Every time we pick up a newspaper or flick on CNN to peruse the news it seems that we're flooded with warnings about the economic woes that lurk around each and every corner. The media loves to feed the beast and there is no beast more voracious at the current moment than the economic status of the good ol' USA. Well ladies and gentleman, let me be the first to let you in on a little secret . . . the reports of our nation's economic demise have been over-exaggerated greatly.
Sure, the political minds that have led our nation for the past two decades and continue to fearlessly usher in the future, have created quite a mess and incurred one heck of a tab for future generations, but we've faced tough economic times in the past. Time and time again throughout the years our country has encountered seemingly intimidating economic challenges and we've always emerged stronger and more stable in the end. Already we've begun to see significant recent growth across certain sectors such as healthcare and pharmacy. These wellness employers add new jobs to the national inventory every day and there has been a recent increase in demand for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other skilled medical professionals.
The news media loves to exacerbate a situation and strives to work the public into a tizzy. Why? Because it sells newspapers and gets folks to tune in to their otherwise dull 24-hour, round-the-clock gabfests. Don't believe the hype. We're all going to be fine in the end and those trained as healthcare professionals are going to be amongst the most prepared for the future.
If you're already trained and educated as a healthcare professional, you have a leg up on the competition. To give yourself even more of an edge, here are three suggestions: 1) Make certain that you keep all of your credentials current and immerse yourself in any and all continuing medical education courses that you feel will enhance your standing and add to your expertise in your discipline. 2) When you decide it's time to take the next step in your career and seek out a new opportunity, be open to relo opportunities and don't just settle for something right in your backyard when there might be better career options in another city or state. 3) Maintain your healthcare practitioner licenses in more than one state to give yourself more options and make you more appealing to recruiting firms and potential employers.
The future is often unpredictable and often storm clouds in the sky today are actually an indicator of sunny skies just around the bend. Healthcare professionals know that in their line of work things have only begun to reach their full employment potential. In fact, if you're not a healthcare professional but believe that you have what it takes to return to school and do the coursework, there may never be a better time to do so than right now. I bet even the gloom n' doom pessimists at CNN would agree with that!
May 19, 2010
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