Post Secondary Education
How to
Prepare for a Successful Interview
As a
teacher or counselor, you understand the importance of
preparing your students for job interviews. There are
several determining factors in achieving a successful
interview. Many times, students are unaware of these
important guidelines. The Health Careers Center has
listed several guidelines that we feel will benefit
your students in their interview process. To read up
on tips for interview preparation, click
here.
Top 20
Healthcare Careers
High
school and college students are at a point in their
lives where they are trying to find the best career
path that fits their personalities. The healthcare
market is in high demand now more than ever. The MHA
Health Careers Center has completed extensive research
and pulled together a list of the top 20 healthcare
careers. Click
here to share
this information with your students.
Mississippi
Health Careers Guidebook 2005-2007
For the first time in
many years, the MHA Health Careers Center republished the
Mississippi Health Careers Guidebook. The guidebook will be updated and republished
every two years. It includes all the various health careers
that the state of Mississippi has to offer. The
guidebook has been a huge success for the 2005 year. It is used by high schools, colleges,
and hospitals as an excellent recruitment tool full of all the individual
career descriptions, salaries, licenses, and requirements needed to pursue
each career along with all the programs for each occupation that the
colleges of Mississippi have to offer. For
interest in ordering guidebooks or questions
concerning the information within the book, please
contact Curnis Upkins at 601-368-3303. Click
here
to learn more about the Guidebook.
Nursing Education
Opportunities in Mississippi 2004
Published by the Mississippi Hospital Association, this information has
been prepared to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the many
different nursing programs within our state. Basic information is provided
related to practical nursing, associate degree, baccalaureate, master's
and Ph. D. degree programs. You will find information to assist you as you
begin your educational preparation as a nurse or to expand your education
and achieve an additional level of nursing preparation. A description of
each level of nursing preparation is provided, along with identification
of the schools which offer that level of educational preparation. For
further information on where you can receive a
handbook or to download a copy, please click
here or contact
Melissa Brewer at 601-368-3235.
Career Fairs
The
MHA Health Careers Center has health care recruiters
that attend many career fairs and conventions
throughout the state of Mississippi. They find it to
be a vital tool in recruitment as well as educating
students and re-careering professionals of all the
many job possibilities in health care. If your
organization is interested in having the HCC attend a
career fair you see coming up in the near future,
please contact Curnis Upkins at 601-368-3303 or
Rosalyn Smith-Howard at 601-368-3244. Also, to view
all the upcoming college and high school career fairs,
click here.
Scholarship
Information
The Health Careers Center's website contains important scholarship
information that students will find beneficial as they
begin their search for colleges. This section gives
great tips on how to apply for scholarships, loans and
financial aid. It also includes information on
specific scholarship programs, nationally and
state-wide, that students have the opportunity to
apply for. The
College Admissions Checklist, another segment of
our scholarship section, is a helpful step-by-step
check list that gives students a guideline to follow
while preparing for college. To learn more about the
various scholarship options, click
here.
Education Services
Foundation (ESF)
The Education
Services Foundation (ESF) of Jackson, MS has excellent
information on college preparation. Please visit their
website,
www.esfweb.com.
Speakers
Bureau
The
Speakers Bureau is one of the many new HCC ideas
currently in the works. We have recently decided to
add this forum to the material needed for teachers and
counselors of Mississippi. There will be a list of
suggested speakers to use for classrooms presentations along with upcoming
conventions where you may hear these presenters speak. Please keep your eyes open. This information
will be available soon. If you have any questions or
suggestions, please contact Curnis Upkins at
601-368-3303.
