A massive thank you and pat on the back to everyone who responded to our request for feedback about online nursing and healthcare job ads. For anyone who missed out, here’s a bit of background: we’re trying really hard to get nursing recruiters and employers to be more open with the details in the their job ads, so you the candidates, can make the most informed decision about whether to apply for a position or not.
I’m happy to say that an impressive 186 of you felt passionately enough about this issue to contribute, and I’m happy to reveal your top 10 items of info that should be disclosed in every job ad (in order of importance).
- Full and accurate job title
- Salary
- Working hours
- Exact location
- Job status (whether permanent or temporary)
- Good, accurate job description
- Person specification
- Information about the company
- Benefits
- Professional registration required (eg NMC PIN)
You also told us that without an accurate salary, the exact location of the post, the full job title or the working hours stated in the advert, a whopping 50% of you wouldn’t apply.
This feedback is hugely important for us, and we’re really grateful to everyone who participated. We’ve mailed all our recruiters to let them know what you think so you can rest assured you’re efforts have not been in vain.
