Comments on: Physician recruiters http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html/comment-page-1#comment-76384 Anonymous Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html#comment-76384 Recruiters cost real money, and those practices willing to spend substantially usually have obstacles to overcome in attracting candidates. Sometimes it is nothing more than a remote location where a generalist or specialist would likely have to practice without much support while taking lots of referrals. Sometimes the location has an undesirable climate or a poor socioeconomic atmosphere.<br/><br/>And sometimes recruiters are the agents of serial abusers or are the pitchmen for institutions that promise much but habitually dishonor those promises and just turn to new hires when their old hires get fed up and leave.<br/><br/>It always pays to call the last doctor who left to get the story.<br/>I have chased some doctors across the country when doing due diligence on practices. I am convinced that there is a lot of valuable information that can be had no other way. Recruiters cost real money, and those practices willing to spend substantially usually have obstacles to overcome in attracting candidates. Sometimes it is nothing more than a remote location where a generalist or specialist would likely have to practice without much support while taking lots of referrals. Sometimes the location has an undesirable climate or a poor socioeconomic atmosphere.

And sometimes recruiters are the agents of serial abusers or are the pitchmen for institutions that promise much but habitually dishonor those promises and just turn to new hires when their old hires get fed up and leave.

It always pays to call the last doctor who left to get the story.
I have chased some doctors across the country when doing due diligence on practices. I am convinced that there is a lot of valuable information that can be had no other way.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html/comment-page-1#comment-76383 Anonymous Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:13:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html#comment-76383 Yes, the good jobs and positions don't need to rely on a recruiter. You need to be at the right place at the right time and/or know the right person.<br/><br/>I have always thought about returning to Oregon where I grew up so I scan the recruiting jobs out of curiosity. The exact same jobs have been advertised for the last 10 years. That tells me not to touch those with a ten foot pole Yes, the good jobs and positions don’t need to rely on a recruiter. You need to be at the right place at the right time and/or know the right person.

I have always thought about returning to Oregon where I grew up so I scan the recruiting jobs out of curiosity. The exact same jobs have been advertised for the last 10 years. That tells me not to touch those with a ten foot pole

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html/comment-page-1#comment-76382 Anonymous Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html#comment-76382 One problem with recruitors is not with them but the jobs that they are recruiting for. From 20 years of observation in my own specialty, I have found that in general, the good people to work for have no trouble filling the positions by old-fashioned networking. Usually the ones who hire recruitors have to do so because something is wrong with the position. Perhaps it is a very poor payor mix, or the institution's management has a reputation of treating doctors poorly. Sometimes they want a physician compliant with their demands for unethical behavior but the local docs will not go along--and the local program directors knowing their reputation for sleaze will not steer graduating residents to them.<br/><br/>In short, most jobs with a recruitor attached aren't worth having in the first place. One problem with recruitors is not with them but the jobs that they are recruiting for. From 20 years of observation in my own specialty, I have found that in general, the good people to work for have no trouble filling the positions by old-fashioned networking. Usually the ones who hire recruitors have to do so because something is wrong with the position. Perhaps it is a very poor payor mix, or the institution’s management has a reputation of treating doctors poorly. Sometimes they want a physician compliant with their demands for unethical behavior but the local docs will not go along–and the local program directors knowing their reputation for sleaze will not steer graduating residents to them.

In short, most jobs with a recruitor attached aren’t worth having in the first place.

]]> By: DR. MARY JOHNSON http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html/comment-page-1#comment-76379 DR. MARY JOHNSON Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/physician-recruiters.html#comment-76379 At the risk of "creeping" anyone out, yes indeed: http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2007/06/trolling-for-pediatricians-and-keeping.html At the risk of “creeping” anyone out, yes indeed: http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2007/06/trolling-for-pediatricians-and-keeping.html

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