All Posts by Riia O'Donnell
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Creative Solutions for Healthcare Recruiting
By Riia O'Donnell - October 18, 2018
In a typical applicant market, recruiters need to adapt; in today’s applicant market, institutions need to adapt. The lowest unemployment rate in decades is forcing healthcare providers to shift the way they search for and acquire talent. Today’s tight candidate pool is changing the way we recruit, hire, and maintain staff to assure the highest quality of care and services. Some solutions might help in these challenging times, depending on your market conditions.
Attract and Retain Talent Through Career Development
By Riia O'Donnell - September 25, 2018
In the war for talent, institutions must use every available tool to attract applicants to the fold. For many job seekers, a new position is only the beginning of their “wish list” for employment; career development and advancement are top of mind when looking for a new job. In fact, the number one reason working candidates search for a new opportunity is career advancement...
Interview Readiness: How Job Seekers can Hedge their Bets
By Riia O'Donnell - August 24, 2018
Understand that if you’ve been scheduled for an interview, you already have the qualifications needed. No one wastes valuable recruiting time on unqualified candidates. You meet or exceed the minimum criteria for the opening, so the next steps are important to move you from candidate hopeful to new hire.
Providing a Better Candidate Experience in Healthcare Recruitment
By Riia O'Donnell - August 9, 2018
How valuable is the candidate experience? Glassdoor reports that an investment in candidate experience has an immediate return: organizations with a strong candidate experience improve the quality of their hires by 70%. How much could your institution benefit?
Onboarding in Healthcare: Creating Connections that Last
By Riia O'Donnell - July 19, 2018
For all the resources institutions utilize to attract new employees, the effort can be for naught if employees don’t remain on the job. In today’s tight applicant market, every institution has an eye on retention, but unfortunately, the healthcare industry is second only to hospitality when it comes to turnover. In 2017 data compiled from over 10,000 health providers showed turnover at 20.6% up from 15.6% in 2010. For providers that lose one-fifth of their workforce per year, the costs can be astronomical.
Unconscious Bias is Affecting Your Institution
By Riia O'Donnell - June 28, 2018
Whether based on experience or fear of the unknown, we all hold biases. But unconscious biases can be difficult to address; many people reject the concept that they hold them. With a baseline norm of denial, how can institutions deal with unconscious bias?
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.
Employer Branding Nets Top Talent
By Riia O'Donnell - May 31, 2018
Today’s buzzword for Human Resource professionals is “branding.” While the term branding brings to mind Mad Men-style marketers, effective recruitment branding is not fiction. A strong employer brand equates to a talent pipeline waiting for the chance to join your team.
Reputation Management and Recruitment
By Riia O'Donnell - May 16, 2018
You work tirelessly to serve and to create a sterling reputation in the healthcare community. You’re diligent in protecting your institution and promoting a vibrant, engaged workforce, and your recruitment team works hard to position you as a top employer in the area. But a handful of negative online reviews can destroy what you’ve built in a matter of hours or days.
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.
