The Recession: A Silver Lining for Corporate Recruiters

Posted by Kate Wardwell, Director of Business Development

Everyone is worried about the economy right now. And, in our industry, everyone is worried about how the economy has and will continue to impact recruitment. The founder and former CEO of Careerbuilder, Rob McGovern, offers unique insight into the current situation, arguing that we will see more (not less) corporate recruiting in 2009. Check out the full story:


The Recession: A Silver Lining for Corporate Recruiters

NAS Insights: Healthcare

Posted by Kate Wardwell, Director of Business Development



APNs Meet a Primary Care Need in Florida
Florida faces significant shortages of healthcare clinicians-physicians as well as nurses. The president of the Florida Nurses Association says advanced practice nurses could fill the need for more primary care providers without adversely affecting the RN ranks.
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http://include.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081020/FL02/110200044


Hospitals Improve Working Conditions to Battle Nursing Shortage
Hospitals nationwide are grappling with a nursing shortage that is projected to worsen in the next two decades. As a result, hospitals are increasingly responding with a new recruitment and retention strategy, giving nurses much more say in their patients' care.
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http://www.courant.com/news/health/hc-atworknursekeep1020.artoct20,0,1895083.story


St. John's Offering Big Bonus to Attract Nurses

Health care agencies across the U.S. are reporting a decline in the number of registered nurses. The statistic has one local hospital working to stay immune from the unfortunate national job trend.
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http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=73271

Business News Network TV Interview with Ryan Estis, Chief Talent Strategist

Posted by Kate Wardwell, Director of Business Development

Watch this employer branding techniques interview to see what our Chief Talent Strategist has to say about marketing techniques that HR professionals are reapplying from the packaged goods industry to "sell" the jobs they are trying to fill.

NAS Insights: Healthcare

Posted by Laura McPeck, Director, Business Development

NAS Insights is pleased to present the following breaking news of interest to those professionals engaged in the field of health care recruitment:

Hospitals Use Facebook, Gas Cards To Draw Workers

St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee recently found its newest operating room nurse on Facebook, the social networking Web site typically reserved for teens.

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http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/10/13/story8.html?ana=from_rss


Report Reveals Registered Nurses Least Satisfied in Hospital Setting, Offers Solutions to Improve Satisfaction

Among health care professionals, nurses are the least satisfied with their jobs according to a new Press Ganey Associates, Inc. report, which examines the perspectives of more than 200,000 employees and 45,000 nurses nationwide.

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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/report-reveals-registered-nurses-least/story.aspx?guid=%7B93AEEBD7-D0F7-41C8-BC7F-661C194DBF7A%7D&dist=hppr


Pennsylvania Bans Mandatory OT for Nurses

A bill banning hospitals and other health care facilities from imposing mandatory overtime on nurses and employees who work directly with patients could help ease the nursing shortage by encouraging former nurses to re-enter the profession, one nurse believes.

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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_592547.html


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.jobs Quickly Becoming Industry Standard

Posted by Laura McPeck, Director, Business Development

Today, it's easier than ever for job seekers to search online. The new Internet domain name, . jobs, lets web surfers take a one-click route to a company's most pertinent job information. SHRM-approved, . jobs has already been adopted by many of the world's biggest employers and candidates are quickly learning they can just type in a company name followed by . jobs to get where they want to go immediately. Once a company secures its new recruitment domain name, they can use it with every communication, in any medium anywhere in the world. They can also measure success by tracking the hits to this new address.

For more information about how to register your company's .jobs domain name and what type of online recruitment campaign is best for your organization, contact your NAS representative today.

U.S. Downsizing & Economic Trends report

The #19 U.S. Downsizing & Economic Trends report has been posted on the NAS website.

Go to, double-click on or paste the following URL: http://www.nasrecruitment.com/Then, click on RESOURCE CORNER on the red bar, then click on NAS Insights for a drop-down list of reports.

'Tis the Season: Holiday Gifts We Love for Healthcare

We recently told you about holiday gifts we love for candidates and employees, such as customized candy canes, ornaments, brownies and cookies. Now we are back to tell you about holiday gifts we love for healthcare candidates and employees such as:

• Heart Secure-a-Badges
• Three-in-one kits (mirror, hair brush and lint brush)
• Stress relievers with sound chips
• Commuter mugs
• Tea caboodles

For more information and additional ideas, go to: http://www.nasrecruitment.com/PRIDE/NAS_PRIDE_October_2008_HealthCare.pdf

So there you have it - no more excuses! Call your NAS representative today and put a smile on your employees' faces in December.