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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
This career goals question centers around if you've identified opportunities of interest with their company or find their career paths as attractive. Your answer will also reveal whether you have defined the career goals you are looking to accomplish. As they advertise online, "Our careers are not bound by titles and divisions and sections. Neither are our associates. They can move up, over and across a full array of opportunities in various realms of expertise. To move into a new role, just bring your drive, ambition and the talent you've grown throughout your career. If you want to learn, stretch and develop, come to the one place where your career development can make the most meaningful impact: Cerner." Talk to the interviewer about the growth you'd like to see in your career, breaking up your objectives into stages over the next few years. This will help assure them you see this as a long-term fit and inform them how you expect them to help you grow.

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"There are several milestones I would like to achieve over the next several months that would enable me to grow into a leadership role in the next three to four years. Any additional leadership, mentorship, and management training would be a great way to help me advance in your organization. I saw a Patient Financial Services Manager role on your job portal that seemed an exciting role to grow into."

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"Thank you for asking! I would love to advance into medical billing and coding once I have enough experience in general health services administration. I foresee this happening in the next two to three years and am committing to this path by attending evening classes and a few related workshops."

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I believe career advancement is something you earn. My goal is to make sure Cerner is happy with my performances, and then Cerner see my potentials and provide me the advanced opportunities,

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Excellent start! Your approach is humble and shows your willingness to grow at an appropriate pace. Is there anything that Cerner could do to help you advance?
"I believe career advancement is something that I will earn. My goal is to make sure Cerner is happy with my performance, sees my potential, and then provides me with advanced opportunities when I am ready. To best support me and my growth, I would appreciate...."
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I would love to continue to advance my career by working in population health. I would like to offer ideas for new solutions that I could help implement within the system. I have always dreamed of growing some of the programs that I had worked with on a global scale and being able to oversee their implementation.

Rachelle's Feedback
Excellent career goals! At the end of your response, I recommend being explicitly clear on the way(s) that Cerner can help you to achieve these goals.
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