plus 1, Michigan jobs: 8 big metro-area hospitals to hire 14,000 workers this year - Detroit Free Press

Michigan jobs: 8 big metro-area hospitals to hire 14,000 workers this year - Detroit Free Press

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No issue is more important in Michigan than jobs

Whether you have a job or are out of work, trying to start a career or change one, job searching has never seemed more essential.

So every Sunday through March 27, the Free Press Business staff will examine the Michigan job market and potential growth areas, and give you tips and tools.

Upcoming job fairs

Career Expo, Wednesday, 3 p.m.-7 p.m., Suburban Collection (formerly Rock Financial) Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi, www .hiredmyway .com

Oakland/Macomb Job Hub, Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Oakland University Student Center, Rochester, www.mijobhub.com

Job Fair Giant Macomb County Job Fair, Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Concorde Inn Hotel, Clinton Township, www .jobfairgiant .com

Detroit Career Fair, March 9, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Holiday Inn Southgate http://detroit .localhires .com/job_fairs

Source: www.michigan.gov/careers

To learn more

The Michigan Health Council, an Okemos health resource organization, offers many resources to health care job seekers on its Web site, www.mhc.org. The site lets you search by schools offering the education and training; by career and by time commitment.

The site also explains what the job entails, the salary, trends and career outlook.

The following jobs have the hottest outlooks:

Bachelor's degree or more

• Clinical laboratory scientist/medical technologist.

• Cytotechnologist

• Registered dietitian.

• Health information manager.

• Music therapist.

• Nuclear medicine technologist.

• Orthotist and prosthetist.

• Public health inspector.

• Registered nurse.

• Athletic trainer -- as well as certification by the National Athletic Trainers Association.

• Nuclear medicine technologist -- bachelor of science required.

Associate's degree or more

• Dental hygienist.

• Mammographer.

• Health information technician and health information coder.

• Occupational, respiratory or physical therapy assistant.

• Biomedical equipment technician -- requires degree in electronics technology.

• Polysomnographic technologist (manager or marketing person for sleep centers).

High school diploma or training

• Diagnostic medical sonographer: one- to four-year programs.

• Funeral director -- two years of formal education and one-year apprenticeship plus certification exam.

Tips for finding a hospital job

• Gain experience by volunteering at a hospital, nursing home or some other care environment.

• Check hospital Web sites frequently.

• Don't exaggerate your qualifications.

• Keep résumés to a single page.

• Customize your cover letter with your résumé to the specific job you are seeking.

• Try to find someone in the hospital system to talk to. Find out what the corporate culture is like and use it to tailor your application to what the system is looking for in a job candidate. Ask the person if you can list him or her as a reference.

Sources: Jené Allen, Trinity Health; Andrea Ferrario and Mary Naber, St. John Providence Health System.

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SAN DIEGO — If anyone thought Steve Fisher was still living in the shadow of Michigan's Fab Five, they haven't been paying attention to what he's done at San Diego State.

Although it's taken 12 years, Fisher has transformed a backwater program into a top-10 team and San Diego into a basketball town. Montezuma Mesa has become the place to be, as the Aztecs, laden with Californians, play before loud, sellout crowds. Their ultimate goal is to finally win a game in the NCAA tournament.

Sitting in his corner office overlooking Viejas Arena, Fisher contemplates the transformation in both his career and at SDSU, which was 26-1 and ranked No. 6 going into Saturday's game at Air Force.

Someone recently told Fisher that he's still viewed as a Michigan man. True, Fisher always will be associated with Bo Schembechler's blustery declaration that "a Michigan man will coach Michigan, not an Arizona State man," after Bill Frieder announced on the eve of the 1989 NCAA tournament that he'd accepted the job at ASU.

"My response was, 'Not here. Not in San Diego,' " said Fisher, who led Michigan to the 1989 national title. "I've been in San Diego now for 12 years, I've been a head coach at San Diego State longer than I was at Michigan. And here they view me as a San Diego State man."

This is SDSU's sixth straight 20-win season and seventh overall under Fisher.

"What we've done, because of our success, we've gotten this national attention now to where people back in the Midwest and all over, are saying, 'Boy, this is a team. This might be the best team since the Fab Five,' " Fisher added. "I don't want to make those kind of statements, but we're proud of the fact that we're selling this building out and we've got a team that's being talked about. We've got a team for the first time ever ranked nationally and yet, our goal is to get to the tournament and win a game in the tournament. That's how neophyte we are in terms of postseason success. And that's our goal."

What Fisher has done at SDSU is remarkable. Hired in 1999, two years after he was fired at Michigan, he inherited a team that won only four games the previous season. His first team went 5-23, including 0-14 in the Mountain West and winless away from San Diego.

Now, with a team led by senior point guard D.J. Gay and sophomore forward Kawhi Leonard, Fisher has obliterated that sad-sack image. When the Aztecs appeared at No. 25 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25, it marked their first-ever ranking. They reached No. 4 before losing to Jimmer Fredette and BYU on Jan. 26 in Provo, prompting Cougars fans to rush the court. The rematch, which has been sold out for weeks, is Feb. 26 at 12,414-seat Viejas Arena.

Frieder, now a radio analyst, lives part-time in Del Mar, where Fisher lives, and often attends SDSU games.

"You know what? I'm tired of talking about Michigan and the Fab Five," Frieder said. "That's almost 20 years ago for him. There's a perception out there, unfortunately, and I think this vindicates him. They should be talking about the job he's doing at San Diego State. I've followed this program for years. This place was a morgue. He took a place that was a morgue and made it the eighth wonder of the world, as far as I'm concerned."

SDSU has had 11 sellouts this season at Viejas, where the student section, known as "The Show," sets a raucous tone. The Aztecs had eight sellouts total in the previous 13 seasons at the arena.

"I think he's got a great team," Frieder said. "If he can keep them healthy, I think they're going to go deep in the tournament. They're Butler of a year ago. They've got a solid chance to go deep."

Butler reached the championship game before losing to Duke.

SDSU, on the other hand, is 0-6 in the NCAA tournament, including three losses under Fisher.

Fisher has built a team with a decidedly California feel. His starting five has one San Diegan, senior forward Malcolm Thomas, who's in his second season at SDSU after transferring from Pepperdine. Gay is from the Los Angeles suburb of Sun Valley and Leonard is from Riverside. Sophomore guard Chase Tapley is from Sacramento, leaving senior forward Billy White of Las Vegas as the only out-of-stater among the five.