Archive for August 2011
Turnover Leads to Opportunities
Looking at an unemployment rate that has been stuck at more than 9 percent for over two years, it would stand to reason that the employment market is static. Little more than 100,000 jobs are being added each month to an economy that employs more than 130 million people. Yet, the labor market is far…
Read MoreYou Can Make a Difference
With the economy still struggling to recover, middle income patients are also struggling with a way to pay for much needed dental care. Luckily, the dental community is responding. The number of “free dental care” events seems to be increasing each year. These events are designed to help out members of the community who simply…
Read MoreLanding a Buyer for Your Practice: Part 3
This is part 3 of our 3 part series. Click Here for Part 1. Click Here for Part 2. The following are three real life examples of why “Being Prepared” is so important when selling a practice. Example 1: (Get an Appraisal) Unprepared: The Practice Owner did not have an independent appraisal of the practice…
Read MoreGet Noticed On Job Boards
Once upon a time, you could hand deliver a resume and even get interviewed on the spot. Those days are long gone. Personal interactions with hiring managers have been replaced with emailing your resume and applying through online job boards. So, what can you do to stand out when you are applying online? Here are…
Read MoreLanding Your Top Associate Candidate (Part 2)
This is part 2 of our 3 part series. Click Here for Part 1 Click Here for Part 3. Example 6: (Answers to basic questions) Unprepared – The Practice Owner did not prepare to answer important questions that would be asked by the Dentist Candidate such as: Compensation, Hours, Potential for Buy-in, How new patients…
Read MoreWaiting for Growth but Finding Top Talent
How long will it take for the labor markets to return to normal? It will depend on any number of factors, foremost among them: what is normal? In a recent poll of MRINetwork recruiters asking what was holding managers back from hiring, only 11 percent cited sales not yet rebounding. The leading cause of employers…
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