of our beloved students who passed away, Jamaica Nursing Assistant, our Breast Cancer walk, internship ascension ceremonies and more.
Hear about Sonja Roan's story and how she changed her life and career after attending the Allen School. Sonja is now half way through her studies and on her way to becoming a Medical Billing and Coding Specialist.
Medical & Nursing Assistant Employment Search Strategies from Allen School
1. MEDICAL & NURSING ASSISTANT EMPLOYMENT SEARCH STRATEGIES
Informational networking interviews are often ignored as an important step
toward the ultimate goal of landing a job in your career field.
It is a strategy of interviewing for information
Informational networking is the most effective method of learning
about career paths.
Informational interviews give you important information about specific
career paths and particular jobs as well as skills and experiences that
employers expect you to have. This type of interviewing also helps you
develop a valuable referral network. Through informational networking, you
will establish relationship with employers who serve as contacts for formal
job interviews later in your career.
Informational Networking allows you to:
Gain exposure to the professional work environment
Get a detailed description of job responsibilities
Learn the vocabulary that relate s to a particular organization or area
of expertise
Develop rapport with someone who could potentially hire you or make
a recommendation for you
Demonstrate your motivation skills and your proactive position
BE AN AGENT OF YOUR OWN SUCCESS
You initiate the contacts
You seek out the employer
You set up the appointment
You ask the questions
You draw conclusions
You decide what you need to know
You conduct the interview