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Hello, I am curious as to what I can expect from CONTNIGENCY PHYSICIAN SEARCH FIRMS?I welcome your input at rcorbin@healthalliance.com.
Are my expectations to much for asking them to earn their FEES? I am not trying to be smart or rude but I am simply shocked at how difficult it is to identify a good firm who really has an understanding of the word Customer Service.
I have been trying to identify some agencies (contingency) to deal with. In 99% of the cases I have found that they really do very little for the amount we pay them. I would expect for $25K that they do the following:
Screen the candidate to a level where as they can actually tell me about the background, salary requirements or a ball park, current practice data, panel size, RVU expectations, call expectations, why our location etc etc..and not just send a CV and say here you go. I have a background form that I want the Agency to at least attempt to fill out but get push back and believe it or not get told ,Contingency firms do not do that as it takes too much time and references are never done at the Contingency level only retained firms do that. I am really shocked and if this is true I believe this is a real serious indication of allowing poor performers to get away with giving the Agency folks a terrible bad rap.
Please review some expectations that I have. Am I really asking too much for them to do? I do not want to deal with those that send me the resume and let me do their jobs, but is that realistic? What are the norms that we should expect from a Contingency firm?
I expect a level of professionalism so that I do not have to do the initial phone screen. I would like to be able to get a CV and a cover sheet that tells me why I should see this Provider and have the answers I need to make that determination, not the other way around. I feel like they the Agency want me to just take a resume and now go see if you want my candidate. I expect a current CV which I often get, but then get told, �??oh it has all the data you need"? I am not interested in doing the form you want or a summary sheet. Please.....what kind of replies are those?
For 20-25K, I expect to have at least 2-3 references done. Is it common practice for the Contingency firms in the Physician Search space to really object to doing references? This morning I called an Agency and asked them if they do references, they told me, 'not my job'.....but if you really want us to we will. Maybe I just had a bad morning and the 3 Agencies I spoke to were just exceptions.
If anyone knows of any real professional firms that do their job and not just send a CV could you please email the contact info and names?
I need an Agency to agree to the fee schedule of 25K fee for all Physician fills within 90 days from the time you get job order.20K for any referral made after you have the order for 90 days. Payment Terms are net 90 with the expectation that we get a refund if the candidate leaves for any reason in the first 90 days. Jurisdiction is according to the Law�??s of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
CV's must have Name on it so I can properly identify the referring source and if they are not submitted through another source I want 24 hours to be able to reply with a go or no go.
Would you mind sharing what is the going rate for Contingency search for Physicians? I inherited this group of Agencies from the prior Recruiter and need to get things straightened out and in place. If you have an Agency Agreement that you care to share I would appreciate it.
If you email me your firm�??s information and contact, I am going to call those Agencies that email me and say that they feel we will work well together. RELATIONSHIPS are very important to me and I do believe that it is a partnership. Good job orders get good results.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL ME AS LAST TIME I was overwhelmed and had over 50 replies all via phone when I asked not to do that. I really apologize for not calling so many of you back. But I received nothing from nay via email that made me want to call you.
Once I see your firm�??s info, review your introduction and Agency Agreement with my terms included, I will call you.
I look forward to identifying a few firms that I can work with. Please email me at rcorbin@healthalliance.com. I will reply to those that send me what is requested in this email.
Thank you all for your time!
Bob Corbin Physician Recruiter HealthAlliance Hospital www.healthalliance.com
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