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How to Measure ROI in Healthcare Recruiting

By Riia O'Donnell - June 19, 2018

ROI is calculated by the amount spent on a specific hire, and it goes further to add in costs post-offer: training time, lost production, etc., to measure the actual costs involved in affecting the hire and whether it was worthy of the effort. Beyond the cost to bring a staff member on board, ROI can be used to calculate the actual time it takes to repay the investment in the new hire.

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How to Measure ROI in Healthcare Recruiting

Recruiting Physicians During the "Slow Season"

By Riia O'Donnell - April 24, 2018

Demand for physicians is a year-round proposition, but hiring can be cyclical to some degree. When residency programs are winding up, the cycle begins with hospitals and healthcare organizations vying for new talent. With shortages across all areas of medicine, physician recruitment never really ends.

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Recruiting Physicians During the "Slow Season"

The Best Recruiters Wear Many Hats

By Riia O'Donnell - April 3, 2018

Some qualities recruiters need are obvious: professionalism, emotional maturity, persistence, and the ability to handle rejection. But other qualities may be overlooked or not considered at all. With unemployment at historic lows, talent shortages affecting all industries, and skills gaps putting the pressure on employers, recruiters are at the forefront of meeting staffing demand. To get the job done, the best recruiters wear many hats.

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The Best Recruiters Wear Many Hats

Traditional Physician Recruitment Strategies that Still Work

By Riia O'Donnell - March 15, 2018

In an age of recruitment by algorithm, many look at hiring as an exercise in mathematics. There’s sourcing ROI, funnel metrics, cycle times, and dozens of other calculations we’re told to examine to raise our level of success in the hiring arena. For all the algorithms, recruitment ultimately comes down to working with people – and people are notoriously averse to being just a number.

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Traditional Physician Recruitment Strategies that Still Work

Top 10 Barriers Facing Healthcare Recruiters

By Sheramy Tsai - February 27, 2018

The recruitment industry can be a challenging field. In fact, it’s no surprise that 80% of the people who enter the industry fail within the first two years, never to be seen again. Certainly, there

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Top 10 Barriers Facing Healthcare Recruiters

As a Physician These are the Qualities I Value in a Recruiter

By Mitchel Schwindt, MD - February 20, 2018

When answers are needed or clarification required, the kind of recruiter I like to work with digs in and finds the honest answers. Fostering a long-term relationship over the quick win is a recipe for mutually beneficial collaboration.

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As a Physician These are the Qualities I Value in a Recruiter

How Physician Recruiters Can Overcome a Persistent Shortage of Candidates

By Erica Macon - January 9, 2018

The United States healthcare system is on the verge of a serious physician deficiency. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) released a report in April, 2016, revealing some very real

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How Physician Recruiters Can Overcome a Persistent Shortage of Candidates

Edging Ahead in the Fall Physician Hiring Race

By Riia O'Donnell - September 26, 2017

As the weather cools down, physician recruiters know the competition is about to heat up. Budgets are being finalized and approved, new grads have been scouring the market for a home, residents are

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Edging Ahead in the Fall Physician Hiring Race

Resume Screening 101: 10 Resume Red Flags

By Riia O'Donnell - September 12, 2017

Eliminating red flag resumes gives you time to carefully evaluate remaining candidates. The result could be a perfect match.

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Resume Screening 101: 10 Resume Red Flags

How to Use Boolean Searches for Healthcare Recruiting, part 2

By Susan Gulliford CPRW - July 13, 2017

As a medical recruiter, you must find highly qualified people in a tight labor market. The first article in our series addressed the basics of finding physicians and nurses with specific keywords. Now

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Boolean search for cardiologist resumes