Many physician recruiters have decades of health care experience, postgraduate degrees and certifications needed for our many roles with hospital systems and large employers. The "hat" that is most important to you, the candidate, is our role as gatekeeper.
We make the critical first screen decision about which CVs meet the search criteria, and we advise practices about when, and if, they should make an exception to those criteria. We are the timekeepers, "pinging" our medical directors and practice managers to get those calls made, and we share opinions about which candidates merit urgent att....