--- title: Lantum Blog | GP recruitment description: GP recruitment | Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers --- [![Lantum](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Lantum%20March2018/Images/logo-header.svg)](https://us.lantum.com) for Locums - [Locums](https://lantum.com/) - [Practices](https://lantum.com/p/practices/) - [Hubs](https://lantum.com/p/hubs/) - [Federations](https://lantum.com/p/nhs-federation/) [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Managing finances](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/managing-finances), [GP recruitment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment) 16 Mar 2012 ## [Admin (yawn…) how to make the most of your time and maximise your income.](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/managing-finances/admin) [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/managing-finances/admin) 0 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [GP recruitment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment) 13 Oct 2011 ## [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) ###### 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”** [Read More](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) 0 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [Communication](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/communication), [GP recruitment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment) 12 Oct 2011 ## [How to communicate better as a locum GP](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/communication-communication-communication-quality-fears-locum-isolation-and-misunderstandings-are-all-solved-by-better-and-more-direct-communica) It is commonly known that many locums report feelings of isolation. We heard from the recent annual GP locum conference that this is still very much an issue. Isolation is not only unpleasant for.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/communication-communication-communication-quality-fears-locum-isolation-and-misunderstandings-are-all-solved-by-better-and-more-direct-communica) 0 Comments [Limited company vs sole trader](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/limited-company-vs-sole-trader), [financial advice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/financial-advice), [GP recruitment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment) 06 Oct 2011 ## [Should I be self-employed? – What are the differences?](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/should-i-be-self-employed-what-are-the-differences) When you start working (or at a later time) you may have the decision to make as to whether you work as a self-employed locum or as an employee. Whilst it may not always be within your power to make.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/should-i-be-self-employed-what-are-the-differences) 0 Comments [Limited company vs sole trader](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/limited-company-vs-sole-trader), [financial advice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/financial-advice), [GP recruitment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment), [self-employment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/self-employment) 06 Oct 2011 ## [Am I self-employed? – How you can get caught out for misunderstanding what this really means](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/am-i-self-employed-how-you-can-get-caught-out-for-misunderstanding-what-this-really-means) Placing a mug on a chair does not make the chair into a table – it is merely a chair that is being used as if it is a table. Likewise, just by calling yourself self-employed and issuing invoices does.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/am-i-self-employed-how-you-can-get-caught-out-for-misunderstanding-what-this-really-means) 0 Comments [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [GP recruitment](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment) 06 Oct 2011 ## [What the Hurley Group looks for in locum GPs](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/the-hurley-group-is-a-heavy-user-of-locums-in-london-we-went-to-talk-to-their-practice-manager-stella-to-find-out-what-she-looks-for-when-taking) **What do you look for when hiring locums?** [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/the-hurley-group-is-a-heavy-user-of-locums-in-london-we-went-to-talk-to-their-practice-manager-stella-to-find-out-what-she-looks-for-when-taking) 0 Comments [1](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-recruitment/page/1) ### Subscribe to the newsletter ### Categories - [NHS (44)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs) - [Mindfulness and burnout (35)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout) - 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