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Having been in Imaging for over 20 years, there has been much to see in the evolution of patient care. No amount of pining for the salad days will bring back more FTEs or smaller patient loads…..and you thought managed care was rough. The future will no doubt separate those with heart of steel for their work and those who thought they were walking into a golden career opportunity with a silver spoon. The quick and the unemployed indeed.
The creed do more with less has a tendency to roll over those who stand still. Which begs the question “Can you make lemonade with those lemons or are you going complain to the choir that the sermon isn’t suiting you?”
The market for imaging technologists has done a dramatic swing in recent years which means the yellow brick road to employment means you have to bring you’re A-game to the interview table. Nothing less. No cover letter? No job. Better still: decent cover letter? Not good enough. You and Toto will be going back to Kansas. Be prepared to make the impression of a lifetime if you want a paycheck in this oversaturated market place.
The cream rises to the top as they say. Employers are looking much closer at what you’ve got in your bag of tools. If all your expectations are pinned to your grades….. Think again. This is a service industry for people who are sick. If your people skills are lacking ………reconsider your career path. I doubt you can fake being kind hearted in a peer review interview.
Self evaluation is a wonderful tool. If you’re looking for employment take an honest look at how you are presented on paper. In a market where there are more graduates than positions, those that go the extra step will get the call. I once applied for a sales position and was told my 3 page resume was NOT good enough.
One thing is certain. This job is more than just a paycheck. If that’s your mentality, I don’t expect you to be here next year. This job feeds my children. So if you’re going to pelt me with lemons my only mission is to make lemonade. Who’s thirsty?
Trey has had a long career as a medical technologist, and currently works at SRMC in West Virginia as the Senior Nuclear Medicine Technologist. He is a highly published executive manager with Masters in Health Administration. Some of Trey’s articles have appeared in Radiologic Technologist Image, Advance for Administrators in Radiology, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology and several other highly regarded publications.
The viewpoint expressed in this article is the opinion of the author and is not necessarily the viewpoint of the owners or employees at Healthcare Staffing Innovations, LLC.
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