About Kyle Schmidt

I'm one of the Co-Founders of BluePipes which provides professional networking and career management tools for healthcare professionals. I was formerly a Healthcare Recruiter and Recruitment Manager. I also have an extensive background in the financial services industry, a B.S in Finance and Risk Management and an MA in Government both from California State University Sacramento.

Entries by Kyle Schmidt

5 Challenges Travel Nursing Recruiters Face and 8 Ways to Conquer Them

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Several aspects of the travel nursing industry make travel nurse recruiting quite unique relative to other segments of the recruitment industry. The unique nature of travel nurse recruiting  poses some challenges when utilizing the two fundamental approaches to agency recruitment. In this blog post, we’ll discuss what makes travel nurse recruiting unique,  the challenges recruiters […]

How to Avoid Underemployment and Maximize Your Income as a Travel Nurse

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Due to the temporary nature of travel nursing jobs, and the instability they sometimes exhibit, travel nurses are often at risk for underemployment. In fact, avoiding underemployment can prove to be a very difficult task. And frequent bouts of underemployment can have a serious negative impact on a travel nurse’s annual income. In this blog […]

What Every Travel Nurse Ought to Know about Frictional Unemployment

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Travel nursing jobs are short term engagements typically lasting no more than 13 weeks. So it’s no secret that travel nurses engage in job searches more often than the average professional. What’s less understood is that certain realities in the travel nursing industry tend to exacerbate what labor economists refer to as “frictional unemployment.” In […]

Travel Nursing Pay: Flexible vs. Rigid

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If you’ve discussed travel nursing pay with multiple agencies, then you’ve most certainly found that different agencies compensate their travel nurses in different ways. Some companies pay larger tax-free stipends than others. Some companies offer rental cars while others don’t. Some companies offer furnished one bedroom apartments while others will only offer an Extended Stay […]