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Featured blog post: Don't forget new media in your recruitment search

Hospitalist Leadership Connection, June 30, 2009

Congratulations, you have decided to hire another hospitalist to your team. Where do you start? Traditional networking still works. Place classified ads, and network with colleagues for insights on potential candidates. It's a great start, but even better, go online. Interactive media has transformed the way job searches are conducted today.

Here are tips for how to put these tools to good use and find the perfect candidate:

  • Ensure your print ad does double duty

Many general medical journals, medical associations, and healthcare recruiters place print ads on their Web sites at no extra charge. These sites often enable visitors to search by geography and specialty and offer alerts when a position matching a candidate's criteria becomes available.  

  • Get social

New social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are revolutionizing the way we interact with colleagues' and can easily put you in touch with exactly the right person who can link you to the perfect candidate for your open position.

. . .Read more of the "Don't forget new media" post by Nancy Burns, MBA, of Cejka Search on HospitalistLeadership.com.

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