Healthcare Recruiting News and Trends

Stay informed by following healthcare recruiting news and trends

Whether you're a healthcare facility or trained medical professional taking advantage of healthcare recruiting agencies, following the news and trends of the healthcare field is important. Federal funds, insurance and healthcare reform all impact recruiting services for the healthcare industry. Depending on the current trends in healthcare, recruiters may focus on international recruiting, national recruiting or local recruiting. Knowing what healthcare recruiters need is valuable for employers and employees.

There are a variety of options for staying on top of healthcare news and trends. Since not all resources will have the same information, it's important that you pick a handful of information sources that discuss healthcare employee recruiting. Some fundamental resources include:

1. Websites for healthcare placement firms. An agency's website will list any new procedures or methods for recruiting that they are specifically using or new methods in the field of recruiting.

2. Medical industry blogs and websites. These informal resources may include helpful comments and opinions from industry insiders.

3. Publications that focus on issues that affect recruiting services for healthcare professionals.

 

Visit blogs for and about healthcare recruiting services

Blogs are informal resources of information, but they can provide valuable information to employees and employers in the healthcare field. The best thing about blogs is that most bloggers research information from all over the Internet and other sources and post the findings on the blog.
Try: Check out the blogs hosted by the Electronic Recruiting Exchange, one of which is a blog titled the A to Z of Healthcare Recruiting. Recruiting Blogs.com is a blog network created for all things healthcare recruiting, including jobs.

Subscribe to healthcare recruiting news and news feeds

There are subscription and free services available to healthcare professionals. Subscription services let you search archives and download specific articles. Some services are specific for a healthcare recruiting agency, while others focus on the whole healthcare field.
Try: The Healthcare Intelligence Network offers some free resources along with a subscription for all-access to the their network. Health Career Agents report all the industry news and trends currently happening with healthcare and healthcare recruitment.

Read healthcare employee recruitment publications

The healthcare industry publishes a variety of publications. Some are industry specific, but others encompass all aspects of healthcare. It's hard to pinpoint which magazines will publish articles aimed at recruiters for nurses or recruiters for physicians, but subscribing to a few industry magazines helps you stay on top of current news.
Try: Gale offers access to healthcare articles through the use of a library card or free registration with their website. The website of Pam Pohly Associates offers a thorough listing of healthcare publications, including subscription information.

 

• While larger healthcare facilities will have a coordinator that stays abreast of healthcare recruiting issues, a smaller medical office should designate an employee to coordinate relevant information useful to the doctor when working with a healthcare placement firm.

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