Build a successful career with the right self-marketing tools. Robert G. Hess Jr., RN I’m in the big room now, wired for audiovisual. I have four techs for support. Remember, organizations that have a job opening have a problem, a vacancy that represents work not being done. But what makes a good product? However, the most successful job candidates have supplemented their entry-level program with further formal and continuing education and certifications. You can find tips on resumes, interview techniques and using job boards, as well as the latest information on what the nursing job market and salaries look like today, in our 2017 Nurse.com Career Guide, now available at Nurse.com/digital.” Reliability: Nurses need to be rock solid in their credentials, experience and expertise. Reputation: Fair or not, people evaluate products not only through their own use but also through word of mouth from others. Once you have satisfied the product basics listed above, you can devote your time to making yourself stand out among your colleagues. You can find tips on resumes, interview techniques and using job boards, as well as the latest information on what the nursing job market and salaries look like today, in our 2017 Nurse.com Career Guide, now available at Nurse.com/digital.
I’m in the big room now, wired for audiovisual. I have four techs for support. My back-to-back sessions may have 1,000 participants. The demand is high because I’m speaking about how to find the right job for the 15th time at the National Student Nurses’ Association’s annual conference. Attendees are exceptional nursing students, the kind who come up to me and ask heady questions such as, “How do I become a nursing leader?” But after graduation, it comes down to a question that’s on the mind of nurses throughout their professional lives, “How do I get the right job?”
Assuming you’ve researched and found what you believe is the job for you, there are things you can do to increase your chance of getting it, regardless of how long you have been a nurse. The job market is flooded with equally qualified candidates, so you need to sell yourself as the one special nurse who is uniquely suited for that position. Remember, organizations that have a job opening have a problem, a vacancy that represents work not being done. If you market yourself as a product that’s the solution to their vacancy problem, you have a better shot at success. But what makes a good product?
Presentation: Whether we like it or not, many people judge others based on their appearance, so look smart in every professional situation, not just a job interview.
Content: As nurses, we all have basic education that allowed us to become licensed. However, the most successful job candidates have supplemented their entry-level program with further formal and continuing education and certifications. Plan for lifelong…
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