 Potential Job Applicants |
How to Find Them
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1. Graduates of ophthalmic allied health training programs |
Contact the ophthalmic training program directors |
| 2. Individuals currently seeking careers in allied health |
Contact your local medical society
Contact ATPO Job Bulletin Board or Professional Choices |
| 3. Your current non-clinical staff |
Post your job opening internally - current non-clinical staff (e.g., office receptionist) may be interested in learning the job if provided with training |
| 4. Patients or acquaintances of patients |
Post the Ophthalmic Allied Health Career promotional material in your clinic |
| 5. Acquaintances of your current staff |
Implement an Employee Referral Program* |
| 6. Medical assistant program students |
Contact your local community college or a technical or medical institute offering a medical assistant training program |
| 7. Individuals in nearby towns or rural areas |
Advertise your job opening in small local newspapers* |
| 8. Disabled or elderly individuals (Tax deductions may be available for the cost of removing barriers if you make your facility more accessible to and usable by these individuals) |
Contact your state One-Stop Career Center*
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| 9. Veterans (Employer Tax Credits are available if you hire a veteran) |
Contact your state One-Stop Career Center* |
| 10. Second-career individuals (Many early retirees are interested in a second career) |
Advertise in retirement-related publications and/or contact your state One-Stop Career Center* |
| 11. Displaced workers (may be eligible for state or federal retraining funds), Vocational Rehabilitation Referrals or Welfare Recipients (Employer Tax Credits available if you hire a welfare recipient) |
Contact your state One-Stop Career Center*
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* More info on these items is available in the Recruitment Tools section |
