--- title: ThriveAP Blog | Nurse Practitioner Career Advice (9) description: Nurse Practitioner Career Advice | Transition to practice best practices for organizations employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Training and tips for advanced practice providers. (9) --- [![My 2025 Nurse Practitioner New Year’s Resolutions](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/December2024SocialsLandscape.png) PROVIDER BLOG ## My 2025 Nurse Practitioner New Year’s Resolutions December 16, 2024 ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/my-nurse-practitioner-new-years-resolutions) ### STAY UP TO DATE WITH NEWS & BEST PRACTICES # Nurse Practitioner Career Advice (9) [![Job Search: Breaking Through at a Large Hospital System](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-13%20at%2012_27_36%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/job-search-breaking-through-large-hospital-system) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Job Search: Breaking Through at a Large Hospital System](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/job-search-breaking-through-large-hospital-system) Jun 12, 2019 Tips for Nurse Practitioners [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/job-search-breaking-through-large-hospital-system) [![How Likely are You to Pass the Emergency NP Certification Exam?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-11%20at%208_43_32%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-likely-are-you-pass-emergency-np-certification-exam) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [How Likely are You to Pass the Emergency NP Certification Exam?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-likely-are-you-pass-emergency-np-certification-exam) Jun 11, 2019 If you haven’t heard, there’s a (relatively) new specialty certification out there for nurse... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-likely-are-you-pass-emergency-np-certification-exam) [![Do Employers Look at Your GPA for a Nurse Practitioner Job?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202018-04-30%20at%201_27_22%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-employers-look-your-gpa-nurse-practitioner-job) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Do Employers Look at Your GPA for a Nurse Practitioner Job?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-employers-look-your-gpa-nurse-practitioner-job) Jun 10, 2019 If you’re a nurse practitioner student this year, finals season is probably looming on the horizon.... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/do-employers-look-your-gpa-nurse-practitioner-job) [![How Do You Switch Specialties as a Nurse Practitioner?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202017-03-30%20at%206_42_50%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-do-you-switch-specialties-nurse-practitioner) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [How Do You Switch Specialties as a Nurse Practitioner?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-do-you-switch-specialties-nurse-practitioner) Jun 06, 2019 If you are already a nurse practitioner, your education has prepared you for a general area of... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-do-you-switch-specialties-nurse-practitioner) [![Quality vs Quantity: What Should I Expect in a NP Contract?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-06%20at%2010_11_09%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/it-quality-v-quantity-what-should-i-expect-np-contract) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Advanced Practice Legal Issues](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/advanced-practice-legal-issues) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Quality vs Quantity: What Should I Expect in a NP Contract?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/it-quality-v-quantity-what-should-i-expect-np-contract) Jun 06, 2019 By Jennifer Lankford, Labor and Employment Attorney [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/it-quality-v-quantity-what-should-i-expect-np-contract) [![5 Things You Need to Know about Your Bonus Structure](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-06-03%20at%208_32_03%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-things-you-need-know-about-your-bonus-structure) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [5 Things You Need to Know about Your Bonus Structure](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-things-you-need-know-about-your-bonus-structure) Jun 03, 2019 …Before You Sign an Employment Agreement [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/5-things-you-need-know-about-your-bonus-structure) [![7 Strategies for Finding a Job After NP School Graduation](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-05-31%20at%2012_25_35%20PM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/7-strategies-finding-job-after-np-school-graduation) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [7 Strategies for Finding a Job After NP School Graduation](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/7-strategies-finding-job-after-np-school-graduation) May 31, 2019 Finding your first job as a nurse practitioner can be downright stressful. Student loan payments... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/7-strategies-finding-job-after-np-school-graduation) [![Should you pay off your student loans early?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-05-31%20at%205_18_38%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/should-you-pay-your-student-loans-early) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) [Nurse Practitioner Students](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-students) ### [Should you pay off your student loans early?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/should-you-pay-your-student-loans-early) May 31, 2019 Student loans are a great option for nurse practitioners who need assistance paying for their... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/should-you-pay-your-student-loans-early) [![Can You Work as a NP Before Passing Your Certification Exam?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-05-28%20at%209_17_19%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-you-work-np-passing-your-certification-exam) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Can You Work as a NP Before Passing Your Certification Exam?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-you-work-np-passing-your-certification-exam) May 28, 2019 Once you’ve graduated from your nurse practitioner program, the wait to take your certification... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/can-you-work-np-passing-your-certification-exam) [![An FBI Hostage Negotiator Gives Advice for Getting the NP Salary You Want](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-05-28%20at%209_09_43%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/fbi-hostage-negotiator-gives-advice-getting-np-salary-you-want) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [An FBI Hostage Negotiator Gives Advice for Getting the NP Salary You Want](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/fbi-hostage-negotiator-gives-advice-getting-np-salary-you-want) May 28, 2019 I love action movies. Anything with war, drug trafficking, a hero and heroine uniting in dramatic... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/fbi-hostage-negotiator-gives-advice-getting-np-salary-you-want) [![Strategies for Mastering a NP Specialty Transition that Actually Work](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen%20Shot%202019-05-21%20at%2011_20_06%20AM.png) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/strategies-mastering-np-specialty-transition-actually-work) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [Strategies for Mastering a NP Specialty Transition that Actually Work](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/strategies-mastering-np-specialty-transition-actually-work) May 21, 2019 I kicked off my nurse practitioner career in primary care. Two years in, I decided it was time to... [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/strategies-mastering-np-specialty-transition-actually-work) [![How Do NP and PA Salaries Compare?](https://provider.thriveap.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/thriveap-logo-social-1-9-May-05-2022-09-09-24-54-PM.jpg) ](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-do-np-and-pa-salaries-compare) [General NP Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/general-np-information) [Physician Assistant Information](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/physician-assistant-information) [Nurse Practitioner Career Advice](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/tag/nurse-practitioner-career-advice) ### [How Do NP and PA Salaries Compare?](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-do-np-and-pa-salaries-compare) May 17, 2019 A state-by-state snapshot [Read More](https://provider.thriveap.com/blog/how-do-np-and-pa-salaries-compare)