Southern Cross Hospitals use TalkingCV to bring the best medical talent to NZ

Southern Cross Hospitals is the largest private hospital network in New Zealand with over 1000 employees providing services to approximately 60,000 patients annually. Southern Cross Hospitals are the largest private surgical-sector employer of registered nurses in the country and were also the first private hospital group to gain approval from the Nursing Council of New Zealand for their ëProfessional Development and Recognitioní program. They also offer Perioperative and Surgical nursing training programs to help develop the theatre and ward nurses of the future and are evidently committed to the sourcing, development and retention of the best staff from an international talent pool.

This commitment to sourcing the best candidates, both in New Zealand and internationally, required a solution that would allow those recruiting for Southern Cross Hospitals the opportunity to assess a candidate as fully as possible at the earliest opportunity. A tool was required that could allow candidates to present themselves to their prospective employer from any location, and that provided more information than a telephone interview and their hard-copy CV. îWe have found TalkingCV to be a valuable tool in both our local and international recruitment. It allows us to ask job specific questions and has the benefit of giving us verbal and visual information on candidates, that is often missed when doing telephone interviews.î

Information in regard to TalkingCV was sent to Southern Cross Hospitals during an email campaign that targeted international medical recruiters. Having taken up the enclosed offer of a free trial of the software, including ten free recordings, it was decided that TalkingCV would be implemented on an ad hoc basis during international recruitment campaigns.

TalkingCV provided Southern Cross Hospitals with an extra component in regard to the consideration of international candidates. The system also only required the candidate to have a broadband connection and webcam to complete the recording, with the set-up of each standardised interview controlled by Southern Cross, and able to be created in a minimal amount of time. îTalkingCV is a user friendly application that has been used by a few of our hospitals around New Zealand and definitely saves time in the recruitment process.î

The introduction of TalkingCV within the interview process of Southern Cross Hospitals has given the organisation ìan in depth understanding of the candidate with both visual and audible information that assists in the decision making process.î For candidates, the introduction of TalkingCV has meant that they are able to take control of their application, and show themselves to their prospective employer in the fullest sense, without even having to leave their house! îTalkingCV has definitely added value to our international recruitment process, without costing an arm and a leg. This is a valuable tool and is highly recommended!î

TalkingCV is now offering a no-obligation free trial so that companies may experience the product for themselves. Registration can be completed via the TalkingCV website at www.talkingcv.com or by emailing jacqueline.hill@talkingcv.com.