Career Exploration Program (CEP)

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Career Exploration Program(CEP)

• Dwayne A. Parker
• Administrator for Equity Diversity
• Hurley Medical Center

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Career Exploration Program (CEP)

• Overview
• Didactic Lecture
• Educational/Career Assessment
• Job Shadowing
• Program Evaluation
• Mentoring

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CEP Philosophy

• Development
• Service, Clerical and Maintenance Employees

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CEP Purpose

• Assess for additional/enhanced skills
• Increase exposure
• Awareness for future mobility
• Increase job satisfaction and morale
• Increase productivity
• Incentive to work at full capacity
• Decrease turnover

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Criteria for Eligibility

• Complete original probationary period
• Permanent employee with one or more years of
  service
• Very good to excellent attendance record
• Performance Review rating of no less than 4
• Must complete formal application process

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CEP Application Process

• Program announcements
• Applications available in the Department of
  Education and the Human Resources Department
• Applications screened to meet eligibility
  requirements
• Panel interview

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CEP Program Description

• Ten (10) week course
• Hour and a half class
• Presentations on Hot Jobs in Healthcare
• Job Shadowing (Bi-annually)
• Mentoring (Volunteer)

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CEP Class Listing

• Overview/Orientation
• Self-directed Search Assessment (Mott Community
  College)
• Career Planning
• Life and Time Management
• Resumes, Applications and Interviews
• Dress for Success
• Effective Communication (Baker College)
• ABCs of Promotion
• College Prep/Going Back-to-School (Mott Community
  and Baker College)

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Hot Jobs in Healthcare

• Nursing
• Medical/Physician Billing
• Radiology and Radiation Therapy
• Medical Lab Technician/Technologist
• Mechanic I, II, and III
• Surgical Technician
• Coder
• Bio-medical Equipment Technician I, II, and III

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Evaluation Summary

• Since the inception of the Career Exploration
  Program in 2001, (96) employees have completed
  the program
• 81 of the participants returned program
  evaluations

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CEP Evaluation Results

• Question 1 Did class meet your needs?

Yes 93
No 3
Unsure/Unanswered 4
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CEP Evaluation Results

• Question 2 Do you believe the program will have
  a positive impact on you and HMC?

Yes 98
No 1
Unsure/Unanswered 1
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CEP Evaluation Results

• Question 3 Overall, was the process worth your
  time?

Yes 99
Unsure/Unanswered 1
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CEP Evaluation Results

• Question 4 Best Features of the Program?

Going back to School 29
Interviewing 16
Hot Jobs in Healthcare 15
Self-Presentation 14
Career Planning 11
Resumes 11
Life Management 4
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CEP Evaluation Results

• Question 5 Do you have any suggestions that
  may improve the program?

Include Baker College, Davenport University, and Mott
More Hot Jobs information
More emphasis on how to Excel at Hurley
Longer class time
Have more than one class per week