New "Medtech Advantage" Offers Competitive Career Edge to Students and Graduates

ATLANTA, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Enjoying a competitive edge when embarking on a new career often can mean the difference between success and failure. As they prepare to carve out their own niche in the healthcare workplace, Medtech College students now have a unique new value proposition that will help them secure the career of their dreams – the Medtech Advantage.

Medtech Advantage is a structured 10-step career program that shows students how to truly get to know themselves, create winning online profiles and effectively use social media to promote their skills while guiding them through development of job search strategies and interview preparation.

More than that, it provides ongoing tutorial guidance for achieving on-the-job success once graduates have been hired and are working.

Utilizing the Medtech Advantage website portal, students and graduates can build enticing video resumes, keep abreast of marketplace trends, and connect with prospective employers. Offering 24/7 access to constantly updated, career-focused information and monthly webinars, Medtech Advantage is like having a career mentor.

"Getting a job and then managing a career can be a full-time 'sport.' It's an added benefit to have a team in your corner that's on-call whenever you need it," says Medtech President and CEO John L. Hopkins. "With Medtech Advantage, we establish an on-going relationship with our students to help them get that first job, then move their careers forward so they achieve their full potential."

Simply put, Medtech Advantage's mission is to find out who you are…guide you into a career…and then help you move upward in the workplace.

Medtech Advantage is a multi-media interactive learning program that engages students with interactive career service training, tailored specifically for the Medtech healthcare career education experience.

About Medtech
A prominent healthcare education and continuing professional development brand, Medtech is a nationally accredited post-secondary network of colleges and institutes with the goal of advancing healthcare career training. Working hand-in-hand with students to provide an exceptional learning environment incorporating comprehensive classroom instruction and personalized hands-on experience, Medtech helps them create an extraordinary new future for themselves. Medtech also provides continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals who need professional re-certification, updated healthcare training or professional development to enhance their existing healthcare careers. Medtech won two Best in Biz Awards in 2013, was recognized as one of Achievers' 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in 2013 and 2012, named one of the nation's best places to work by Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™, and was honored in five categories of the 2012 American Business Awards^SM ("The Stevies").

Medtech prepares students for in-demand healthcare careers at campuses in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia, including the Radians College nursing campus in Washington, D.C. and National Medical Education & Training Center in Massachusetts. Program offerings vary by campus; certain Medtech campuses offer nursing training. Visit www.Medtech.edu to learn more about Medtech education opportunities.

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SOURCE Medtech