Celia Harper-Guerra, Allscripts‘ (NASDAQ:MDRX) senior vice president for talent acquisition, explains that while the electronic health records provider is an IT company, its employees routinely interact with healthcare professionals. More than good software chops, the company looks for job candidates with “soft skills,” what Harper-Guerra describes as the ability to communicate and work with colleagues and clients. And because those clients are almost exclusively doctors, the company also puts a premium on job candidates who have some background in healthcare.
“When we go into doctors’ offices, we have to have that knowledge,” she said.
Harper-Guerra spoke as a panelist for the North Carolina Technology Association‘s “Emerging Technologies + Trends” series. This installment was held Wednesday in Durham, North Carolina. Joining Harper-Guerra on the panel were L.J. Brock, senior director of global talent acquisition at software firm Red Hat (NYSE:RHT); Simon Sawyer, IT site manager for financial services firm Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS); and Donald Thompson, president and CEO of IT company I-Cubed.
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Author:Frank Vinluan
