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How to Recruit the Most In-Demand Physician Specialties

Written by Anna Sottosanti | Sep 18, 2018 12:00:00 PM

When it comes to physician recruitment, a good strategy and hard work are the keys to success.

The first step to creating a good strategy is research. I know that research is not always the most exciting aspect of the job, but it is a key stepping stone to success. Knowing the state of the overall physician market can help you in your physician recruitment strategy. Recruiters who are aware of the relative ease or difficulty of a candidate search can allow them to allocate their resources, time and tactics accordingly.

Luckily for you, PracticeLink lends a helping hand in the research department. Did you know that every quarter, we analyze the PracticeLink database to determine the ease or difficultly of recruitment for various specialties? This allows physician recruiters to evaluate their opportunities, searches and job responses within a larger context on the PracticeLink website.

What are the most in-demand specialties?

We base this information on the supply and demand gathered by the PracticeLink system and compile it into quarterly infographics, free to all physician recruiters. The most in-demand specialties are those with the most jobs posted on PracticeLink and are then ranked by the hardest-to-recruit specialties.

For the fifth quarter in a row, Neurology, Psychiatry, Gastroenterology and Emergency Medicine continue to be in the top five most in-demand specialties. During that time, Neurology has held strong at the top of the list.

Want to know if one of your job opportunities made the list of most in-demand specialties? Download the free infographic.

How PracticeLink can help in your search

get exclusive specialty leads

PracticeLink representatives gather thousands of physician leads while attending more than 18 specialty conferences every year. These lead reports are available for purchase to all PracticeLink clients and are exclusive to PracticeLink inPerson clients for 3 months. Click here to see the 2018 conference schedule or get a purchase quote.

recruiter outside of your region

PracticeLink Live! events are held in twelve cities across the nation every year. These events offer recruiters and physicians the chance to connect face-to-face in a premium setting. Click here to see the remaining 2018 career fair schedule or get a purchase quote.

build your employer brand

When it comes to certain specialties, everyone is looking to hire them. You need to make your job opportunity and your facility stand out from the competition.

PracticeLink Magazine is a themed career advancement quarterly publication distributed to over 90,000 physician and advanced practitioner subscribers 4x per year. Being seen with the content physicians trust, will build your employer brand and set you apart from the competition.

Two of the magazine issues include our When to do What in your Job Search guide, which includes an index of PracticeLink clients who advertise with the magazine. As a bonus, both printed publications are distributed at all PracticeLink Live! career fair and job search seminars, specialty conferences and digitally. Click here to see which magazine issues have available ad space.