Archive for October 2012
Grow Your Practice in the Upcoming Year with a Business Plan
The theme of my articles around this time of year always revolves around planning and goal setting. Like it or not, we are just 60 days away from the end of 2012. It’s in the books, and that’s all she wrote… Practice owners: If you don’t set time aside to write out your business plan…
Read MoreDating and Hiring a Dentist – They are Just Not That into You
Hiring an associate dentist is a lot like dating. A job seeker will do their best to impress while digging for information. A practice owner will tidy up and try to show the best face of the practice while probing for future issues. Both sides want to know if the other is interested but do…
Read MoreWill My New Associate Be Here in 6 Months?
As recruiters, we are frequently asked, “What is your success rate?” We took a look at the placement history of more than 1,200 placements we’ve made between our two niches over the past. 93% of the Dentists we’ve placed in full-time positions with independent practices and clinics were with their new employer after six months.…
Read MoreLonger Tenures Create Opportunities for Workers and Challenges for Employers
It’s become gospel in recent years that workers jump from job to job to job. Some reports say that the average person entering the workforce today will go through as many as 20 jobs in a career. It’s been cited as a symptom of a new crop of workers who avoid committing to a single…
Read MoreEmployment Summary for September 2012
Total unemployment in the U.S. fell, according to the Labor Department, from 8.1 to 7.8 percent in September, while the economy added 114,000 jobs. Revisions to past months showed more than 60,000 more jobs were added over the previous two months than initially reported. The participation rate, which can create an illusion of falling unemployment…
Read MoreLonger Tenures Create Opportunities for Workers and Challenges for Employers
It’s become gospel in recent years that workers jump from job to job to job. Some reports say that the average person entering the workforce today will go through as many as 20 jobs in a career. It’s been cited as a symptom of a new crop of workers who avoid committing to a single…
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