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White River Health System provides the care you need, where you need it. White River Medical Center in Batesville, a 224-bed regional hospital, and Stone County Medical Center in Mountain View, a 25-bed critical-access hospital, are centrally located to provide comprehensive care to area residents. WRHS also has medical complexes in Cherokee Village, Newport and Southside, as well as primary-care clinics, specialty clinics and senior life centers throughout north-central Arkansas. WRHS has a satellite emergency room in Cherokee Village and weekend after-hours clinics in Melbourne and Newport. For more information about the system’s facilities, providers or services, visit www.whiteriverhealthsystem.com or find White River Health System on Facebook.
Although it may be grueling, patience is essential during a career-changing process. Changing careers should be a thought out and careful process to ensure the outcome prevents another career change in the future.
Moving FORWARD Tips for women mulling a career change
Women considering a career change may experience mixed emotions. The excitement elicited by such a decision may be tempered by fear. Such fear is natural when embarking on a new path and leaving behind some security and professional equity, but that fear should not be the deciding factor when women mull whether or not to change careers.
The decision to change careers is something that requires careful thought and ample consideration of a host of factors. Women facing such a decision can consider the following tips to ensure that they make the best choice for themselves.
CONSIDER MOTIVATION LEVELS BEFORE PURSUING A CHANGE
The motivation behind a career change can go a long way toward determining if that change is ultimately successful. Money can be a great motivator, but if money is the only thing driving a change, then women might be better off pursuing new opportunities within their existing field rather than changing careers entirely, as staying within the field will allow women to capitalize on the professional equity they have built over their careers while also providing a new challenge. A genuine interest in another profession or a desire to find a better work- life balance might make for better motivators to change careers than simply switching to make more money.
DO THE HOMEWORK
Career changes require hard work and, if extra schooling is necessary, a potentially sizable financial investment. Women
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should thoroughly research any fields they might pursue before making a change so they can fully understand the commitment they will need to make. Once they get an idea of what they will need to do to make a successful career change, women should speak with their families to discuss the effects that their pursuit may have on family members. Such a discussion can make the transition to a new career easier, and the support a woman’s family provides along the way can serve as something to lean on if or when things start to feel overwhelming.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP
Many people are dissatisfied with their careers, and those who aren’t might have been at one time. When mulling a career change, don’t be afraid to seek help. Help might come from family or friends, but women shouldn’t limit themselves with regard to whose help they will accept. If a woman wants to become a college professor, she shouldn’t hesitate to contact a professor at a local college, explain her situation and ask for advice. Women have nothing to lose by reaching out, and such help can prove invaluable. And women might be surprised to learn just how willing even strangers might be to lend a hand.
GIVE IT TIME
Career changes are rarely an overnight process. Successfully switching careers takes time, so don’t give yourself a quick deadline to make a change. Such pressure likely won’t increase your chances of making a successful switch, and you won’t enjoy the process nearly as much if you bury yourself in pressure.
Changing careers can be exciting and nerve-wracking. Affording such a switch the consideration it deserves and doing your homework can help make the switch as successful as you envision it being.
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Answering all the questions the right way at an interview is only part of getting a job. A highly underrated aspect is asking questions of the manager. This is the time to ask deep questions to better know the manager and the challenging aspects of the job. Although they can be asked in any order and tailored to most professions, these questions can give those looking for the right job the edge to land the position.
Where do you see this position evolving in the next year?
Asking this question can determine whether the job is
a dead end or if there’s room to grow. If the job will develop, the manager should have specific answers to this question. Vague answers should be taken as a sign that the job may not be a good fit.
Did this new position become available from organic growth or from someone leaving?
Odds are, the position at hand is open from someone leaving the role. If it’s new, ask about how to contribute to the ongoing innovation of the role. If someone left, ask about what that person’s expectations were and learn
Eye contact is important when it comes to landing the interview. This shows confidence and honesty and will translate better than lowered gazes.
what the expectations will be in the future.
What are some of the challenges in this role?
This question can open up the vulnerabilities about the position. Every position has them, but asking this ques- tion should offer more trans- parency regarding the role at hand and how to approach its challenges.
Other questions asked
should be specific about the job, the expectations and even the manager performing the inter- view. Research those who are interviewing you, and ask how their previous roles got them to where they are now and what advice they would give to those starting the position. While interviewing may be a stress- ful endeavor, preparing for it properly will help ease nerves in order to get the best chance at securing the position.