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About Tim Mattis, Founder, ENSEARCH Management Consultants

Tim Mattis is the Founding Principal of ENSEARCH Management Consultants. He has been a search executive since 1983, and has been placing NNPs since 1994. Tim's goal is to offer clients and candidates an environment of respect and professionalism while nurturing close personal and professional relationships.
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What You Don’t Know About Offer Negotiations Can Hurt You

Most people are so caught up in their NNP salary they don’t realize how much they might be missing out on in their overall offer package. We emphasize to our candidates, you’re in an offer negotiation, not a salary negotiation. Here is what you need to know. Some things are not [...]

What You Don’t Know About Offer Negotiations Can Hurt You2020-02-04T17:04:30+00:00

3 Tips for Interviewing a Passive Candidate

While most hiring managers would love their perfect candidate to be an active job seeker, it's usually not the case. “I am looking for a new job and I want to work for you”. This is essentially the position of the active candidate. In a perfect world, your perfect candidate [...]

3 Tips for Interviewing a Passive Candidate2019-03-15T16:42:55+00:00

3 Steps for Avoiding Job Seeker Burnout

"I’ve put so much time and energy into this. If I keep going, how do I even know it will pay off?" "There’s no guarantee I’ll even get a job..." "I’m on my own, I can’t do this for much longer…" If any of these thoughts are going through your [...]

3 Steps for Avoiding Job Seeker Burnout2020-03-05T16:30:16+00:00

How to Find NNP Jobs That Aren’t Posted Online

Have you been searching everywhere for the perfect job, and just can't seem to find it online? If it’s out there, we’ll find it for you. Not all recruiters are created equally. In fact, many people aren’t even aware there is a difference between an employment agency and a search [...]

How to Find NNP Jobs That Aren’t Posted Online2019-03-15T16:42:56+00:00

Does Your Handshake Matter? An Unexpected Success Tip for First Impressions

If you were raised in the same kind of home as I was, you were probably taught at an early age by your parents that there was only one proper handshake. You know — the one with a firm grip and just a couple pumps for the shake. I recall [...]

Does Your Handshake Matter? An Unexpected Success Tip for First Impressions2020-02-03T23:31:19+00:00

Get Paid to Travel as an NNP with Locum Tenens Positions

Have you ever considered working as a  locum tenens neonatal nurse practitioner, or maybe even done it before? What was your experience? Locum tenens is an opportunity for NNPs and other medical professionals to spend an amount of time, ranging from a few days per month up to a few [...]

Get Paid to Travel as an NNP with Locum Tenens Positions2020-02-03T20:19:02+00:00

5 Warning Signs That You Need to Call an NNP Recruiter

Many new grads, and even NNPs back on the job market after several years in one position dive back into the job market feeling prepared. The reality, more often than not, is that they don't know what they don't know. Are you one of them? Here are the 5 most common warning [...]

5 Warning Signs That You Need to Call an NNP Recruiter2019-03-15T16:42:57+00:00

The 7 Deadly Sins of the NNP Interview

Spoiler alert: each of these seven deadly sins has happened during NNP interviews in the past. We just don't want them to happen to you. And, unless you’re faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and maybe even able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, [...]

The 7 Deadly Sins of the NNP Interview2020-02-04T01:26:12+00:00

Starting an NNP Job Search? 10 Questions to Ask Before Partnering with a Recruiter

Think you’re the only one who is being interviewed during your neonatal job hunt? Think again. In addition to being interviewed, you’ll be interviewing many potential employers yourself. However, the very first interview you should conduct will be the one with your recruiter. Before choosing to place your trust in a [...]

Starting an NNP Job Search? 10 Questions to Ask Before Partnering with a Recruiter2019-03-15T16:42:57+00:00