Nursing management and HR managers in German hospitals are receiving more applicant profiles from international nurses today than ever before. Placement agencies, candidate pools, unsolicited applications, and direct LinkedIn outreach deliver new resumes to their desks almost daily. At the same time, most facilities have less time for preliminary screening, not more. From over six years of placement experience, we know...
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Why the origin of training is crucial for your clinic When a nurse from India, Ukraine, or the Philippines starts on your ward, they bring training that fundamentally differs from the German generalist nursing training. This doesn't mean their training is inferior. But it is different...
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96 percent of German hospitals employ international nurses or have done so in the past five years. 83 percent expect this number to continue to rise in the future. The figures from the German Hospital Institute (DKI) leave little room for doubt: without immigration, nursing care in Germany cannot be maintained. And yet...
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Why Hospitals Fail to Recruit International Nursing Professionals – and What Successful Facilities Do Differently A Practical Guide by Vitaliy Malykin, Managing Director of TalentOrbit International GmbH International nursing recruitment is no longer an experiment. For many hospitals in Germany, it is the only realistic strategy to permanently fill open positions. Since 2022...
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Introduction: The problem is not scarcity, but timing Most clinics in the Rhineland do not have a reach problem. Job advertisements run, budgets are available, and applications are received. Yet, wards remain understaffed for weeks or months. What is the reason for this? In practice, a recurring pattern emerges. Applications are present, but the…
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Why South Korea is Re-emerging in International Nursing Recruitment The German nursing labor market is searching internationally for qualified personnel, and one country of origin is coming into focus during this search that many clinics may not immediately think of: South Korea. The country has a history as a source of nursing staff for Germany. Between 1966 and 1977, around...
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