Stephanie Dwars

Stephanie DwarsClinical Professional RecruiterWhat do you do and why is it important?I’m responsible for clinical and administrative positions. I mainly support our West Michigan Behavioral Health Services (BHS) and Center for Autism (CFA) teams. I recruit positions like nurses and social workers for BHS, and behavior technicians and behavior analysts for the CFA. It’s important because the individuals I hire are providing much-needed care to our clients.Read more below01How did you get into recruiting?After college, I was working in retail. Eventually I worked my way up to a supervisory role, which included onboarding and training new hires. It wasn’t exactly “recruiting,” but it taught me a lot about what goes into it. A little while later, I saw an opening at a staffing firm and thought it could be my path into proper recruiting. So I applied and started from there. 02Your main recruiting focus at Hope Network is Clinical staff. How did that come to be?I’ve always been interested in mental health. In fact, as a kid, I wanted to be a social worker. I briefly studied it in college, but eventually realized it just wasn’t for me. That led me to study Human Resources, since I figured I could help people and still work within the mental health field. From the moment I was hired at Hope Network, my goal was to recruit for these clinical roles. After about six months recruiting for Direct Care roles, there was an opening for my current position, so I went for it. 03What does a perfect day of recruiting look like for you?When every facet of the full-cycle recruitment process goes as planned – I have productive meetings with hiring managers, I generate interest from candidates, I conduct solid phone interviews, and maybe I make an offer or two. 04How do you pick yourself up after a less-than-ideal day of recruiting?In recruitment, there’s a lot of highs and a lot of lows. I have a great team that listens and offers solutions, so I make sure to rely on that support system. 05How can jobseekers stand out right now?Make sure your resume is cleaned up: no spelling errors, accurate work history. Put in the work to research the companies you’re interviewing with. 06If recruiting ceased to exist, what would you be doing?There’s a lot of sales in recruiting since we’re basically “selling” the company. If recruiting didn’t exist, I’d probably get my realtors license and sell houses.