There is no I in team, there is in interview
Grainy pictures, like Michael Jordan above, evoke a nostalgic response. For many of us, our earliest days of youth also evoke nostalgia. They were days in which we learned to…
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Get interviews, use this blueprint
Let’s play health management jobs Jeopardy! Answer: No. Question: What is, have you ever conducted an informational interview? A what? Probably the most under-utilized and useful tool available to job…
Avoid unforced recruiting errors
Attracting qualified candidates for health facility jobs is harder than ever. Daily, we hear from hospitals and systems across the country that it is becoming increasingly more challenging to attract…
The Power of MINE
I had a revelation. At a volleyball game. That applies to the hospital maintenance work environment. I have watched many volleyball games over the years. As I watched this game,…
Perspective and Paradigm
Recently I was talking with a hospital executive about the current state of healthcare administration when the discussion veered, quite unexpectedly, into the importance of perspective. He recounted the story below…
For whom the bell tolls, and loyalty
Friday is the cruelest day of the week for job loss. Through our experience as healthcare facility director recruiters and educators, we believe Friday is the day employers most frequently…
9 must-do’s in 2020
As you look ahead to your healthcare facilities management career in 2020, make it your goal to accomplish the nine items below to help you advance your career in the…
Tales from the Front
When I hear faceless internet recruiting behemoths Indeed and Zip Recruiter advertise on terrestrial radio, my blood pressure rises with multiple thoughts running through my head. First, as a competitor…
Number 2 is OK
You are a busy healthcare professional. Do you have a personal succession planning strategy? You manage employees, oversee infrastructure, QC completed work orders and PMs, ensure that Life Safety remains…
Coin-flip managers and employee retention
Like asparagus on the dinner plate, touchy-feeliness in the work place is not welcome. You see it, you avoid it. Last week we wrote a piece in support of touchy-feeliness…