We're coming up soon on the halfway mark of 2017, which makes it a great time to take a step back for a quick self evaluation.

Physicians as a demographic often find themselves moving for work—or moving closer to home after a stint of training or employment far away.

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. That would suggest a video could be worth a thousand times more! The popularity of video is growing drastically; it provides a high level of engagement and motivates potential candidates to view your posting for a longer period of time. Video can also increase your search engine rankings. If you're considering utilizing video in your recruiting efforts, here are several things to keep in mind:

Wondering what to expect as you recruit for different 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 by the PracticeLink system quarterly. The larger the “Jobs per candidate” number, the more difficult the search.