ACC CardioCareer & CME Guide - March 2008v8 - (Page 8) ACC’s Online Career Center: Your One-Stop Shop for Career Development eveloped for cardiovascular specialists at all stages of their careers, ACC Cardiology Careers is an online job bank and much, much more. In addition to providing ACC members with access to hundreds of job listings every month and helping them to make contact with prospective employers, ACC Cardiology Careers houses valuable tools designed to assist with sound decision making for career development and advancement. Built to address all aspects of career development, ACC Cardiology Careers has become one of the most powerful and effective cardiovascular job banks in the United States. Whether you are looking to launch your career or advance to a new level, you will find user-friendly tools that take the stress out of job searching. And, for ACC members, this unparalleled service is available via www.acc.org at no cost. Personalized Career Tools For those just starting out or considering a change of work environment, ACC Cardiology Careers now offers the insightful “My Work Style” survey. This comprehensive tool takes your answers to a host of questions and analyzes how your work personality matches various career paths. The College has received positive feedback from many cardiovascular specialists who have used this unique career development resource to better understand Visit the ACC Cardiology Careers Resource Center at ACC.08 in Room E-256, Convention Center D their professional work style and optimize their career success and satisfaction. Also receiving positive reviews from ACC members are the site’s “Resume Builder” and “My Site” features. “Resume Builder” helps you build a CV that showcases your skills, education, and experience. Especially helpful for those new to writing a CV, this tool allows you to develop and save multiple versions of your resume as well as post it online for prospective employers. Using the “My Site” mechanism, you can create your own passwordprotected career site, featuring your CV, photo, references, articles you have written or published, and a personalized introduction. Job Listings and Alerts Once ACC Cardiology Careers has helped you build personalized career development tools, it will assist with your job search, too. You’ll have access to hundreds of high-quality, cardiology-specific job listings, which you can search by discipline, location, and keyword. You can also instruct ACC Cardiology Careers to alert you to job opportunities that match your interests. This easy-to-use feature of the site allows you to set and save criteria about your job preferences. From then on, whenever a job is posted that corresponds with your preferences, you will receive a “Job Alert” from ACC Cardiology Careers. If you decide to apply for the job, the career site can help you write a cover letter and send it, along with your CV, to each prospective employer. Proven Track Record Every year, about 1,300 cardiovascular specialists contact prospective employers via ACC Cardiology Careers. To take advantage of this valuable ACC member benefit, visit www. acc.org and click on “Jobs” at the top of the page. If you have questions while you are using the site, you’ll have 24-hour access to professional personal care associates by phone or email. This article was reproduced with permission from the Winter 2008 issue of ACC’s Fellows-in-Training News, Vol. II, No. 1. Copyright 2008 American College of Cardiology. u 8 American College of Cardiology CardioCareer & CME Guide www.acc.org acc.org
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