The emerging medical technology field is vertically integrated, and the pool of qualified applicants for industry positions is small. Recruitment agenciesusually operate on a retainer agreement with their clients, emerging technology companies. Many job opportunities in this field are listed here.

Paula Rutledge of Management Recruiters of Orlando Lakes (MRI) was nice enough to shed some light on the 5.5 steps that her recruiting agency follows to fill positions. If you were to apply to anyone of these jobs through MRI, you could expect the following process:

Step #0: Recruiters spend two hours daily reviewing candidates and matching them with current opportunities.


Step #1: The agency contacts potential employees and a brief introductory interview is set up. Client names are not mentioned at this point.

Then a professional profile of each candidate is created.

Step #2: The recruiter tries to match employees with career opportunities. On-line assessment tests are given for engineering, clinical and technical positions.

Step #3: Detailed discussion about the needs of the client company takes place. The Agency then discusses the factors involved in the job decision, like how well you will fit with the company, the salary range that they wish to pay and the growth potential of the position. If the job necessitates relocation, the recruiter presents the applicant with data about the new location like cost of living and types of schools available.

At this point, the name of the client company is disclosed to the applicant.

Then the agency presents its assessment of candidate's qualification and presents to the client his/her:

-CV/Resume
-Professional Profile
-Statement Summary
-Written interview

The agency usually presents 3-5 candidates to the client for each position. Then, the client company chooses 1-3 candidates to interview.

Step #4: The recruiter prepares candidates for the interview by reviewing the types of questions that may come up on the interview and tells them which materials to bring on the interview.

Now, the applicant goes on the interview.

Step #5: After the interview, the agency instructs the applicant to call them to debrief. This is a time to exchange feedback and share whether or there is a desire to move forward with the interview process.

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