Staffing Agencies: Working for Travel Nurses · The Gypsy Nurse

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By MAS Medical Staffing

July 17, 2020

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How Staffing Agencies Work for the Benefit of Travel Nurses

This article was provided by MAS Medical Medical Staffing.

Staffing agencies and recruiters have a unique ability to leverage the power of the Internet and its relationship-building capabilities on a scale that individual job seekers just do not have.

This fact has exponentially helped recruiters place the right employee in the right job, regardless of their current physical location. If you are looking for a new job, they can work with you for your benefit.

 How Does a Staffing Agency Work?

Staffing agencies help you in a number of ways. Firstly, they have a nationwide presence that can help you quickly find your ideal position anywhere in the country.

If you are looking to combine your two passions of travel and your career, a staffing agency well-versed in travel assignments can help you get there. A nationwide presence guarantees that the agency has connections everywhere to help you find the best spot.

Leveraging How a Staffing Agency Works

The agency streamlines the job-applying process big time. Unlike aggregate job boards that usually only include permanent positions, they offer temporary positions that make it easy for you to “jump” jobs when your 13-week assignment is complete.

They also handle insurance hurdles and help you find housing so that you do not have to feel stressed or overwhelmed by the process.

They work on your behalf. It is not just about getting you the right job; it’s about aiding in all the little factors that go along with your job, like those we listed above.

Travel Nursing Staffing Agencies

Unlike your run-of-the-mill staffing agency, travel assignment agencies are dedicated to your ongoing success.

Because assignments run for 13 weeks (on average), recruiters build long-term relationships with their candidates and help them to find placement in the next place they want to visit, earn more money, and assist with housing.

Staffing agencies contract you out to their client companies, which means that even though you are not working at the agency itself, the agency is your employer. And that agency will provide health insurance and benefits, no matter how many new positions you try.

Recruiters have the skill to place the right employee in the right job, regardless of their current physical location.

Job Hunting Is Made Easy Using a Staffing Agency

Job hunting is hard, but it is easier with someone at a staffing agency rooting for you throughout the whole process.

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