Posts Tagged ‘Nurse Recruiter’
Managing Your Career
An interview with Jeff Long, Medical Solutions Marketing Manager
Related: Attitude, Career, Energy, Expectations, Job Search, Nurse Recruiter, Nursing Jobs, Nursing Trends, Recruiters, Success, Travel Nursing
You may just be embarking on your nursing career but have your sights set on travel nursing. You'll be able to see the world, get great benefits, and hone your problem solving and clinical skills.
But there's a catch: you'll need two years experience first. Here Jeff Long, marketing manager of Medical Solutions, a staffing company that places nurses in travel nursing jobs, talks about what [...]
Managing Your Career
Advice from a nurse recruiter on the first 2 steps to landing your
dream job.
By Melissa Parks
Related: Application, Career, Communication, Interview, Job Search, New Nurse Tips, Nurse Recruiter, Nursing Jobs, Nursing Shortage, Professionalism, Resume, Success, Truth
Most new nurses spend countless hours gearing up for the interview. But really, the interview is just a fraction of the evaluation process. Before you even meet face-to-face with a potential employer, you must demonstrate through written communication— your application and resume—that you’re a competent professional.
Unfortunately, many new nurses skimp on this important phase of the job-acquisition process.
According to Carolyn Steffel, a nurse recruiter at [...]
Managing Your Career
The 7 questions you must be ready to answer.
By Melissa Parks
It’s not about what you would do, it’s about what you did do.
That’s the essence of behavioral-based interviewing, which aims to discover how the interviewee acted in specific employment-related situations.
Why is behavioral-based interviewing so popular? Because, according to Carolyn Steffel, a recruiter at Edward Hospital, a magnet hospital in Naperville, IL, “You can teach someone skills, but you cannot easily teach someone a behavior. Despite [...]
Managing Your Career
Making a lasting impression.
By Melissa Parks
Related: Career, Interview, Job Search, New Grad, New Nurse, New Nurse Tips, Non-Verbal Language, Nurse Recruiter, Nursing Jobs, Nursing Shortage, Professionalism, Recruiters, Resume, Truth
With the touted nursing shortage, you’d think you could bomb an interview and still land any job you want. Think again. Hospitals—especially, reputable ones—are selective. Recruiters use the interview to predict your performance and if you’ll be a good fit. Based on interviews, nurses are often rejected. That’s why Carolyn Steffel, a nurse recruiter at Edward Hospital, a magnet hospital in Naperville, IL, says to [...]
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