5 Tips For Building Trust With Your Travel Recruiter

If you talk to any experienced healthcare traveler, they’ll tell you how important it is to have a good relationship with your recruiter, whether you hope to advance your career or simply to enjoy the most positive travel job experiences. While you might think they’re overstating the reality, keep in mind that recruiters don’t just help you land that coveted assignment, you’re depending on them to help you with housing, travel arrangements, coordinating documents and credentials, and more.

Not only is it a must for you to trust your recruiter, but for a strong relationship, you need to trust them as well. It’s a two-way street – you don’t want to have to needlessly worry about being placed in a job that you regret taking – having a recruiter you can trust to have your best interests at heart, and will support you every step of the way is key to a successful travel job.

Be Friendly and Polite

We know it should be a no-brainer, but one of the easiest ways to kill trust with your recruiter is to be unpleasant. We all have our bad days, but few people want to deal with someone who is rude. Taking the time to develop a friendly relationship, being polite and perhaps even learning more about them personally or what they like about their job, certainly won’t hurt your healthcare career. They’ll be much more likely to look forward to taking your calls – and may even be just as excited as you are when you land that dream travel job.

Be Honest

Many, if not most, healthcare travelers work with more than one recruiter, and your recruiter knows this. The key to making it work is honesty. If recruiter at ABC Company submitted you to Mercy Hospital, for example, tell all of your recruiters so that you aren’t submitted twice by two different companies.

Your recruiter wants to make sure that you’re placed at a facility where you’ll thrive. To make sure it works best for everyone involved, it’s a must to be honest about what you’re looking for too. If you know you’ll hate being in a big city, don’t ask your recruiter to place you in one just because it pays a little more – if you end up miserable and want to leave part way through without completing the assignment, it’s bad for all involved. Make sure your recruiter knows and understands what your deal breakers are.

And that brings us to our next tip.

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Get All the Details First, Before Asking Your Recruiter To Submit You For an Assignment

You really want to take that travel job in New York City, so you excitedly ask your recruiter to submit you to a facility there, but you’ve forgotten to ask about a few very important points. If it turns out that the hours you’d be working, the patient load, pay, or something else is a deal breaker, being submitted to that assignment is a big waste of time for everyone involved. Be sure to ask as many questions as you need to before requesting to be submitted.

Don’t Disappear

One of the worst things a healthcare traveler can do is to disappear. Communication is a must, and if you don’t return calls or emails, it can compromise your recruiter’s trust. If you’ve accepted a job with another company, circumstances have changed, or something else, let them know. If you just disappear, the next time you’re looking for a travel assignment that recruiter is going to question how serious you really are and may not devote as much time to helping you. If you want to be on your recruiter’s high priority list, keep those lines of communication open.

Touch Base With Your Recruiter After Starting a Job Too

Another great way to build trust and a strong relationship with your recruiter is to check in once in a while, not just when you’re looking for a job. That will help you maintain the bond, keep your name on their mind, and they’ll be more likely to think of you when that perfect travel assignment comes up next time.

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