Are you unsure of what to expect as you recruit for different physician specialties? The PracticeLink Physician Recruitment Index is an indication of the relative ease or difficulty of recruitment for various specialties based on supply and demand information gathered quarterly by the PracticeLink system. The larger the “jobs per candidate” number, the more difficult the search.

Top 15 Hardest to Recruit Specialties

The Hardest to Recruit Specialties are those with the most jobs posted on PracticeLink with the lowest number of candidates in those specialties.

Various Pediatric specialties (Genetics, Dermatology, Radiology and Otolaryngology) topped the list as the hardest to recruit, along with Radiology - Nuclear.

Download the infographic to see the top 15 hardest to recruit specialties.

When it comes to physician recruitment, knowing the state of the overall market is crucial.

Recruiters who are aware of the relative ease or difficulty of a search can allocate their resources, time and tactics accordingly.

What are the most in-demand specialties this quarter?

The quarterly PracticeLink Physician Recruitment Index helps physician recruiters evaluate their opportunities, searches and job responses within a larger context on the PracticeLink website.

The physician specialties we see on this quarterly Index of the Most In-Demand Specialties are the specialties with the most jobs posted on PracticeLink and are then ranked by hardest to recruit.

Neurology holds steady at the top of the list with .86 candidates per job, while we also see Anesthesiology make its way into the top five, along with Urology, Psychiatry and Gastroenterology.

To view the top, 15 most in-demand specialties and see if you need to adjust your recruitment strategy accordingly, download the free infographic here.

Reach, Build and Expand!

PracticeLink’s PRO (Physician Recruitment Optimized) Solutions were designed to go beyond your job posting, building your brand and actively sourcing both active and passive candidates nationwide, ensuring you find the best candidate for your opportunity.

PRO Solutions are the perfect complement to PracticeLink RMS. They give staff recruiters the tools they need to expand their candidate funnels, extend the reach of their job postings and increase job responses to fill opportunities quickly.

Easily implement a multi-channel recruitment campaign with inPerson Conference Leads and inPrint Candidate Publications, expanding your physician audience and allowing you to find the ideal candidate.

Becoming a physician is hard.
Recruiting them doesn’t have to be.

The goal of PracticeLink is to help you and your organization recruit the best possible candidates, at the lowest possible cost, in the least possible time and in the easiest way possible. We designed the PracticeLink Recruitment Management System (PracticeLink RMS) to help streamline the three key elements of the physician recruitment process with this goal in mind.