Is the Locum Tenens Life for You?
There are a number of reasons you may find yourself considering locum tenens jobs. Perhaps you’re a new physician who’s looking to gain experience in a wide range of practice environments while paying off student debt. Or, maybe you already have a practice, and you want to earn more money. Alternatively, you might be a retiree who is simply looking to do a bit of work here and there. In all of these situations, locum work would be ideal for you
The Power of the Community Profile in Physician Recruiting
When physician candidates are considering whether or not to accept a position, they are certainly concerned with salary, but they’re also concerned about community. In short, they want to know what it’s like to live in your town or city. Does it suit their personal and professional needs? Will their family feel at home? As […]
Recruiters: Can This be Your 19th Century?
Guest blog post by Mark H. Cohen President of Colloquy Digital, LLC The rise of modern medicine as we know it today is firmly rooted in the 19th Century. In the 1800s, advances in science and approach dramatically increased public health and wellbeing. Early, more rudimentary techniques—some of which were successful in treating things like […]
Play Up Your Town’s Positives
As a physician recruiter, you know that lifestyle is one of the single-most important factors physicians take into account when considering an employment opportunity. Hospital environments may vary across the country, but generally, the general setting will be somewhat the same: exam tables, staff duties, and so on. But it’s what’s available beyond the hospital in […]
To-Do Lists & Physician Data-Tracking
Being a physician recruiter is a lot like being a juggler. At any given point in time, you have a lot of balls in the air, and it takes a considerable amount of balance to keep things in motion. It also takes some serious organizing power. Here’s where to-do lists and data tracking make things […]
The Secret to Acing Behavioral Interviews: Be a Great Storyteller
Preparing for a big physician job interview? According to the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR), nearly 60% of in-house physician recruiters use behavioral interview questions when screening potential candidates. If you want to ace that interview, you’ll want to be sure you come prepared.
Why Recruiters Should Ask Physician Candidates Behavioral Interview Questions
In today’s fast-paced hospitals and clinics, it takes more than just clinical skills for a physician to truly excel. You’re not just looking for someone with the right skill set—you’re also looking for a leader who can quickly adapt to changes, respond well to stress, work compatibly with others, be flexible in a multidisciplinary environment, […]
Red Flags to Watch Out for in Physician CVs
With every new position that opens up, you’re looking for that ideal physician candidate—the one who has the appropriate skill set for the job, who’s committed to patient-centric healthcare, and who works well with others and is the right fit for the community. You have lots of jobs to fill, so you don’t want to […]
Top Red Flags for Physician CVs: Why You’re Not Getting Contacted
You’ve been searching for your first (or next) physician job—whether a family practice job, an internal medicine position, a pulmonary-critical care opportunity, or any other type of position—and you’ve finally found the perfect listing. So you polish up your resume and send it out. Weeks later, you still haven’t had a bite. What gives?
A Big Birthday, a Revamped App, and a Responsive Site—Why 2014 Rocked at PhysEmp.com
Generally, this blog features tips to help you find physician jobs, write a great CV, and ace that interview. But today, we’d like to tell you a little bit about us. Specifically, we’d like to share a few highlights about what we’ve been up to at the Physician Employment offices this past year. We Turned […]