Pros
The company provides a lot of fun/entertaining things to keep employees engaged, which is unlike any office job I've worked in the past. They provide you with all the tools necessary to be successful in the position, as long as you bring the gusto to grind it out. There is earning potential but not immediate; you need to spend upwards of 3 years making cold calls under strict KPIs and building relationships to see any considerable return (I didn't receive my first real decent commission check until close to my second year). If you're not interested in pursuing your established career field, have no formal education or even if you're a college grad that doesn't want to pursue a career in what you majored in, this job may be a great option for you. They recently instituted a minimum of $1,000/month minimum commission for our new hires for their first 18 months (wish I could have benefited from that when I started in 2016!) which will help ease the transition from having zero business to booking your first few doctors. Base Salary is $45k, and thats non-negotiable. They offer on-site clinic which is free to employees and dependents; its like going to an urgent care, but the staff there really provide excellent care and follow-up. The foundational training week in Salt Lake is a nice introduction to the company and the culture; their training team there is phenomenal.
Cons
The nature of physician recruitment is daunting. If you can handle cubical life with 80+ cold calls, texts, emails a day to physicians who honestly do not want to be contacted at all, (thats literally the nature of the job) then you'll do fine here. These providers in our system are receiving calls almost on a daily basis from Weatherby and other recruiters, so there are a lot of unpleasant conversations with some colorful language at times when they finally pick up the phone out of frustration. Many of the managers on larger teams were outside hires and were only required to spend a short time on the desk prior to taking on a role as manager; this leaves their ability to sympathize with "fall off" or other stresses you encounter on the desk lacking. The nature of the locums business on some teams is very transactional and you'll lose providers to full-time positions, or other person matters, so there's no letting off the gas pedal when it comes to looking for new business. The core values preached in Salt Lake are wonderful, however there's a noticeable disconnect by the time it reaches Ft. Lauderdale. Good people leave the company in droves for better offers or opportunities, or simply quit because of terrible management; there are moments you definitely feel expendable and if one doesn't, I invite them to take better note of the dozens of people that walk through the office with Talent Acquisition every week who are ready to fill your seat if you don't perform and meet your KPI's. I find my job can be rewarding financially, but it takes a lot to bring myself to show up every day. I know I'm not the only one on my team who's home/personal life suffered the first year and a half due to the need to work long hours to make any headway with my book of business.
