Healthcare IT Today

You Have an Offer: Now What?

Posted on04. Nov, 2010 by Tim Tolan.

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I’m continually amazed – especially in a soft market – how some candidates respond to getting an offer and the back and forth that leads to either an acceptance or…well you know about the alternative . We try to coach candidates when an offer is made and prefer to outline the offer verbally before it gets memorialized in [...]

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Dealing With a Meltdown During an Offer

Posted on18. Oct, 2010 by Tim Tolan.

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It’s actually happened to me a few times during my search career – a meltdown right after an offer is made. Most of the time, it (the meltdown) can be avoided if everything’s going like it should and all the players involved are executing like they should. When dealing with someone who’s suddenly experienced really high stress, employers and [...]

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Yes, They Are Qualified But Are They Deliverable?

Posted on05. Oct, 2010 by David Kushan.

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Everyone I talk with today expresses how demand has tremendously picked up in the Healthcare IT job market. Most employers have multiple positions open and most candidates I talk to say the volume of calls they receive for positions are certainly picking up compared to a year ago. With the job market picking up, many [...]

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The Waiting Game

Posted on18. Aug, 2010 by Tim Tolan.

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Waiting on the results of a job interview can be really frustrating- sometimes days or even weeks can go by without some clear message of where you stand as a candidate and it can drive you completely insane! Just consider a few things before going postal on the search consultant you’re working with. Indecision by [...]

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Trial Ballooning a Job Offer: A Lesson in Stupidity…

Posted on02. Aug, 2010 by Tim Tolan.

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In search, one is focused on ONE GOAL, to find the best talent available in America in the shortest possible time frame. Hold that thought… for just a moment. Recently I was engaged in a search assignment (did I mention a VERY difficult search assignment? ~ didn’t think so). After weeks and weeks of working [...]

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Healthcare IT Employers ~ Are You Hiring Talent or Filling a Job Opening? Part II

Posted on29. Jul, 2010 by David Kushan.

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In Part 1 of this posting, I discussed how hiring managers who excel in attracting and landing top talent are always on the lookout for the ideal person who can step into one of their key roles regardless of whether there is a current opening. These hiring leaders are always working on their short list [...]