News & Blog
Below you’ll find the latest Match news, advice, candidate & client resources.
6 Reasons Why You Should Use A Medical Recruiter
Searching for a Medical position, can be both time-consuming and stressful, especially when living abroad. Using a recruitment consultant can alleviate a lot of that pressure, provided you find someone who understands your own unique background, needs, family...
Tips for a perfect CV!
As we head towards the next rotation a lot of us will think about updating our CV but are we doing it right? As a recruiter I can tell you that it would only take me a few seconds to decide if I would be interested in shortlisting you or not (studies show its around 6...
COVID 19: Newsletter Series #5
In our 5th edition of the Match Medics COVID 19: Newsletter Series, we join the British Medical Journal podcast in one of their latest episodes looking at the public health response to COVID 19. BMJ host is joined by a panel of public health experts from the US and...
COVID 19: Newsletter Series #4
In the latest edition of our COVID 19: Newsletter Series, we are going fully Irish! To kick things off we have consulted the expertise of some of our promising Irish Emergency Medicine Trainees who give us a birds eye view of what treating patients in this new world...
South African Medical Recruitment Events 2020
This years' MatchMedics South African Roadshow has been postponed due to Covid 19. Worry not! We will be hosting a webinar in May instead. Further details to follow shortly. Stay tuned. MatchMedics are coming back to South Africa for our biggest ever set of Medical...
COVID 19: Newsletter Series #3
In the latest edition of our COVID 19: Newsletter Series, we listen to the most recent release by Science Weekly where host Sarah Boseley, joined by Infectious Diseases and Professor in Vaccinology, Helen McShane, discusses one of many possible paths researchers are...
Primary Care & Covid19 – The Next Steps
As we start to think about the next stages of the fight against Covid19 we are expecting that we will see a form of “normal service” return to the Primary Care and the General Practice area over the next few weeks and months. We’ve heard that it is widely the case...
COVID 19: Newsletter Series #2
This week we have jumped into the Guardian’s latest release of Science Weekly to get an insight into how vulnerable asthma patients are during this pandemic. Regular Science Weekly host Nicola Davis is joined by Dr Andrew Whittamore – Clinical Lead at Asthma UK....
COVID 19: Newsletter Series #1
During these trying and testing times, each week the Match Medics team will be sharing a piece with you to keep you informed and entertained. We hope to bring you a mix of news from the front line straight from the experts themselves, top tips on managing your body...
Moving to Ireland – What you need to know about schools
One of the topics that comes up time and time again when we first talk to doctors who want to move to Ireland is around schooling and how to go about getting children into schools in an area. We thought it might be a good idea to write up some brief information about...
International medical recruitment – future proofing your practice and reducing costs
International medical recruitment has long been a key part of the hiring of doctors in the hospital and acute healthcare space for many years. Until relatively recently the impact of International doctors in Primary Care has been mostly limited to short term locum...
IELTS or OET? Which one should you do…
Considering a medical career move to Ireland? Alongside with getting IMC registered, another decision you have to make is whether you do the IELTS or the OET exam. Confused? Let’s make things a bit simpler for you. There are two exam options which you can choose...