I'm a PGY-4 resident looking to land a job in NE Ohio (Canton, Akron, Cleveland) upon completion of my residency. I have sent out quite a few emails to physician recruiters (hospital physician recruiters not external) and have a hard time actually getting a response. I've had two phone conversations where they just give a generic spiel about their hospital and say they'll reach back out in a few months. Largely most of my emails are seemingly just being ignored. I understand that we are in unprecedented times with COVID, however I did anticipate at least getting an email back stating they are still evaluating the current situation or something. My question is are physician recruiters listed on hospital websites/job postings the best route to find true job availability? Should I skip emailing and just pick up the phone? Or should I just be patient and expect more of a response closer to when I'd actually be able to start? (July 2021) Any other advice to get the ball rolling?
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Your only solution is to come work at our hospital. We're the only ones still hiring.
But seriously, I would call the psychiatry medical director and talk to them about what's going on. They'll be able to give you a general sense if there are possibly open positions, or if COVID has caused a hiring freeze. We've seen very slightly reduced inpatient volumes, outpatient is the same or more, so there isn't a slow down for psych, as opposed to some other specialties. The other thing is sometimes there isn't a position officially posted so the recruiter will be less motivated to get back in touch with you, but the medical director will know if there is a staffing need and can stoke the fire of recruitment.
But seriously, I would call the psychiatry medical director and talk to them about what's going on. They'll be able to give you a general sense if there are possibly open positions, or if COVID has caused a hiring freeze. We've seen very slightly reduced inpatient volumes, outpatient is the same or more, so there isn't a slow down for psych, as opposed to some other specialties. The other thing is sometimes there isn't a position officially posted so the recruiter will be less motivated to get back in touch with you, but the medical director will know if there is a staffing need and can stoke the fire of recruitment.
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From my experience, internal recruiters are less motivated compared to external recruiters. I'm guessing when you collect a salary, it doesn't matter if you recruit or not. But when you get paid based on placement, you're more likely to do work to get people placed.
A few years ago (pre-COVID), I reached out to an internal recruiter. I never heard back. Then after a year, I see the same job advertised by an external recruiter. So the need was (is) there. The original guy I reached out to was just too lazy to follow up.
A few years ago (pre-COVID), I reached out to an internal recruiter. I never heard back. Then after a year, I see the same job advertised by an external recruiter. So the need was (is) there. The original guy I reached out to was just too lazy to follow up.
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Hospital, Big Box Shop, recruiters can be bad. But its also been my experience that it is symptomatic of the organization as a whole - that silence you are getting is priceless. That just saved you a massive headache of working for a dysfunctional organization. The places that are better are the ones that also know how to have a functional recruiter who does their job.
