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Fibbing On Your Medical Assistant Resume

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Don't Resort To The "Artificial Boost Strategy"

NEVER try to artificially "up" your resume by adding things that aren't true to polish it. Although at times it may be tempting to artificially polish your resume especially when you are trying your best to find a job and can't land one, it's not the smartest thing to do.

Never Lie on Your Resume to Land a Job

There is a difference between you shining on a resume and polishing it up artificially to shine. If you grossly exaggerate, or flat out lie, the consequences my be severe without any second chances given. For example, in October 2003, the healthcare Assistant Program of King County in Washington denied the application of Serina Santiago to practice as a healthcare assistant (CA00008530). On her application, Santiago concealed a conviction of attempting malicious mischief. The Snohomish, WA Nursing Assistant Program charged Rhonda J. Watkins, an applicant to practice as a nursing assistant (RA00027487), with unprofessional conduct. Watkins allegedly concealed theft conviction on her application.

Will I be Caught?

The medical community is small, even though you may think it isn't. Doctors and medical office staff screen applicants! Even in a city ten times larger than in a regional area facilities, recruiters, and doctors do the same thing, they screen and network.

Doctors and medical professional often belong to the same professional membership organizations and clubs. News travel fast within their community! Others, such as the pharmaceutical reps, also add their share of talk as they make their rounds from office to office. It is NOT a good idea to lie, even a little bit, on your resume in order to land a job. The cost is too high.

Jefff told us this:
Nov 28th, 2008 - 12:30 PM

Re: should I lie on my resume? ...this would be a really bad move.

Scenario: Two towns, with populations of around 50k, about 10 miles apart separated by a river. Within a 30 mile radius there are many other communities, one with about 40k. There are two class 3 trauma centers and one class 2 trauma center that are part of a large nonprofit medical system, a for profit clinic system, some independent practices and smaller practices sprinkled in the more rural areas.

These folks talk to each other. Managers from many of the practices here know each other professionally and may know each other personally. HR professionals probably have a similar network,

Better, network!!! Join and attend your local AAMA chapter meetings if you have them. If you are eligible join a service organization, do so. Do not under estimate the power of networking, and what folks know. If you do it right, you can get real estate, insurance, education, automotive, home repair and financial advise; all this knowledge, and more, from the "good buddy" network. Create business cards with your credentials and hand them out as you go about your day, someone knows someone who might be able to use your skills.

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While certification is largely voluntary for medical assistants in the USA it is the EMPLOYER who sets the standards when hiring. Most of them want medical assistants who are certified. Unfortunately many medical assistants don't realize that they might already qualify for recognized medical assisting certifications based on their vocational training, military duty, years of experience, or other similar certifications they already have.

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