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Five Lessons Every Healthcare Recruiter Should Take Home This Year

posted 3 days ago
Every year, I leave the NAHCR conference with pages of notes. Some are tactical. Some are inspirational. But every once in a while, a common thread emerges that reminds me why healthcare recruitment is so much more than filling positions. This year, that thread was remarkably clear. Whether the speaker was talking about leadership, AI, employer branding, or candidate experience, the message was ...

When the Recruiter Becomes the Candidate: Practical Advice After a Job Loss

posted 06-23-2026
As recruiters, we spend our careers helping others navigate career changes, interviews, and job searches. We coach candidates through uncertainty, encourage them to network, and remind them to stay resilient. But what happens when the recruiter becomes the candidate? Many talented healthcare recruiters have found themselves unexpectedly on the other side of the hiring process. Whether due to ...

AI, Compliance, and Hiring Risk: What Healthcare Recruiters Need to Know

posted 06-08-2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the hiring landscape - but with innovation comes new risks. During this insightful NAHCR session, Alan Lasky, Senior Vice President at Reliable Background Screening, shared practical guidance on how healthcare employers can navigate AI's growing influence while maintaining compliance and protecting their organizations. With more than 24 years of executive ...

One Team, One Dream: Why HR Partnerships Are a Necessity for Future Employee Engagement in Healthcare

posted 04-29-2026
One Team, One Dream: Why HR Partnerships Are a Necessity for Future Employee Engagement in Healthcare Strong hiring has never happened in a vacuum - and a recent episode of The Hiring Scope Podcast from the National Association for Health Care Recruiters (NAHCR) reinforced exactly why. Aired on April 14, the episode examined one of the most critical - and often underestimated - drivers ...

Aligned to Hire: Why Most Hiring Partnerships Fail - and How to Get It Right

posted 04-08-2026
Aligned to Hire: Why Most Hiring Partnerships Fail - and How to Get It Right How stronger recruiter-hiring manager collaboration improves healthcare recruitment, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes Most hiring partnerships don’t fail because people aren’t trying. They fail because alignment is assumed - not built. In healthcare recruitment - where speed, quality, and ...

Trusted at the Table: The Real Work of Executive Recruiting

posted 04-01-2026
Trusted at the Table: The Real Work of Executive Recruiting Executive hiring in healthcare is mission critical. The leaders you hire directly influence patient outcomes, workforce stability, financial performance, and long-term organizational success. Yet many healthcare executive searches struggle not because of talent scarcity alone, but because of misaligned expectations and weak recruiter-leader ...

The Always of Recruiting: Hardwire these Best Practices

posted 03-09-2026
If you missed our recent Virtual Roundtable, Julie Burks , a healthcare recruiting leader with 25+ years of experience, shared practical insights during this session titled “The Always of Recruiting.” The discussion focused on what consistently drives better hiring outcomes—no matter the market. Key Highlights Proactive sourcing beats waiting. Reaching out to talent before they’re actively ...

Missed Our November Virtual Roundtable? Here’s What You Missed!

posted 11-10-2025
If you missed our Virtual Roundtable on November 5, here’s a snapshot of the valuable insights shared during the session. Jeremy Strong from Beebe Healthcare led an engaging discussion on how to cultivate a culture of collaboration between Talent Acquisition and Hiring Managers. The conversation emphasized setting the foundation early — aligning goals and expectations from the start — followed ...

Join the Conversation: What to Expect at Our Upcoming Virtual Roundtable

posted 10-30-2025
The world of healthcare recruitment is constantly evolving — and staying connected with peers is more important than ever. Our Virtual Roundtable is designed to spark meaningful conversations and share real-world strategies from recruiters across the country. Our next Roundtable is November 5, at 1:00pm EST. During this session, we’ll dive into topics that matter most to healthcare recruiters ...

Top 5 Takeaways from the 2025 NAHCR Conference

posted 10-28-2025
This article was originally published on the Cisive PreCheck Blog . A few months ago, I had the opportunity to attend the 50th anniversary National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR) conference in sunny Palm Springs, California. After five decades, NAHCR continues to be the only organization dedicated to healthcare recruitment and it was very special to honor its history with several ...