The Career Tree Network Blog

There is a big battle going on right now among Wisconsin Healthcare organizations for the best and brightest talent.  With the aging population and workforce shortages in a variety of disciplines, maintaining a good supply of talented healthcare professionals is key.

While many HR people would agree with this, few organizations are doing what it takes to win the battle. 

Almost a year ago I wrote a blog post on how to treat candidates like pond scum.  The point of this sarcastic post was to share a few complaints that I frequently get from frustrated candidates.  The best and brightest candidates are typically the ones who are most upset.  They realize that their skills are valuable, yet organizations continue to treat them poorly as candidates in their hiring process.   

Here’s the main point:  If you agree that top talent is in high demand, your organization must adopt a candidate focused approach to recruitment.  This involves viewing candidates as a scarce resource rather than an unending stream of resumes who keep leaving you voicemails. 

When candidates are really viewed as scarce and valuable, hiring policies and practices will quickly align to protect and nurture their experience.   

Many years ago two American salesmen were employed by a large shoe company and each was sent on an assignment to the continent of Africa.

Within twenty-four hours of the first salesman’s arrival, he wired a message back to the main offie which read, “RETURNING HOME IMMEDIATELY.  HOPELESS SITUATION.  NO ONE HERE WEARS SHOES.”

Communication from the second salesman follows shortly thereafter:  “CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED!  UNLIMITED POTENTIAL!  NO ONE HERE HAS ANY SHOES!”

In Wisconsin Healthcare Recruitment and most things in life, attitude is everything! 

Source:  Reach for the Stars by Rochelle Pennington