2013 - Epic Travel Staffing

Ask Your Travel Nursing Company Questions that Matter

June 21, 2013 Uncategorized

Becoming a travel nurse is a big decision that will affect not just your career but your lifestyle. You will constantly be moving from assignment to assignment and this kind of setup can sometimes throw surprises your way that you hadn’t anticipated. (more…)

Social Media and the Travel Therapists Who Use Them

June 21, 2013 Uncategorized

It’s almost a cliché to say that social media has changed the way people interact with one another but this bears repeating to emphasize the importance that social media has over our lives, especially in the way people now do business, travel therapists included. (more…)

Travel Nursing: Why Do It? Here’s Why.

June 17, 2013 Uncategorized

Thousands of nurses are choosing to take advantage of travel nursing opportunities to not only visit new places but also to gain diverse training experience in different practice environments while enjoying an excellent pay and great benefits. If you’re not already sold on what travel nursing can do for your career ...

Travel Therapy: Know the Pros and Cons

June 17, 2013 Uncategorized

Fresh out of therapy school and you’re now ready to take on the world and start your career in travel therapy. Or are you? Stepping out of the protective walls of school and into the “real world” can be both exciting and terrifying. All the sudden every negative thing you’ve ...

Building Up Self-Confidence for a More Fulfilling Career in Travel Therapy

May 31, 2013 Uncategorized

Gordon Ramsay once said that self-confidence is not the same as arrogance. To paraphrase, confidence is quiet and assertive while arrogance is insecure and, therefore, loud. People tend to mistake one concept for the other to disastrous consequences. Nothing is more attractive than self-confidence and people who have it tend ...

5 Tips to Build Your Career as Travel Nurses

May 31, 2013 Uncategorized

There are many factors that affect one’s career in travel nursing. Here are just a few tips on how to build a career and help you climb that professional ladder with minimal fuss. Treat your job like a business. Take it seriously and treat both your co-workers and patients as if ...

How to Make Your Travel Therapy Career Recession-Proof

May 28, 2013 Uncategorized

As recent years have shown, people can lose their jobs in the blink of an eye. Regardless whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist about the economy, it’s always a good idea to recession-proof your therapy career. One definite way to ensure that you’re not the first to go in any ...

When Travel Nursing Brings You Closer to Family

May 24, 2013 Uncategorized

It wasn’t easy for Doris Harding to find out that her son, Sean, was going to be deployed to Afghanistan in June. When she found out she knew she wanted to spend time with him before he got sent abroad. But how could she? Sean was stationed in Hawaii and ...

Setting Up Goals in Order to Achieve a Successful Career in Travel Therapy

May 17, 2013 Uncategorized

Just because healthcare, as an industry, continues to grow does not mean we, as travel therapists, should feel secure in our careers. The make or break of any career, even in a flourishing field like healthcare, lies heavily on individuals who strive for excellence. In fact, because healthcare is at ...

5 Qualities of a Great Travel Therapist

May 6, 2013 Uncategorized

When you approach a staffing firm for your ideal travel therapy assignment, it’s helpful to understand the dynamics going on between you and the recruiter. This conversation is about sizing up the other side to determine whether you’re a good fit for the firm’s needs and vice versa. Recruiters generally ...

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