In our last blog entry, we discussed 2 of the ways to attract anesthesiologists and CRNAs to your permanent positions faster will continue with the last 3 in this one: Working Interview Provision, Consistency, and Responsiveness:
Working Interview Provision
Having a working interview available for the right candidate offers many advantages. First, it helps to improve retention and mitigate the risk of making the wrong hiring decision by having the opportunity to observe firsthand how the candidate interacts with your clinical and administrative staff at your facility. Second, it opens your opportunity up to a wider pool of candidates who only consider opportunities that will allow them to do a trial or working interview before accepting the fulltime position. Third, it allows the hospital an opportunity to either make a modest profit or have net zero cost, if there is enough work available, since the hospital will most likely have the ability to bill for the services rendered by the candidate.
Consistency
It is very important that the position lists the same specifications and pay everywhere the position is advertised. It is not only confusing, but also can breed distrust in the validity of the opportunity when it is being advertised at different amounts of compensation, benefits, schedule, call, etc. This stands true regardless if one ad is through a recruiter and the other is direct.
Responsiveness
Candidates expect an initial indication of interest within the first 1-3 days of being submitted. If they do not receive an indication of interest for a phone or face-to-face interview within the first 3 days, candidates will typically think that there is little to no interest from the client. Even if you are not sure if you will hire them, it is advisable to setup a phone interview at minimum to help both parties make a more informed decision on whether or not to move forward.
About us:
Rollis Fontenot III is the Director of Anesthesia Placement at Alliance Recruiting Resources. Alliance Recruiting Resources is a full service medical recruiting firm who specializes in ”Bridging the gap between Healthcare Facilities, Medical Providers and Patients needing care.” We staff with a specialty-focus for hundreds of hospitals throughout the country with locum tenens and permanent candidates. Please email (anesthesia@alliancerr.com) or call us at 800-759-8203 for a free consultation, or visit our Alliance Website (http://www.alliancerr.com/) or our Blog (http://allianceanesthesia.wordpress.com/) for more helpful information.
