When I’m talking to candidates about beginning a career as a traveling healthcare professional, they want to hear about not only the good aspects and what they can look forward to, but the negative as well. And who can blame them?
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10 Apps All Travel Nurses & Techs Need To Download
In today’s society, everything is at our fingertips. As we know, not only do we use our phones to keep in touch, but we can utilize them to help organize our lives. Whether you’re an experienced travel nurse or a first time travel tech, you’ll want to be sure to download these apps before your next assignment!
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3 Housing Must-Knows For Travel Nurses and Techs
You’ve signed your contract for your first travel assignment. Many thoughts quickly flash through your brain: What do I do next? Where am I going to do that drug test they mentioned? I need to turn in my notice at work. How will I manage to pack for three months away from home?
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Five Ways to Improve the Recruiter-Traveler Relationship
It is no secret that we live in a world in which building a quality relationship is a necessity to succeed. The travel therapy world is no different. If you ask anyone, the single most important factor to traveling as a therapist is building a great relationship with your recruiter.
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Three Ways to Beat the Big Buyout
Company acquisitions and buyouts in any industry always seem to cause a great deal of uncertainty. Everybody gets nervous about their job security as they anxiously await word from their managers about their future at their current company. This is especially true for the healthcare industry.
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4 Common Interview Mistakes
Imagine this, if you would. You finally made the decision to travel as a therapist. Excitement is flowing through you. Your recruiter calls you to say they found you the perfect job; let’s say a 13-week assignment in Hawaii!
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You Know You’re Ready to be a Travel Tech When…
Leaving a permanent healthcare position to travel is a big change, and a decision that should be done with a lot of forethought. I talk to travel techs everyday as a recruiter, and what I consistently hear them say is, “my only regret is I didn’t start sooner”.
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4 ways to make your year great
New Year’s resolutions are an exciting and tricky thing. For most people, nurses and techs included, they use it as a way to reset a certain part of their life. You might be going into the year thinking “New Year, New Me”, but I personally never liked the phrase. The reason I have such a strong dislike for it is because I wonder why would you want to change who you are?
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