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When Chad Perce and I started Medical Methods in January of 2004 we opened our doors as a full-service, allied healthcare recruiting company. We were recruiting a wide spectrum of skill sets for customers here in Northeast Florida. One of our first placements was a cardiovascular tech (CVT). We recruited positions from dosimetrists to pharmacists, but really got going when we started recruiting rehab therapists. We were inundated with requests from clients all over the state (and later from all over the country) to fill their PT, OT and SLP positions. At this time we decided to focus all our efforts on this niche and become experts at it. Well, after 5 straight years of this focus and several hundred placements in therapy, we are going back to our roots.

Now, I want to be clear. This does not mean that we are not focusing on therapy. We are as dedicated today to the therapy market as ever. This simply means we have grown to the point where we can now go back to our loyal customers and start serving them with more skill sets. This is an exciting time for our firm as we begin our journey back into general allied recruiting.

Our focus will not waiver with our most important mission – quality service. We started a quality movement in our industry when we launched Medical Methods by benchmarking and tracking quality via our Successful Placement Ratio measurements. This has been unheard of in the staffing industry. Unfortunately, most of our contemporaries have focused more on the “transaction” of the recruiting business vs. the long term relationship and the RIGHT MATCH.

For me, that is why we exist. To do everything within our power to put the right person in the right job the first time. Sounds simple, right? As you know, people are not widgets and there is an art as well as a science to making great matches. To date, we have made the right match over 90% of the time.

When we launched our second staffing firm, iMethods technical recruiting www.imethodsinc.com we made the same commitment to quality and are changing perceptions everyday about how technical staffing companies are viewed.

We bring this same level of commitment and service to the new skill sets we are now recruiting for Medical Methods.

So, if you know some outstanding healthcare candidates considering a job change – please let us know.

Until next time,
Clint

It is faint yet it is there. While unemployment is still high (and in some places getting higher) you can start to smell a hint of recovery. Consumer confidence is starting to turn. Companies are nearly done with layoffs. Inventories are slowly starting to rebuild. Companies are returning to profitability.

So, the real question is “Now what?” Well, that can only be answered by you but I have some thoughts that may help. If you have read my blog or know our company at all then you probably know that I would encourage you to dream big, play to your strengths and plan for you future.

Where are you then? Are you where you want to be one year from now? Are you in the right job? The right company? The right location? Are you as educated as you would like or need to be? Are you building your network? Do you know how to build your network? Do you think you want to own your own company?

If you answered no to many of these, then I encourage you take this slow down as a big opportunity to get on track. There is no doubt that things will improve over the next couple of years and that opportunities will be coming back.

I want to offer you two things today. First, if you think networking is an important part of your professional life (which it is for most of the planet), I invite you to view a recent presentation we prepared for you. There is a lot of info in here so if you have questions don’t hesitate to email or call.

Second, if you are one of the millions of budding entrepreneurs out there I offer you this video a friend of mine prepared. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MhAwQ64c0

While I have opened the entrepreneur box let me share a few more thoughts on it. I truly believe there is an explosion of new businesses opening now and in the next 18-24 months. With every downturn our economy has, we sprouted countless entrepreneurs. This article seconds the notion.

Let’s look at my family for a minute. I am one of four children and was raised in a military family where my father served the Air Force for more than 20 years and then 20 more years with Lockheed Martin. My mother was a successful real estate broker. My oldest sister was the first entrepreneur in the family by opening her own preschool years ago. She was passionate and built an amazing school for her community. I was the next to fall by opening Medical Methods in 2004 after a 9 year career with a large national staffing firm (and subsequently iMethods). My brother was next to jump in at the end of last year (in the middle of this recession) by opening two Snap Fitness franchises http://snapfitness.com in the Charlotte area. He worked for the same large national recruiting company as I had and took this opportunity to create a new life for himself (one that he longed to have for many years). You probably guessed it. My other sister is now joining our ranks and is leaving Medical Methods and starting her own Snap Fitness franchise (still in this recession).

It would have been hard to predict that all four of my parent’s children would have ended up as entrepreneurs but I am thrilled that we have. As I type this I am attended my final year at a masters program designed for entrepreneurs (put on by MIT in Boston). My story starts back when I was twelve years old and had my own little lawn business (thanks to dad for the lawn mower and equipment that I used). I had 12 yards and earned money for my bicycles. I also dropped out of college (it was always a temporary move mom and dad) and started a company when I was 20. So, I always knew that it was in my blood. It my not be intuitive to start your own business now but I believe that starting a business as the tide rises can be a great time.

Your dreams, your life, your career are your responsibility. Get after it today.

Thanks for reading and I wish you all the best…and remember to start smelling the rebound.