Successful Client-Recruiter Relationships

Does the future of your organization depend on recruiting physicians and/or advanced practice providers? Creating a successful relationship with a recruiter can make all the difference in achieving your recruitment goals. The following responsibilities will help set appropriate expectations for the recruiter and yourself.

Client Responsibilities

Provide the recruiter with substantial and factual information regarding your organization. They become a "virtual ambassador" when presenting your opportunity to prospective candidates.
Provide the recruiter with realistic and adequate specifications for the search assignment. The information you provide regarding the "ideal candidate" will help the recruiter screen and present candidates appropriately.
Use your recruiter as a reliable source for industry information regarding the available pool of candidates, compensation, benefits, recruitment incentives, site visits, search closure and retention. An experienced and well-connected recruiter can provide an objective and fresh perspective on your needs.
Transparency and open communication inspire a true client-recruiter partnership. Be honest with the recruiter and treat him or her with respect. He or she can be an essential member of your team, particularly when you have ongoing recruitment needs.

Recruiter Responsibilities

Secure all necessary information regarding the organization and ideal candidate specifications to represent the client's opportunity with professionalism, knowledge and enthusiasm.
Keep all commitments made to clients, particularly when critical and urgent search assignments are involved.
Present only those candidates who meet client specifications and be honest with clients regarding your interaction with the candidates.
Encourage, support, and maintain open and clear communication with clients. Open communication is essential to a successful search.
Provide clients with clear and current data to assist them in recruiting a top choice candidate.

Experience and Teamwork

Select an experienced recruiter who can help achieve your recruitment goals. See the next article: Top 10 Questions to Ask a Search Firm. A strong client-recruiter relationship will ensure you successfully recruit your top choice candidates.

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