STOP IT!!!

Last week we had a great opportunity to help fill 10 Medical CSR positions. It was absolutely perfect for our medical billing graduates who wanted to get some needed experience as they move toward their dream career. As I worked through a list of around 50 recent graduates, several rose quickly to the top and they were immediately contacted for interviews.

I was excited for them as I worked with each to make some last minute tweaks in their resume. But I was saddened at the same time. Let me explain...

I put an A+ on everyone's forehead. I believe all of our students have incredible potential to excel in a field they are passionate about and have done the hard work of preparation in an accredited program. But some students and graduates make it much harder than it needs to be to enter and advance in their chosen profession. Here some of the obstacles I ran across as I tried to connect with people and share the job opportunity:

1. Cell phone voice mail full... I couldn't leave a message.

2. Cell phone voice mail not set up.

3. No voice mail.

4. Unprofessional phone greeting like "Hey...What's Up?"

5. Unprofessional email address.

6. No resume on file.

7. Resume on file with too many errors to fix quickly.

8. History of not showing up to Career Services appointments.

9. History of repeatedly canceling career service appointments.

10. Student/Graduate has history of not returning Career Services phone calls.


Respectfully I ask you to.... STOP IT!!!

These are easy to fix and critical to building a successful career.