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Therapy Recruitment

Whether looking for a job or a therapist specializing in physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, speech and language, or massage, there are a number of different types of employment services available designed to help every individual or organization. Temporary physical therapy agencies provide only short term assignments, which can be useful for candidates looking for employment that are attending school, working full time, or dealing with hectic.  Employers experiencing unusually high business or absent employees employ individuals in order to supplement their current workforce.  Candidates in need of permanent placement will generally utilize organizations such as staffing services or recruitment firms.  Physical therapy staffing services offer candidates permanent placement, depending upon the employer, after the completion of a 30-90 day probationary period.  Employers and candidates both benefit from this service because they are able to critically examine each other to determine if the placement is a good fit for their available position.  Employers seeking experienced candidates to fill immediate openings often turn to physical therapy recruitment firms.  These services deal only with highly experienced and educated individuals who are willing to compete for the prestige and pay offered by most companies who utilize these firms.

While each physical therapy employment firm has unique characteristics, they offer many of the same services including drug screening and criminal background checks, candidate pre-screening and interviewing, and/or applicant training and assessment services.  Interviews given by employment services and for individual companies are generally stringent, and it is necessary to prepare in advance for an interview.  Tips for an excellent interview are as follows:

• Research the company before the interview
• Arrive at the interview prepared with additional copies of resumes, certifications, and letters of recommendation
• Dress for business; professionalism is key.  Avoid flashy or gaudy garments.
• Be punctual.  Arrive a few minutes early, ready to go. 
• During the interview be sure to thoroughly answer each question, but always wrap up quickly. 

Be prepared for any type of question.  Typical questions may consist of the following:

1. What does being a therapist mean to you?
2. Tell me what your capabilities are in two sentences or less?
3. What are you going to do for our company, and why should we hire you?
4. How has being a therapist changed your life?
5. What makes you different from our other applicants?

For more information on recruitment in the therapy field, please visit the following sites:

• Andrea Kay
• Performance Programs, Inc 
• NIU Career Services
• Practice Interview Questions
• Privacy Rights

For an alternative to recruiting services, please visit iHireTherapy, an online therapy job board.