http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog A Comprehensive Directory for Health Care Schools Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:22:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One-fifth of Americans live in “non-metropolitan” areas. In addition to referring to the smaller towns and suburbs that are often thought of as giving America its character and charm, non-metropolitan also means rural. America’s rural areas are considered critical health care hot spots these days due to a lack of ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/health-care-career/healthcare-jobs-rural-areas/ California is one of the top states for beginning a health care career, especially if you graduate with a two-year degree or higher. With a growing and diverse population as well as increased incentives for working in heavily rural or urban locations, there is a greater potential for both earnings ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/health-care-career/california-health-career/ If you look at any statistics on the current health care career outlook, you'll find references to the aging Baby Boomer generation (those born between the years of 1946 and 1964). The rationale behind it is sound: we are approaching a time when the many individuals born during these years ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/health-care-career/working-with-the-elderly/ Writing a resume for a health care job is a lot like writing one for any other professional job: you have to highlight the primary areas of education, experience, and employment goals. However, because the health care industry is such a specialized field, it's important to remember that there are certain ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/health-care-career/health-care-resume/ As health care employers continue to demand more and more skilled workers for new job openings, recently unemployed and laid off employees from other industries are hoping to cross over. Whether they aspire to work as a medical secretary, phlebotomist, home health aide, medical imaging technician, dental assistant, or in medical ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/education/healthcare-career-skills/ The president is encouraging Americans to put on their thinking caps and go to school. The new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is funded by more than $4 billion workforce development dollars to fight rising unemployment with post secondary education. Don’t worry – the government is not asking everyone to go ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/education/healthcare-education-now/ Finding a job these days may seem like winning the lottery. As unemployment numbers continue to climb and the number of available jobs continues to drop, a job search for a first time seeker, person in career transition or the recently laid off, may truly see like a game of ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/education/health-care-education-lottery/ Recently unemployed and laid off Americans are finding new opportunities, hope and financial optimism in health care careers. The demand is high for patient care jobs such as home health aides, phlebotomists, medical imaging technicians, dental assistants and physician assistants as well as for indirect patient care jobs including pharmacy ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/health-care-career/health-care-careersecond-chance/ A career as a dental assistant offers many more opportunities beyond working in a conventional dentist office. Many patients with aching, ailing and failing gums and teeth are either reluctant or unable to visit a dentist office to get much needed relief. In some countries there are simply not enough dentists ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/health-care-career/healthy-smile/ Having an injury or falling ill can be anxiety producing enough without having to worry about how on earth you are going to pay for medical care. For millions of recently unemployed (and thus suddenly uninsured) Americans, this fear has become reality and many families are desperately looking for a ... http://www.healthcarebuilder.com/blog/education/free-clinics-training/