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Issues Feature Article – Sponsored by Lloyd Healthcare Staffing Career Change: Five Ways to Overcome your Fears
By
Camille Heenan
If you are thinking about changing jobs or careers, chances are you have encountered a number of fears and doubts which stand in your way of even beginning the process. Many people will remain in jobs that they do not like, or even hate, because of these fears. There are things you can do right now to overcome these defeating thoughts and move yourself into a position of action rather than inertia. Here are some suggestions:
Tip Number One: Challenge Your Beliefs. Our beliefs can be so powerful that we accept them to be the truth. Identify what beliefs are holding you back. How many of these sound familiar to you? “You are too old.” “You don’t have enough experience.” “You are not qualified to do anything else.” “You can’t afford to change jobs.” Once you have identified what beliefs are holding you back, you can now begin to really challenge them. Play devil’s advocate and imagine all of the reasons each belief is not true. Make a list for each belief. This list is something you can review and revisit every time these fears and beliefs creep into your head. You will begin to see that your beliefs are not always the truth.
Tip Number Two: Research and Learn
What is your passion? What are you interested in doing? Whatever it is, take a small step toward learning more about it. Take a class, join a group, read a book, volunteer for an organization . . . Whatever you decide to do, remember you are not committing to anything. Don’t allow yourself to become too preoccupied at the beginning with the question of how you could make this happen as a career for you. You are merely researching and gathering information. This research phase will allow you start moving in a forward direction and give you a greater sense of control over your situation.......
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 Straight Talk About Your Career
By Marty Nemko
People place a premium on being positive. That extends to career advice. As a result, I believe that important negative statements go unsaid. I’ll remedy that here.
Many people fail to land a good job because they’re lazy, yes lazy. Psychotherapists may make those people feel better by labeling their laziness “fear of failure” or blaming it on their good-for-nothing parents, but I’ve concluded that most of the time, the core reason people don’t land a good job is laziness.......
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 Rx For More Nurses
by Conrad Lopez
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has donated $5.5 million dollars to the nursing program of a California university to create an endowed faculty position and an accelerated, 18 month nursing program for honor students.
San Jose State University, in San Jose, California is the recipient. In the middle of the nursing shortage further exacerbated by California’s new nurse ratio laws SJSU had been forced to cut the number of new nursing students from 90 to 60. Nursing has been a popular program in an area that has suffered more then it’s share of unemployment due to it’s status as “the capital of Silicon Valley.” Budget cuts in the Golden State have caused California educational institutions to roll back nursing programs just when the need has become more acute and the supply of willing students has increased.
Consequently this grant comes at a great time for SJSU. The foundation has announced plans to donate a total of $110 million.
The foundation states the nursing initiative as follows:...
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 Ahead-of-the-Pack Resumes
by
Marty Nemko
These resume tips have helped my clients find good work:
An employer usually decides whether to dump a resume within 15 seconds, so those first moments with your resume better be good.
Make it easy to read. The busy employer is relieved to see a resume that looks easy to read: mostly bullets with just a few words next to each, and plenty of white space.
After you’ve drafted your resume ask yourself:
· Except for any necessary jargon, could a high school student understand it?
· Even if not paying full attention, will the reader still understand what I wrote and be motivated to interview me?..........
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