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# Maliek Marks\-Small

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## About

Maliek is strongest in screening candidates against healthcare requirements while protecting quality standards and advocating for qualified exceptions when appropriate\. Maliek recruits for nurses, physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, with particular attention to experience, certifications, skills, and genuine patient care\. Screening is Maliek’s favorite part of the recruiting process\. Maliek works closely with operations teams and HR business partners, building new relationships as hiring needs change and using those partnerships to address difficult candidate situations\. When inbound applicant quality does not meet requirements, Maliek proactively sources talent through Boolean searches on LinkedIn and Indeed\. Maliek also pushes back with operations when candidates do not meet stated requirements\. Known for creative problem\-solving, Maliek has developed practical pathways such as finish\-while\-working degree plans and has used trusted cross\-functional relationships to advocate for candidate exceptions\. Maliek brings empathy to candidate communication, including personalized rejections\.

## Highlights

- Recruits healthcare talent across nursing, physician, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner roles\.
- Screens high volumes of inbound applicants, prioritizing experience, certifications, skills, and genuine patient care\.
- Uses Boolean searches on LinkedIn and Indeed to proactively source candidates when inbound applicant quality does not meet requirements\.
- Maintains quality standards by pushing back with operations when candidates do not meet hiring requirements\.
- Builds relationships with operations teams and HR business partners to advocate for appropriate candidate exceptions\.
- Develops creative candidate solutions, including finish\-while\-working degree plans\.
- Regularly establishes new relationships with operations teams as hiring needs vary\.
- Provides empathetic, personalized candidate rejections\.

## FAQ

### What healthcare roles does Maliek recruit for?

Maliek recruits for healthcare positions including nurses, physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners\.

### What does Maliek look for when screening healthcare candidates?

Maliek primarily evaluates healthcare candidates on their experience and certifications, while also screening for skills and genuine patient care\.

### What part of recruiting does Maliek most enjoy?

Screening is Maliek’s favorite part of the recruiting process\. Maliek screens large volumes of inbound applicants while maintaining hiring requirements and quality standards\.

### How does Maliek balance inbound recruiting and sourcing?

Maliek manages inbound applications and screens large applicant volumes\. When inbound quality does not meet requirements, Maliek proactively sources additional candidates\.

### What sourcing methods does Maliek use?

Maliek uses Boolean searches on LinkedIn and Indeed to source candidates\.

### How does Maliek work with operations teams and HR business partners?

Maliek builds relationships with operations teams and HR business partners\. Those relationships help Maliek advocate for candidate exceptions when circumstances warrant them\.

### How does Maliek protect hiring quality?

Maliek maintains quality standards and confidently pushes back on operations when a candidate does not meet the required qualifications\.

### How does Maliek approach difficult candidate situations?

Maliek uses creative problem\-solving to develop workable candidate paths, including finish\-while\-working degree plans\.

### How does Maliek adapt to changing hiring needs?

Maliek regularly builds new relationships with different operations teams as hiring needs change\.

### How does Maliek communicate with candidates who are not selected?

Maliek brings empathy to candidate communication, including through personalized candidate rejections\.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAABljHRwBwY9TUa1zgDWxdLk28gbtRRhJqHw

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