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Field notes on healthcare hiring and sourcing, and how the hardest roles actually get filled.


A doctor going over results with a patient in a clinic
HealthcareTools

AI recruiting tools for healthcare, compared

Bullhorn, Globus.ai, hireEZ, Juicebox, GoPerfect, Paradox and Kandidate, sorted by where their candidates come from: your ATS, web profiles, applicants or US licence records.

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A physical therapist assessing a patient's shoulder in a clinic
HealthcareHiring practice

How long does it take to hire a physical therapist?

The average US hire takes 44 days. A physical therapist is modelled at 25 to 35 by state, and the number that decides it is not the size of the pool. It is how many people in it are looking.

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A nurse holding a phone: nearly half of America's nurses are already in Kandidate's data
HealthcareWorkforce data

Your hospital is short of nurses. The licence roster is not.

Fifteen state rosters hold 1.47 active licences for every working RN. A posting reaches only the ones who happen to be looking. What the gap is made of, why NPI-based tools cannot see most nurses, and how to reach them directly.

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A physical therapist assessing a patient's shoulder in a clinic
HealthcareWorkforce data

Is there a physical therapist shortage?

The registry says no: 260,298 licensed PTs in July 2026, about a thousand added a month, ranked for all 50 states. Only 0.3% filed a move. A posting reaches the 0.3%; the rest can be reached directly.

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A physician in a white coat reading a message on their phone
HealthcareOutreach

Why clinicians don't reply to recruiting emails

Healthcare has the worst reply rates in recruiting: 51.8% opens, 2.81% replies. The problem isn't attention, it's trust and who the email comes from. What happened when the employer sent it, and what to change this week.

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A doctor going over results with a patient in a clinic
HealthcareTalent Graph

Every licensed clinician in the US, on one Talent Graph

Why the Healthcare Talent Graph covers 100% of licensed US clinicians, and what that changes the moment you have a role open.

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