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How to Recession-proof Your Medical Career
By Calvin Bruce
Jackson & Coker
The effects of the current recession in the United States are well known to everyone working in the healthcare industry. Both commercial and medical news sources have carefully documented the toll that the economic downturn has had in virtually every sector of the healthcare community. [1]
Professionals in the medical field—whether physicians, nurses, allied health workers, technicians or other hospital personnel—need to ask themselves several important questions:
1. How safe is my current job?
2. How can I make it more secure?
3. What happens if I lose my job?
Employment experts have estimated that in today’s uncertain economy, one out of three workers is at risk of losing their jobs. Those in the medical field with appropriate education, licensing, certification, skills in demand and a good work history are certainly less at risk than others less prepared to “weather the storm.”
On the flip side, what can forward-thinking healthcare professionals do proactively to safeguard their career? The following pragmatic suggestions are offered for concerned professionals who want to make their current job more secure—or prepare for landing another job quickly if they do get the proverbial pink slip.
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Jackson & Coker
The effects of the current recession in the United States are well known to everyone working in the healthcare industry. Both commercial and medical news sources have carefully documented the toll that the economic downturn has had in virtually every sector of the healthcare community. [1]
Professionals in the medical field—whether physicians, nurses, allied health workers, technicians or other hospital personnel—need to ask themselves several important questions:
1. How safe is my current job?
2. How can I make it more secure?
3. What happens if I lose my job?
Employment experts have estimated that in today’s uncertain economy, one out of three workers is at risk of losing their jobs. Those in the medical field with appropriate education, licensing, certification, skills in demand and a good work history are certainly less at risk than others less prepared to “weather the storm.”
On the flip side, what can forward-thinking healthcare professionals do proactively to safeguard their career? The following pragmatic suggestions are offered for concerned professionals who want to make their current job more secure—or prepare for landing another job quickly if they do get the proverbial pink slip.
Read more
Tags: healthcare, recession, therapy
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