Job Hunting - I don't understand

[Pupnshnooter]

I am just curious and I don't want to sound evil, but recently I have had nurses come into my facility in jeans and t-shirts asking if we have any jobs available and then want to interview immediately.

I also receive calls from individuals looking for jobs who often speak to me in a rude manner as if I owed them something.

Keep in mind I try to be as pleasant as possible - REALLY! But is this something that a nurse, or any professional is now doing? I understand that there may be a shortage, but professionalism still counts for something, doesn't it?

Please help me to help you.

Thanks.

P.S. I have been recruiting for 9 years now, but mostly corporate, this is my first time in healthcare.

[tiggertoo]

I agree that potential employees need to present themselves in the best light to get the job and be polite.

However, I have been in the business world for quite a long time. Nursing not so much. I have never seen such unprofessional recruiters as nursing recruiters and HR departments.

I don't know, if I know of another job that has less accountability. Loosing resumes, not returning phone calls, I have had email rejections only to be followed up by job offers from the same place. A year ago I was dealing with several hospitals most of the HR departments closed for 2 weeks at Christmas. At one huge hospital the recruiter was out sick for about 2 months, I guess they just don’t hire people or need people when she is not there.

I have had recruiters call me for a phone interview from their cell phones (bad connection) with kids’ crying/screaming in the background. I wonder if the nurse managers know what is going on in the HR/recruiting office, as I am sure there are a lot more qualified candidates out there than they know about as every job interview I have had I was competing with multiple other candidates.

The HR dept acts as a huge filter, mostly gated by their office hours, vacations and accountability. Of course, they could all know about it and just keep the floors understaffed and tell the nurses there is a nursing shortage and no one is applying for their open and posted positions.