Recruitment Process
1) Search Parameters
Through a discussion with the hiring manager (or other qualified individual) a specific criteria of preferred candidate qualifications, characteristics, and attributes will be determined prior to a search beginning. We will understand the client's culture, expectation, challenges, and goals. GHS will develop a customized recruitment plan to ensure success.
2) Candidate Sourcing
At this point the search to identify qualified candidates will be executed using pre-existing research materials, exhaustive telephone networking of target candidates, as well as other sources and techniques.
Global Healthcare Services will source qualified candidates in numerous ways:
Direct Recruiting. This is the "bread and butter" of good recruiters. GHS recruiters are experts in the ability to find the passive job-seekers that are not currently actively searching for a position. This process involves exhaustive phone marketing of your opportunities directly to healthcare professionals doing your job for someone else.
Networking. GHS maintains an active and growing database of over 65,000 profiled healthcare professionals. These contacts are engaged by phone, email and mail on a regular basis to ensure up-to-date information and that they are familiar with our services. These candidates are a great source of candidates and network referrals.
Advertisement. GHS advertises your opportunities on over 6,000 websites including our own as well as advertising in print & trade magazines as necessary.
Referrals/Networking. Global Healthcare Services has a large network of industry leaders, trade groups, universities/colleges, and previously placed candidates that are excellent resources for leads and referrals.
E-mail Marketing Campaign. GHS has the capabilities to e-mail your opportunity to 1,000's of active job-seeking candidates that have opted-in to our Job Notification E-Mail System. These candidates are immediately receiving notification about your job moments after we receive the details.
3) Candidate Pre-Screening
GHS Recruiters spend a great deal of time on the phone with each potential candidate before submitting for consideration to any opportunity. First, GHS has 29 key questions that we ask of all candidates that will ensure we are aware of all pertinent & basic information.
Secondly, we discuss the opportunity in detail with the Candidate assuring that the Candidate is 1) qualified for the opportunity and 2) interested in the opportunity and location. Since GHS recruits only for the healthcare industry, this gives our recruiters the advantage of being "specialists" in the industry allowing us to prescreen candidates more concisely and allowing for higher quality candidates being submitted to our clients.
4) Background and Reference Checks
On request, professional and personal references are conducted via candidate supplied references as well as direct references we discreetly identify and contact. All formal educational and certification claims are verified through national or institutional certifying bodies on request, as well.
5) Client Updates
Global Healthcare Services updates Clients by phone on all active searches within 48 hours of beginning a new search if Candidates have not been submitted as of yet. This update will allow the Client to be aware what we have done to his point in the search (direct recruiting calls, networking, advertising, etc). We will also update the Client as to any feedback we have been receiving about the opportunity that may prove helpful (salary too low, reputation of facility, concerns about the scope of position, etc). Weekly updates are offered throughout the process.
6) Employment Negotiation and Offer
Global Healthcare Services will assist the client in the structuring and presenting the offer to the successful candidate. Additionally, we will conduct subsequent negotiations, as necessary. The successful agreement on an offer between the client and candidate is deeply predicated on the discussions and interactions we have had directly with the candidate and the spouse during the entire recruiting process. Consequently, the offer will not be a surprise to either the candidate or the client. It is our goal to have a detailed understanding of the potential offer and the candidate's willingness to accept prior to extending the actual offer.
7) Ongoing Follow-Up
Global Healthcare Services stays in contact with both the Client & the Candidate to assure a smooth transition. We assist the Candidate with the resignation from current position, the relocation process (if applicable), locating suitable living arrangements (if applicable), state licensure, orientation scheduling, start date preparations, and anything else that may be applicable. We touch base with both the Client & Candidate at the end of the first day of employment as well as weekly thereafter to assure there are no other issues we can assist with.
We will ask the candidate and client to fill out a brief survey on our website evaluating the service GHS provided in order to continually better ourselves and our process. It is the methodical search process and continual follow-up that ensures a proper fit and long term success for all parties involved.
