Talking to many companies...

ERRNTraveler, RN · Nov 15, 2007

You cannot get in trouble for filling out paperwork for multiple companies. Just make sure that for any particular assignment, you are only being submitted for it by ONE of the companies- it is not good to have multiple companies submit your profile to the same hospital. Personally, when I talk to travel companies, I tell them that if they can find an assignment that meets my pay & other requirements, then I will fill out their paperwork- otherwise, it's a waste of my time to fill out all that paperwork. If they won't tell me what assignments they have available unless I fill out all their paperwork, I just won't deal with that company.

cooblu · Nov 16, 2007

no problem except the paperwork. your under no obligation untill you agree to a contract (remember verb agreement is binding). always make copies of everything you send to the agency - they're notorious for losing stuff. many forms like physicals, lab titers, etc can be on a standard (no letterhead) form. keep your work history of the hospitals and contact info up todate - it gets confusing. make a list of questions for the interview. be sure you understand the way everything operates before you say yes, if your recruiter seems alittle coy on specifics - back away!

sojean · Nov 16, 2007

You cannot get in trouble for filling out paperwork for multiple companies. Just make sure that for any particular assignment, you are only being submitted for it by ONE of the companies- it is not good to have multiple companies submit your profile to the same hospital. Personally, when I talk to travel companies, I tell them that if they can find an assignment that meets my pay & other requirements, then I will fill out their paperwork- otherwise, it's a waste of my time to fill out all that paperwork. If they won't tell me what assignments they have available unless I fill out all their paperwork, I just won't deal with that company.

I agree. There are just too many places out there that openly advertise their positions either on the web or over the phone for you to deal with a company that doesn't. With the web-based ones, you don't even need to register or anything, just view thier assignments and if they're a match, move forward with the paperwork.

Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN · Nov 16, 2007

You cannot get in trouble for filling out paperwork for multiple companies. Just make sure that for any particular assignment, you are only being submitted for it by ONE of the companies- it is not good to have multiple companies submit your profile to the same hospital. Personally, when I talk to travel companies, I tell them that if they can find an assignment that meets my pay & other requirements, then I will fill out their paperwork- otherwise, it's a waste of my time to fill out all that paperwork. If they won't tell me what assignments they have available unless I fill out all their paperwork, I just won't deal with that company.

(Bold added by me)

This is exactly what I do, as well.