8 Tips for Working with a Healthcare Recruiter
Are you just starting your career in the healthcare field, or are you a seasoned healthcare veteran? No matter the scenario, choosing to work with a healthcare recruiter can give you an edge over your competition as well-as access to top healthcare jobs that the market has to offer.
Recruiters spend their days cultivating relationships with their large network of hiring managers, company executives and healthcare professionals. In turn, these contacts usually know about open positions before they are ever posted on a job board, and they will often connect recruiters directly with the hiring manager.
There are so many benefits to working with a healthcare recruiter, and we would like to share a few of those with you here as we discuss our eight tips to helping you successfully work with a healthcare recruiter.
- Interview several healthcare recruiters before selecting one to work with.
When you choose to begin searching for a healthcare recruiter to work with, start by meeting with several different recruiters to discuss your goals, must-haves, and desired job perks. We cannot stress enough that it is important to feel comfortable with a recruiter that you choose to work with.It is also extremely helpful to find out a recruiter’s success rate in terms of placements for jobs so that you are aware of your chances when it comes to landing a healthcare job through them. - Always put your best “healthcare professional” foot forward.
Always maintaining a professional front with your healthcare recruiter is key. Your healthcare recruiter needs to be confident that you will consistently present a professional front when submitting your resume for a position.You want your healthcare recruiter to find you a job and be your number one fan in the process, correct? Here are some ways to ensure that you are putting your best “healthcare professional” foot forward? Choose to be prompt for any phone call or meeting you have lined up with your healthcare recruiter. Always dress appropriately for meetings, and always be polite and considerate when in their presence. - Be transparent.
It is not always easy to be fully transparent with your wishes, needs, and situation with someone you have just come in contact with, but it is crucial to be with your healthcare recruiter. The more information your healthcare recruiter has, the better they can narrow down the job search for you. - Keep your healthcare resume (and online profiles) up to date.
When your resume is consistently updated with your skillset, you are ready to forward your resume at the drop of a hat to your healthcare recruiter for a potential employer. Ensuring that your recruiter has access to your most recent resume and updated skillset allows for you to be consistently positioned as an incredible candidate. - Ensure your social media profiles represent a healthcare professional.
Believe it or not, many medical facilities hiring process includes reviewing candidates’ social media pages. They do this because they know that you will be a representation of them, and they want to make sure your personal profiles will not reflect their organization negatively. With that said, remove any content that you would not want an employer to see and be truly mindful of any content you choose to post moving forward. - Touch base after any and all interviews.
If you have been chosen for an in-person interview, be sure to touch base with your healthcare recruiter afterwards to let them know how it went and to go over any questions or concerns you might have with them. In doing this, you’re allowing you healthcare recruiter to approach the hiring manager confidently and informed. - Stay in touch with your healthcare recruiter regularly for the next job.
This tip is especially true if you are working short-term assignments. You want to know how the search is going for your next short term is going, not to mention that healthcare recruiters like to know how your experience is going with a medical facility since they will most likely be looking to place more candidates there. - Refer colleagues and friends to your healthcare recruiter.
When you choose to refer other medical professionals to your healthcare recruiter, you are working to strengthen that relationship. Healthcare recruiters want to ensure that you are happy in your medical facility placement, and by sending them referrals, you will only strengthen your value to them.
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