--- title: Doximity Talent Finder Blog | Relocation recruiting description: Relocation recruiting | --- [Menu](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/topic/relocation-recruiting#footer) [![Doximity Talent Finder](https://assets.doxcdn.com/image/upload/fl_sanitize/logos/talent-finder/logo-talent-finder.svg)](https://www.doximity.com/talent_finder) [Sign In](https://www.doximity.com/talent_finder/sessions/new) [Contact](https://finder.doximity.com/contact) [Testimonials](https://finder.doximity.com/client_success) [Webinars](https://finder.doximity.com/webinars) [Blog](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/) [Doximity](https://finder.doximity.com/about) ## [Effective Recruiting: Using Location Ties to Source Candidates](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/effective-recruiting-using-location-ties-to-source-candidates) Posted by [Doximity TF Team](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/author/doximity-tf-team) Tuesday, May 22 [![](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/hubfs/Email_Images/Location%20Ties_800px.jpg)](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/effective-recruiting-using-location-ties-to-source-candidates) Convincing a doctor to move – whether it’s for a locum tenens position or an opportunity for the doctor to settle down – is easier if your candidate has a personal connection or local tie to your community or state. Did the physician candidate (or their spouse or partner) get their undergraduate degree at a local University? Maybe he or she attended medical school or completed their residency training there? Was the candidate – or their spouse – born there? Perhaps they have family or close friends who live nearby. Candidates are often willing, eager even, to go back to their roots.   [Read More](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/effective-recruiting-using-location-ties-to-source-candidates) Filed under [Convincing a doctorto move](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/topic/convincing-a-doctorto-move), [Recruiting out-of-area-physicians](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/topic/recruiting-out-of-area-physicians), [Relocation recruiting](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/topic/relocation-recruiting), [Past locations are the ties that bind](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/topic/past-locations-are-the-ties-that-bind) [All Posts](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/all) ### Search Our Blog --- ### About Us Hire the right physicians on Doximity, the largest professional medical network. Get up to speed on physician recruiting news and best practices from the Doximity Talent Finder Team.  ---   ### Webinars Join us each month as we deep dive into a specific topic in healthcare recruiting, combining outside research and news with our own proprietary data and best practices. Webinars are free and open to everyone. [![View Calendar](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/354005/4d6a897d-1de7-42b5-904a-966f658edc7a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/354005/4d6a897d-1de7-42b5-904a-966f658edc7a) ---   ### Recent Posts ### Subscribe to Email Updates © 2026 Doximity, Inc. [Doximity](https://www.doximity.com/talent_finder/about) [Blog](https://blog.finder.doximity.info/) [Testimonials](https://finder.doximity.com/client_success) [Webinars](https://finder.doximity.com/webinars) [Demo](https://finder.doximity.com/demo)[Terms of Service](https://www.doximity.com/terms-of-service)[Privacy](https://www.doximity.com/clinicians/privacy) ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=421618&fmt=gif)