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Your life and your taxes will never be the same. Working as traveler can be an exciting way to see the country and still get paid for the effort. A whole new world of logistics awaits you as well. You’ll learn how to pack more efficiently, navigate new cities, use maps, new area codes, different accents and weather to name a few. I traveled for 3 years, worked in 9 different cities...
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Once you have chosen an assignment for consideration, your Recruitment Specialist will arrange a telephone interview for you. In the current competitive marketplace, there are many candidates applying for the same position, so it is critical that you outshine your competition and ace your...
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At the time of this post, there are hundreds of companies in the US offering assignments for a wide variety of healthcare travelers. Some are long-standing nurse firms, some are locum firms for physicians, some are therapy, and some do a little bit of everything. As a traveler, one of the most...
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After you’ve accepted your first travel assignment you’re going to have to decide what to bring. If you are renting an apartment through your travel agency, then the main furniture items – such as a sofa, dining room table and chairs, bed, etc. – will already be...
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When my recruiter said "We will help you out with the license process," I thought they filled out the basic info, and you just signed the applications, wrote the checks and mailed them off. I think what she meant was "We help pay for them, will give you the resources,...
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Your life and your taxes will never be the same. Working as traveler can be an exciting way to see the country and still get paid for the effort. A whole new world of logistics awaits you as well. You’ll learn how to pack more efficiently, navigate new cities, use maps, new area...
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Almost every traveler that calls me about travel nursing says they want to go to California, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, or New York City. Sure, there are plenty of opportunities in these locations and there are definitely a lot of fun things to do while on assignment there, but...
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Most travel agencies will do a great deal of testing and evaluating of their candidates before they consider them for employment. This testing and rigorous evaluation of prior work history and credentials helps to evaluate competency within your area of expertise. However, competency alone does...
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If you’re working for a travel healthcare agency, chances are you’re taking assignments in exciting and new cities around the country. You might even be accepting international travel nursing positions. While you’ll likely be working various shifts, there’s still going...
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I just returned to my desk from a company-wide meeting with our HR department here at the Cirrus offices, and he shared some info with us that is going to be a BIG change for our market. The Department of Homeland Security has recently changed verification guidelines for I-9 forms, and...
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We all know it's hard to find fresh, healthy food when you get to a new location for 13 weeks. It's also easy to assume that wherever you go for your next assignment, there will be a plethora of fast food options. The thing about fast food is it's uniform, each of the big chains...
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