Techie Heads for Medical Field

Healthcare is predicted to be one of the most stable industries as time goes on, because no matter how the economy performs, there will always be a need for medical attention and supplies. Healthcare, of course, employs a number of occupations from janitors to surgeons, IT professionals to social workers.
 
In this next story you’ll meet Robert Silverstein, who had no medical training but found his way into the healthcare arena after being laid off from his job in high-tech.
 
As a test engineer for a large electronics firm, Robert thought his job was secure. But when funding for his project dried up, he was laid off. Unemployed for the first time in his adult life, Robert created a bare-bones resume (found at ...

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