How to get a job you want
A nurse on a online board asked about getting a job in a doctor's office. Here are some suggestions I gave for that. While specific to her, they are relevant to any nurse who wants a new job. Despite a bad economy now, you can get the job you want. What's needed is not experience or an agency. What you need is creativity, a willingness to learn, and a bit of marketing savvy. Here's all 3 in five steps.
1. Take a map. Decide how far you'd be willing to drive for a job.
2. Draw a circle around your home for the number of miles you're willing to travel. So, if you're willing to drive 20 miles, you draw a circle 20 miles out from your home..
3. Get the names and addresses of every clinic and doctor's office within that circle.
4. Do a one page letter detailing your experience, your willingness to work hard, your ability to empathize with patients and work with a team. Include a web address (you can get one for less than $10 at places like GoDaddy). On your website, put your picture, an expanded resume, and a copy of your letter. (The website distinguishes you from almost everyone else, and indicates that you're creative, inventive, and willing to go a bit further. It also tells them that despite your lack of specific office experience, you're the type of nurse they want to hire). Of course, include your address, home and cell phone numbers, and an email address.
5. Get enough copies of that letter printed to send to every address in your radius. Have it professionally printed (a place like Pip) with a flattering, professional picture of yourself at the top. Send it out. I'm guessing you'll have multiple job offers (which means you get the pick of the best ones), and you'll be working at a place you like within a month.
1. Take a map. Decide how far you'd be willing to drive for a job.
2. Draw a circle around your home for the number of miles you're willing to travel. So, if you're willing to drive 20 miles, you draw a circle 20 miles out from your home..
3. Get the names and addresses of every clinic and doctor's office within that circle.
4. Do a one page letter detailing your experience, your willingness to work hard, your ability to empathize with patients and work with a team. Include a web address (you can get one for less than $10 at places like GoDaddy). On your website, put your picture, an expanded resume, and a copy of your letter. (The website distinguishes you from almost everyone else, and indicates that you're creative, inventive, and willing to go a bit further. It also tells them that despite your lack of specific office experience, you're the type of nurse they want to hire). Of course, include your address, home and cell phone numbers, and an email address.
5. Get enough copies of that letter printed to send to every address in your radius. Have it professionally printed (a place like Pip) with a flattering, professional picture of yourself at the top. Send it out. I'm guessing you'll have multiple job offers (which means you get the pick of the best ones), and you'll be working at a place you like within a month.
posted by Jim Huffman @ 3:31 PM
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