Whether you’re a new grad or a seasoned veteran, a job change (or getting one in your field for the first time) can be daunting. It’s also an opportunity to re-evaluate your work environment and neonatal nurse practitioner salary potential. Knowing all of the options before striking out on your own is essential to your success.
When you enlist the help of a recruiter for your next nursing job search, you get a much better idea of what your options actually are. Our candidates find that having someone on their side can alleviate much of the burden during a job search, and here are ten reasons why.
1. The right expertise helps you get hired
If you are buying a house, you use a realtor, if you need legal advice, you use a lawyer, so if you need a job, doesn’t it just make sense to use an NNP recruiter?
If you’ve ever purchased a home, you know how complex and time-consuming a process it can be. Now imagine doing it again, this time without your realtor to guide you through the process. Having an NNP recruiter on your side gives you the same level of guidance and peace of mind.
2. You ‘don’t know what you don’t know’
Every candidate knows he wants a job, but what does that job really look like? Helping you become aware of the questions you didn’t even know to ask and allowing you to determine exactly what that job is, is exactly what an NNP recruiter does for you.
3. Have someone else manage the details of your job search (so you can get back to your life)
As an NNP, time is one thing you don’t have a lot of. Between school, family, career, and outside interests, most candidates don’t have time to dedicate to a job search. A recruiter takes most of that burden off your plate. Imagine what a relief it would be to have a ‘personal assistant’ for your job search.
4. Stay top of mind with regard to hiring authorities
A candidate coming from a quality recruitment firm tends to be better received by a hiring hospital. They know the candidate has been vetted by a specialist and tends to be ‘a match’ for the position they are applying for. By the time your interview rolls around, you are top of mind because of the conversations your recruiter has had with your interviewer or hiring authority on your behalf.
Can you think of any better way to one-up the competition?
5. Gain insight and guidance through the application and interview processes
We find there is a mystique in the hiring process for those who choose to fly solo in the job hunt. So many NNPs will send in a resume to HR, and it may never get acted on.
We have direct access to the hiring authority on your behalf. The result is that your candidacy is verbally presented to the hiring authority in addition to your resume.
6. Salary negotiations? We handle it
Do you know what the industry average salary is for neonatal nurse practitioners across the country with your experience, and in your area of expertise? We do.
Many candidates are uncomfortable with the negotiation process, and find that having an advocate to handle salary negotiations on their behalf is invaluable.
7. Eliminating guesswork — go directly with the best fit
Your NNP recruiters are specialists in their field. Because they talk on an ongoing basis with most of the hiring hospitals and physician groups in the country, they are better prepared to match you on a nation-wide basis to the facilities that offer what you are looking for. Intrigued? You should be.
A good firm will take the time to help you refine your objectives according to what the market is able to bear. Sometimes your first choice in hospitals has a good reputation and is located in a desirable location, but based on your unique criteria it may not turn out to be a good fit after all. In these situations, the inside knowledge an NNP recruiter can provide may very well save you a lot of time, money, and potential heartache.
8. Have a dedicated person there to “keep the deal alive”
Often there are miscommunications during the interview process, and there have been many cases where an NNP recruiter is the only source of input that was able to keep a deal from falling apart. Are you willing to take the risk of flying solo?
9. Don’t pay any fees as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
It’s that simple. Enlisting the support of an ethical NNP recruiter should never cost you a dime.
10. Always have a shoulder to lean on
Being a highly specialized professional and working with families of high-risk neonates, you may sometimes feel alone in the challenges of your daily life. Your NNP recruiter is someone who should listen to your fears and concerns, and then guide you through each step of the process ahead. Having a trained specialist at your disposal gives you a unique sounding board for all of your needs; personally and professionally.
The Takeaway:
The benefits of having an NNP recruiter on your side are simple. You will:
- Have a lower risk of being filtered from a list of candidates NOT backed by recruiters
- Get assistance refining your objectives
- Have guidance away from jobs that are a poor fit for you
- Get the inside scoop on your industry
- Have better chances of getting hired with direct access to decision-makers
- Get support every step of the way — from identifying your goals to negotiating an offer package
- Prepare with our free 1:1 pre-interview coaching
- Be represented during offer negotiations – we handle on your behalf
- Enjoy the benefits of an enormous amount of saved time so you can get back to your life
