Healthcare Recruiting Tips & Employer Resources
View all postsOvercoming Unconscious Bias in Healthcare Recruitment
By Riia O'Donnell - October 13, 2021
Whether we admit to them or not, we all carry biases. These unconscious biases may be undermining your hiring efforts by limiting your candidate pool and overall candidate quality. As healthcare recruiters, we must seek to remove these unconscious biases to ensure the best possible healthcare for our communities.
Four Strategies for Building and Maintaining Resilient Healthcare Teams
By Patricia Bratianu RN PhD RH-AHG - September 23, 2021
Considering the current landscape of healthcare, building a resilient team is no easy task. Gathering burnout-resistant workers means creating a healthy work culture, implementing wellness programs, and balancing community and worker needs. Here are a few tips on building a resilient team.
Building a Talent Pool in a Tight Market
By Riia O'Donnell - September 16, 2021
Even at best, healthcare recruiting can be a challenge. Given the ongoing pandemic and staffing shortage, a streamlined recruiting process and great reputation in the market are also necessary. Here are a few creative solutions on how you can best expand your talent pool as a recruiter.
How Stay Interviews Help Retain Top Talent
By Riia O'Donnell - August 18, 2021
Many companies and HR professionals have heard of exit interview - but what about stay interviews? Instead of conducting an interview after it all goes wrong, why not be proactive and gauge your employee's levels of interest and engagement while they still work with you? This is the purpose of a stay interview
Attracting Healthcare Talent in the Post COVID Market
By Patricia Bratianu RN PhD RH-AHG - August 12, 2021
The healthcare industry is a job seeker's market, and this trend shows no signs of stopping. Demand for physicians and nurses is critical in the U.S., and simply offering excellent benefits and wages are no longer sufficient in the competitive market. Here are a few best practice tips for attracting and retaining top talent in a post-COVID market
Résumé Red Flags: Post-Pandemic
By Riia O'Donnell - July 21, 2021
A bad application will make for a bad employee and soon after, the need to rehire. Circumvent this nasty cycle by watching for résumé red flags up front and hiring only the best candidates.
Job descriptions: Updating for Success in Today’s Market
By Riia O'Donnell - July 6, 2021
A job description is a blueprint for every aspect of the hiring process. Keeping this description up-to-date is integral to finding and retaining top talent in your field, so employers must stay vigilant and always keep their postings fresh and relevant.
Recruiting Gen Z in Healthcare
By Riia O'Donnell - June 15, 2021
To many recruiters, the ever-growing generation gap and differences in communication styles is proving difficult. So if you're looking to headhunt for top talent among the youth, it is important to know what Gen-Z values.
Why Behavioral Interview Questions Provide More Insight for Healthcare Hiring
By Riia O'Donnell - May 27, 2021
Pointed behavioral questions are a better gauge of candidate's thought processes than simple yes/no questions. Here are a few more specific questions one might consider asking when interviewing prospective employees.
How to Create a More Compelling Job Posting
By Riia O'Donnell - May 18, 2021
When marketing a new job ad, ask yourself the following question: if I were a job-seeker, would I respond to this ad? If your answer was no, then you should be reading this article to find out why.
