By Lynne Curry bio My client asked me to find him the one "right" applicant for a critical management position in his company. Out of more than 50 resumes, I chose my favorite. "Jacob" did a great job on his phone interview, so I called him in for an interview. Ten minutes before the interview, he called saying an uninsured motorist had rear-ended him and the police … [Read more...] about An HR ghost story
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Do you have any of these 12 missing links in your candidate experience?
Any business process is only as strong as the weakest link—and your candidate experience is no different. A CareerBuilder study of more than 4,500 workers and 1,500 hiring managers outlines the complex perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of both candidates and hiring managers to better help employers identify and address where they fall short in their current process, which … [Read more...] about Do you have any of these 12 missing links in your candidate experience?
The link between pre-employment tests and better patient outcomes
Imagine knowing before it happened that a nurse was likely to mistakenly give a patient the wrong medication. Or imagine being able to predict that a nurse's aide would be the one who caught an incorrect doctor's order before a procedure was performed. Or imagine knowing which of two candidates for a physician's assistant would make a career at your medical practice and which … [Read more...] about The link between pre-employment tests and better patient outcomes
Is a national OB-GYN shortage looming?
A report recently released by Doximity suggests an impending women's health crisis: specifically, high obstetricians and gynecologists (OB-GYN) maternity workloads, a U.S. OB-GYN workforce that is nearing or at retirement age, and an inadequate number of younger OB-GYNs practicing. Doximity, a social network for physicians and advanced practice clinicians, developed a composite … [Read more...] about Is a national OB-GYN shortage looming?
An online assessment to help you hire the best medical scribe candidate
As more healthcare providers identify the need to standardize documentation and free up physicians' time to focus on patient care, hospitals, clinics, and private medical practices nationwide are now building in-house teams of certified medical scribes. To help those organizations assess and recruit the best scribe candidates, the American Healthcare Documentation Professionals … [Read more...] about An online assessment to help you hire the best medical scribe candidate