Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Priyanki Amroliwala, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for 42 North Dental, to explore why culture matters more than perks in healthcare recruitment, how to effectively navigate rural hiring challenges, and the importance of slowing down the hiring process to ensure better long-term fits.

What You’ll Learn:

How to shift from transactional recruiting to relationship-based hiring that drives long-term retention
Why slowing down the hiring process leads to better matches and reduced turnover
How to effectively sell rural healthcare opportunities by focusing on lifestyle benefits and earning potential
Why culture fit matters more than perks, and how to assess it during interviews
How to maintain recruiter wellbeing through mindfulness and work-life balance strategies

Priyanki Amroliwala is the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for 42 North Dental, where she leads recruitment strategy for over 100 dental practices across the Northeast. With more than a decade of healthcare recruiting expertise, she has established herself as a thought leader in dental talent acquisition through her consulting work at Healthcare Talent Solutions and role on the editorial board of Group Dentistry Now. Since 2015, Priyanki has been instrumental in developing innovative recruitment approaches that emphasize culture, trust, and team dynamics over traditional transactional hiring methods.

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Highlights and YouTube Chapters:

[00:00] Introduction
[02:40] It’s Not About the Party, It’s About the Hard Days
[06:36] Slow Down to Speed Up
[10:50] Interviewing Beyond the Resume
[14:28] Culture Is in the Details
[18:35] The Employer Brand vs. Reality Gap
[24:25] Reframing Rural Hiring
[34:44] Staying Grounded in a High-Pressure Field
[39:36] The #1 Mindset Shift for Hiring

Quotes:

“Gone are the days when it's the candidate that needs the job. In the dental industry, we're in need of that candidate.”
“Take your time to interview. Don't just quickly meet a candidate for five or ten minutes. Spend a full hour, sit down with someone and get to know them.”
“Most hiring teams have communication gaps during the interview process. If you can just bridge that communication gap and really make sure that you set the expectations and the tone from the beginning, they'll know what they're getting into.”
“Don't hire out of desperation. Get to know the candidate. Any position it is, they are all important positions.”

Episode Resources:

Priyanki Amroliwala on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanki/
42 North Dental on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/42northdental/
Sean Fitzpatrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-j-fitzpatrick/?originalSubdomain=ca
TalentMap Website: https://talentmap.com/

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