The Most Placeable Candidate
In the medical recruitment industry, we refer to our top candidates as an MPC, or Most Placeable Candidate. That is not to say that we won’t try and work with everyone, but an MPC is the most attractive candidate in the eyes of our medical client companies. There are five criteria that we use to determine whether or not a candidate is an MPC:
[Read more…] about CANDIDATEAnticipate Objections Before You Interview
Over the next few weeks, we will examine the most common objections to a candidate’s background, and how to deal with those objections.
Here is a common one:
“You don’t have the experience calling on the Doctors in our field.”
[Read more…] about ANTICIPATEAlways Have Your Resume Ready To Go
Our Search Firm will source candidates using various methods. We will use job boards, we will run ads, we will partner with other recruiters, and we will do what many search firms have stopped doing – recruit productive, qualified, and happy candidates who are not necessarily looking for a position. When we do speak with those people we generally ask for a resume. The typical response is,” Well Pete, this really sounds interesting but I’m not necessarily looking, and I have to dig up my old resume and update it. It’s going to take a couple of days.” What typically happens is either they forget to send it or the one they do send looks like it had been thrown together at the last minute. Not a good idea.
[Read more…] about RESUME READY TO GOBe Specific When You Are Dealing With Your Recruiter
One of the first things I ask of a candidate is what
We will be providing suggested answers to common and tough interview questions on a weekly basis.
Question
Give me three reasons why should I hire you?
This question often remains unasked, but it’s always in the back of the interviewer’s mind. Even if this question is not asked, you should find an opportunity to use your prepared response sometime during the interview. But here’s the typical answer I get when I ask this very question during a prep session:
[Read more…] about ANSWERS TO TOUGH INTERVIEW QUESTIONSAnticipate Objections Before You Interview
Most candidates do a great job of researching the company that they will be interviewing with. Good candidates will have a prepared list of questions to ask the interviewer. Some will have a
