Like any first impression, the electronic messages (DocMails in our case) you send to physician candidates let them judge based solely on your tone, punctuation and writing ability. Effective communication takes time: time to formulate thoughts; time to figure out what you’re really trying to say; and time to write your message out in a clear way. It’s not just what you say, but how you say it!

Over the years, our Doximity Talent Finder Client Success Team has seen some very effective DocMail messages and some not so effective ones too. We asked our team to share some examples of what NOT to do when writing messages to clinicians - check them out below.

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According to the National Institute of Health, about 1 of every 5 U.S. citizens live in rural locations, while only 1 of every 10 American physicians reside in rural areas — meaning that the physician shortage is roughly twice as pronounced in rural America.

If you’ve ever tried recruiting a physician for a rural area, this statistic may not surprise you. It can be extremely difficult to entice a candidate to move away from the comfort of their city or suburban lifestyle and into the countryside. With that in mind, it’s no wonder that as many as 77% of our nation’s rural counties are experiencing shortages of primary care physicians.

We’ve asked our expert team of Client Success Managers here at Doximity Talent Finder for some of their tips around how to excite candidates about rural positions.

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With thousands of job posts out there for doctors to view these days, getting interest in your job can feel like a near impossible task.

It’s obvious that physicians are in high demand, but perhaps what’s less obvious are the nuances and subtleties in every job post that can either attract or detract physicians from that particular opportunity. While often we like to focus on the positives about your job, it’s also important to be aware of these pitfalls, so you can avoid them.

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Physicians and recruiters got some eye-opening data last week when Doximity launched Career Navigator.

You’re a physician recruiter, so you have a pretty good idea about the kind of money physicians can earn in different cities—and if candidates specialize beyond primary care. You also know that those candidates emerged from medical school with a high debt (the average is about $170,000) and that costs like malpractice insurance have to be added into the mix. So your physician candidates need to earn a good salary to get ahead.

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