Often times, medical professionals that are seeking to relocate, or are simply looking for a new position, are reluctant to seek out the help of a professional medical recruiter. This reluctance may stem from hearing “horror stories”, or stories of others that had very bad experiences working with a professional recruiter. Or, the job seeking medical professional often doesn’t understand how utilizing a recruiter works, so they don’t investigate the possibility of using one.
The truth is, just as not all doctors are alike, or all medical practices are not alike, all recruiters are not alike. Now make no mistake, there are definitely some medical recruiters in the business that are motivated strictly by money, and by a desire to close the deal. Recruiters such as these have questionable people skills, and no real desire to help the job seeker, no matter what it takes. This type of recruiter will talk to candidates as briefly as possibly, only get the information that they absolutely need to attempt to get the candidate placed into a job they are representing, and make little or no attempt to establish a good relationship with the person seeking the job. And quite frequently, when an unscrupulous recruiter obtains the resume of a candidate, they will “shotgun” it all over the country to various clients that they represent, and hope they get lucky. Recruiters with business practices such as these are “a dime a dozen”, and are the reason some job seeking candidates shy away from using the services of a professional recruiter.
The good news is that even though there are some bad recruiters and recruiting firms out there, there are some good ones. Recruiting firms that are operated with integrity are not just concerned with “closing the deal”, and reaping the profits. In fact, the best recruiting firms know that establishing great working relationships with clients and job seeking candidates, is the absolute most important aspect of the recruiting process. When a job seeking candidate calls a medical recruiting company, there are certain key aspects that the candidate should look for. A thorough, extensive interview and “get to know you” session should be conducted. This is a critical part of the recruiting process. It provides the information about the candidate that is necessary to match the candidate with the position that would best suit their needs. During this interview, information such as desired work location, personal interests and outside activities, needs of the candidate’s family, and long term goals and aspirations are obtained. This information will assist the recruiting company in matching the candidate to the best possible career opportunity.
