Eskridge & Associates: Try Hypnosis!

I had a very interesting week this week. I had the opportunity to visit one of my clients this past Wednesday and be hypnotized!

I had a bad habit since I was a sophomore in high school of dipping tobacco. You know...Skoal, Copenhagen, etc. For the last 30 years (oh my gosh, has it really been that long!) I have put myself and my family at risk....and I was more than ready to do something about it. Oh I have tried several times to quit in the past. I was successful for about two years but decided to start a business and with all the new stress that that introduces fell back in the habit.

On Wednesday I flew to Jacksonville, FL to meet with a longtime client of mine who happens to be a clinical hypnotist as well. I joked with her about "fixing" me and she was willing to give it a try. I figured I had nothing to loose. I was really curious if I could be hypnotized. As it turned out, it was a wonderful experience. It seems the biggest obstacle is learning to relax. According to my wife, that is only the beginning of my problems, but that will be the subject of another blog...or twelve! In any case, my hypnotist was able to get me to relax to a point I have never experienced before. It was a unique sense of peace to the point where I was open to the suggestion of no longer requiring tobacco. It has only been two days, but I have to tell you, it has been amazing. There has been no withdrawal symptoms and no overpowering desire to indulge. Yesterday was the first morning that I have not had tobacco with my morning coffee since I can remember.

I would encourage everyone to explore the possibilities of hypnosis to address any issues you are working through. It is truly an amazing tool to unlock the subconscious. If anyone would like the name and contact information for my Hypnotist, drop me an email to bob@eskridge-associates.com. I would be very interested to hear stories from others who have tried it.

About Eskridge & Associates. Eskridge & Associates (www.eskridge-associates.com) is a service disabled, veteran owned, small business (SDVOSB), recruiting Physicians of all specialties for locum tenens (contact) and permanent employment opportunities in hospitals and practices nationwide.

CONTACT:

Bob Eskridge, CPC, CTS, PRC, CSP
President &

Board Certified Physician Recruiter

Eskridge & Associates

512.244.7023 (Office)

512.532.0771 (fax)

Member – National Coalition of Healthcare Recruiters

Member - National Association of Personnel Services

bob@eskridge-associates.com
www.eskridge-associates.com

Eskridge & Associates: Respond to Your Recruiter after the Interview

You just finished a phone or more important a in-person interview. What is the first thing you need to do once you finish? CALL YOUR RECRUITER!

Your recruiter will be talking with the client very shortly after your interview and needs information from you to most effectively represent you. Many times this is the conversation that can make or break the deal. Some candidates go through the entire preparation and interview process only to disappear from the face of the earth after an interview. However, the recruiter needs honest, insightful feedback from you – whether you’re interested in the specific job or whether you’re no longer interested in relocating. Recruiters take their direction from you. If you are interested in this position they will do all they can to help you get an offer. If you are not interested, they need to know why. That will help them fine-tune your search and key in on specifics that are most important to you.

Tell your recruiter everyone you met, what questions were asked of you, and how you responded to those questions. If you feel you didn’t give a good interview, the recruiter might give you a more objective opinion. And if you don’t feel like you gave a good answer to a question, the recruiter can potentially smooth things over with the interviewer. The recruiter will also share with you feedback from the interviewer that will help you continue with placement, whether it is with the current client or another organization.

The recruiter will need to know if you’re still committed to a job search and how interested you are in the position that you interviewed for. At this point, you should indicate if there is any other interviewing activity that will prevent you from accepting an offer.

About Eskridge & Associates. Eskridge & Associates (www.eskridge-associates.com) is a service disabled, veteran owned, small business (SDVOSB), recruiting Physicians of all specialties for locum tenens (contact) and permanent employment opportunities in hospitals and practices nationwide.

CONTACT:

Bob Eskridge, CPC, CTS, PRC, CSP
President &

Board Certified Physician Recruiter

Eskridge & Associates

512.244.7023 (Office)

512.532.0771 (fax)

Member – National Coalition of Healthcare Recruiters

Member - National Association of Personnel Services

bob@eskridge-associates.com
www.eskridge-associates.com

Eskridge & Associates launches Eskridge Worldwide Travel

Eskridge & Associates has recently launched a new service to meet the travel requirements of physicians worldwide. “In talking with physicians who had recently finished contract assignments, we noticed a recurring comment about the hassles of setting up travel arrangements for their various assignments. To address this issue, we launched Eskridge Worldwide Travel as a single site for physicians to go to easily book the travel and accommodations they require. The physician has the option to book the travel themselves or utilize one of our travel agents to handle the itinerary for them,” says Bob Eskridge, President of Eskridge & Associates and Eskridge Worldwide Travel. The site not only meets the needs for business travel but also provides for vacations, cruises, tours, etc.

About Eskridge & Associates. Eskridge & Associates (www.eskridge-associates.com) is a service disabled, veteran owned, small business (SDVOSB), recruiting Physicians of all specialties for locum tenens (contact) and permanent employment opportunities in hospitals and practices nationwide.

About Eskridge Worldwide Travel. Eskridge Worldwide Travel (www.eskridgewwtravel.com) is a service disabled, veteran owned, small business (SDVOSB), specializing in meeting the travel needs both professional and personally of physicians worldwide.

CONTACT:

Bob Eskridge, CPC, CTS, PRC, CSP
President &

Board Certified Physician Recruiter

Eskridge & Associates

512.244.7023 (Office)

512.532.0771 (fax)

Member – National Coalition of Healthcare Recruiters

Member - National Association of Personnel Services

bob@eskridge-associates.com
www.eskridge-associates.com

What are they thinking?

Well today I had a first! I was working on a Family Practice lead in the Catskills of New York for about the last six months. One of my folks was all excited that he found a physician interested and presented him to me. I call my client with the good news. As soon as I mentioned his name, my client started to laugh! Turns out they had already had made a offer to this physician and was waiting to hear back from him!

I called my recruiter back to break the bad news. I asked if he explained where the position was and he did. Why the physician did not inform us of the offer, I have not the foggiest idea. It potentially put us in a bad position with our client (fortunately this client has been with us for a long time and is not holding it against us) and it definitely put the physician is a bad light with the client. The client is about ready to pull the offer because he felt that the physician is gaming him trying to get a better offer.

I do not understand why folks go to these lengths and are so nonchalant about their job search. Examples like this just destroys any credibility one has both with the client and with the recruiter. I wish this physician all the best in his search...he will need it!

Bob Eskridge, CPC, CTS, PRC, CSP
President &
Board Certified Physician Recruiter
Eskridge & Associates
512.244.7023 (Office)
bob@eskridge-associates.com
www.eskridge-associates.com

Member – National Coalition of Healthcare Recruiters
Member - National Association of Personnel Services