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title: Make it easy for practices to employ you. - Our top tips on getting the job and being asked back!
description: Make it easy for practices to employ you. - Our top tips on getting the job and being asked back!
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# [Make it easy for practices to employ you. - Our top tips on getting the job and being asked back!](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/make-it-easy-for-practices-to-employ-you-our-top-tips-on-getting-the-job-and-being-asked-back)

 Written by [Lantum](https://blog.lantum.com/author/lantum) | Oct 13, 2011 12:02:54 PM

###### MAKE IT EASY FOR PRACTICES TO EMPLOY YOU. – *OUR TOP TIPS ON GETTING THE JOB AND BEING ASKED BACK!*

###### **1. Getting the job:**

**“We want to know that we can count on that locum to fill that session”**

- **Be** **easy to contact **by phone and be responsive to e-mail, if you are working when a practice calls you, make sure you get back to them “I sometimes text people back if I’m in the middle of surgery, at least they know I got their message” (Peter locum GP in Fife)
- **Be definite**, a definite ‘yes’ or ‘no’ about whether you will take the job, and make sure the practice manager has understood that
- **Confirm** bookings by letter or email after the phone conversation, confirming the times, dates and rates to eliminate any misunderstandings 

**Clarify **what is required –will you need to do home visits / telephone consultations / respond to incoming clinical mail for example?

###### **2. Being asked back:**

- **Be** **reliable – **never cancel a booking

- **Be punctual**, arrive early and be ready to start

- **Maintain your reputation** by getting feedback

- **Be organised**

> Network locum is an online tool that enables practices and locums to communicate and find jobs directly, without the need for an agency. Contact Melissa Morris, [Melissa.Morris@lantum.com](mailto:Melissa.Morris@lantum.com)
> 
> Find us on [www.lantum.com ](http://www.lantum.com/)

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