Re: Need help with two resumes (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

If you could send me their linkedin profiles, that would be a good
starting point.

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:02:51 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > From: http://www.aol.com/~deb
 >  > Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:59:12 -0500
 >  > 
 >  > Hi, Noelle,
 >  >  
 >  > Thank you for your feedback. I agree with you about leaving off jobs, but I 
 >  > have an unusual situation. I was at Stanford for six months, then quit to go 
 >  > to UCSF hoping for inpatient experience, then I got fired. When people look 
 >  > at my resume it looks like I'm jumping from job to job on purpose. That's 
 >  > one of the reasons why I was thinking it might be a good idea to leave UCSF 
 >  > off. Please let me know what you think.
 >  >  
 >  > My daughter is also having a problem getting a job. She ran out of loan 
 >  > money and had to quit college a about a month ago. She is about two 
 >  > semesters from a masters in biochemistry, but she can't get a job in her 
 >  > field because she has no experience.
 >  > 
 >  > Would you and Robert please take a look at her resume and my resume? I know 
 >  > that is asking a lot, but we would really appreciate someone elses opinion 
 >  > on what is going on. No hurry. I know both of you have plenty to do without 
 >  > me adding more, but I think we both need to know how we look when other 
 >  > people look at our resumes because we're doing pretty poorly in the job 
 >  > arena.
 >  > 
 >  > -----Original Message-----
 >  > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 >  > To: deb <http://www.aol.com/~deb>
 >  > Sent: Sat, Nov 22, 2014 9:04 am
 >  > Subject: Re: Travel OP Coding $35-$45/hourly (fwd)
 >  > 
 >  > I asked Robert his opinion(since he still runs a job search group on 
 >  > Monday mornings), he said if you aren't having interviews it's not 
 >  > because former bosses are to blame(since HR only calls them after 
 >  > interviews), your LinkedIn profile isn't good enough and resume isn't 
 >  > giving them information they want. He reiterates you have to do in-person 
 >  > networking to find out about jobs to get around the application hole. So 
 >  > go to NCHIA meetings/CHIA seminars and chat with people. 
 >  > Like I said before, don't leave off jobs(unless they were a long time 
 >  > ago--I left off a job I had in Boston that didn't go well-- after 5 months 
 >  > I had to leave, this was in 2000-01)
 >  > Well, I don't know how much healthcare/HIM recruiters depend on LinkedIn, 
 >  > but as you know, that's partly how I got my current job. Also, it was 
 >  > taking the AHIMA ICD-10 training(but took this a year before I got the job 
 >  > so it didn't immediately pay off in getting a job);it's a big $$ 
 >  > investment for sure. Keeping my fingers crossed that ICD-10 will be 
 >  > implemented next year, because if it isn't I'm sure naunce would probably 
 >  > lay some of us off from the ICD-10 project...I've been coding in ICD-9 for 
 >  > them 
 >  > since 
 >  > August. 
 >  > Yeah, supposedly the economy is doing well around here, but for coders I 
 >  > think it's still hard. I look on LinkedIn coder groups with new grads of 
 >  > coding certificate programs asking how do I get a job(preferably working 
 >  > from home!)and with the ICD-10 delay the employers are holding off on 
 >  > hiring or are thinking of  getting outsourcing instead for future coding 
 >  > backlogs. Well, if I was in a position to recommend hiring you I 
 >  > would(networking!) 
 >  > Robert said, "tell her to go to this":
 >  > 
 >  > http://eastbaypen.org
 >  > 
 >  > so look into that
 >  > Noelle
 >  > PS I haven't heard from Erika about her job situation
 >  > 
 >  >  On Fri, 21 Nov 2014, http://www.aol.com/~deb wrote:
 >  >  > Hi, Noelle,
 >  >  >  
 >  >  > I have sent a huge amount of applications. Once again (as in the past), I 
 >  >  > 
 >  > passed the Kaiser 1 coding test last month, and have heard nothing. I kind 
 >  > of 
 >  > wonder if Jackie Marshall at UCSF is making unkind remarks. I also completed 
 >  > 
 >  > applications for other positions at Kaiser, and other facilities. I'm 
 >  > inclined 
 >  > to leave part of my work history off. We'll see. Thank you for the 
 >  > feedback.Have 
 >  > a lovely weekend!
 >  >
 >  >  > -----Original Message-----
 >  >  > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 >  >  > To: deb <http://www.aol.com/~deb>
 >  >  > Sent: Thu, Nov 20, 2014 12:34 pm
 >  >  > Subject: Re: Travel OP Coding $35-$45/hourly (fwd)
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > I think gaps in resume worse than a few months in bad job. you can always 
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > say it just didn't work out/bad fit at UCSF...
 >  >  > 
 >  >  > On Thu, 20 Nov 2014, http://www.aol.com/~deb wrote:
 >  >  > 
 >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  > Actually, I'm wondering if I need to leave UCSF off of my resume. It should 
 >  >  >  > not take this long to get a job.