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Setting Professional Goals for 2023

By Benjamin "Caleb" Williams RN, BA, CEN - January 18, 2023

The new year is a great time to set professional goals, but it's important to plan with purpose if you intend to make any meaningful progress. By reflecting on the past year's successes and failures and setting SMART goals, you can make sure your objectives for 2023 don't go the way of most New Year's Resolutions.

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Top 10 Healthcare Career Resources Articles of 2022

By Blake Conner - December 28, 2022

Here is a list of the top-performing and most informative healthcare career resource articles published by HospitalRecruiting in 2022. For over a decade, HospitalRecruiting has been a recruiting and employment resource for hospitals, health systems, and job seekers alike.

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Why Travel Nursing May Not Be For You

By Tammy McKinney, RN - December 15, 2022

The opportunities for high pay, flexible schedules and adventures in new cities make travel nursing sound alluring. But it's not all excitement, and there are many factors to consider before taking your first travel assignment.

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Top 9 Things You Should Do When Leaving an Employer

By Benjamin "Caleb" Williams RN, BA, CEN - December 7, 2022

Starting a new job is an exciting time, but it's important to first leave your old one properly. It can be tempting to go out by telling your old boss how you really feel, but leaving amicably is almost always better for your future career success. Here are 9 things you should do when quitting your job.

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Top 5 Specialties That Will Propel Your Nursing Career

By Tammy McKinney, RN - November 16, 2022

Choosing a specialty is a critical career decision for nurses. High demand, opportunities for growth, and good compensation aren't guaranteed. So, we've made a list of the top 5 nursing specialties that are expected to grow in demand, pay well, and propel your healthcare career to new heights.

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Do Job Boards Take Steps to Protect Job Seeker Data?

By Riia O'Donnell - November 10, 2022

Data is one of the most valuable resources in the world. When you register for any website, unless explicitly stated otherwise, your information is likely being sold at some point. Read on to learn more about this practice and how HospitalRecruiting is different.

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How to Negotiate Your Wage and Benefits

By Benjamin "Caleb" Williams RN, BA, CEN - November 2, 2022

So you received an offer on the job of your dreams, congratulations! However, odds are if you take the offer now you may be settling for less than they're willing to give you. Knowing how to negotiate your salary can be difficult, but here are a few best practice tips on how to get the wage and benefits you deserve.

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Top 10 Healthcare Career Resource Articles of the Last 10 Years

By Blake Conner - October 12, 2022

HospitalRecruiting just celebrated its 10th year of business as a healthcare job board. To celebrate a decade devoted to helping employers and job seekers with their job searches and hiring needs, we've compiled a list of the 10 best healthcare career resources blogs we have published over the last ten years.

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Achieving Work/Life Synergy in Healthcare

By Jacob Bollinger, PA - September 15, 2022

Work and time away from work are all really just a part of life. Making the distinction between a work/life balance can be troublesome in that regard, but physician assistant Jacob Bollinger instead suggests we try reframing it as work/life synergy and find ways to make our work lives and home lives support one another.

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Burnout is Really Depression in Disguise

By Danielle Kelvas, MD - August 11, 2022

Being burned out is living in a constant state of overwhelming exhaustion, whereas depression is defined by the inability to feel pleasure and dysphoric mood. But is burnout a syndrome in and of itself, or is it actually part of the pathology of a larger depression? Current research argues the latter.

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