You’ve already done the hard part: realizing it’s time for a change.
You updated your resume. You reached out to recruiters. Maybe you even landed a few interviews.
But weeks—or months—later, you’re still in your current role, staring at your inbox, wondering why it’s not happening.
Or maybe you’ve been a finalist more than once—but haven’t made it across the finish line.
Let’s say this clearly:
You are not the problem. But your process might be.
What we’re seeing in 2025 is different.
Even highly qualified executives—those with deep system-level experience, strong outcomes, and strong reputations—are finding the job search unusually slow, inconsistent, and discouraging.
Hospitals are under financial pressure. Roles are being consolidated. Search processes are dragging out. The competition is keener than ever with a very active candidate market. And communication from employers and recruiters has become sporadic at best.
So if you’ve found yourself wondering, “Why isn’t anything moving?”—you’re not imagining it.
The market really has changed. So, your strategy needs to evolve too.
Because in this environment, credentials alone aren’t enough to get traction. You need a sharper, more intentional approach—one that reflects not just your experience, but your fit, clarity, and leadership voice.
Where Executive Job Searches Often Stall
Even the most qualified leaders often hit roadblocks during transition. Over the years, we’ve identified four common patterns where progress tends to break down:
- Lack of strategic positioning – Your resume may be accurate, but it’s not telling the right story for the role.
- No clear target – You’re open to “anything better,” but hiring teams hire for alignment, not flexibility.
- Misdirected energy – You’re spending time applying, instead of building momentum through networking and brand clarity.
- Unrefined story – You have not reflected or refined your “story” to illustrate the unique value you bring to an organization.
What We’ve Learned Helping Healthcare Leaders Navigate Uncertainty
Over the last 20 years, we’ve helped healthcare executives navigate every kind of career transition—some planned, others unexpected. We’ve seen what works (and what doesn’t) when talented leaders feel stuck.
That’s why we wrote Career Success for Healthcare Leaders.
This isn’t motivational fluff. It’s the structured, real-world guidance we use every day in executive coaching—packaged into a single resource.
A Career Strategy Reset—Built for This Market
Inside, you’ll discover the practical frameworks and actionable strategies that have consistently helped our clients achieve their career goals, including:
- A time-proven method for clarifying your goals using the CLLAMS Framework (Challenge, Location, Lifestyle, Advancement, Money, Stability)
- Step-by-step guidance for building a Professional Brand that illustrates your value proposition and resonates with recruiters and boards
- Tools to help you handle difficult transitions, including layoffs, career gaps, and mismatched cultures
- Strategies to leverage your network and gain greater insight into the current healthcare market
- Smart interview prep with improved performance, offer negotiation tips, and onboarding strategies—written for healthcare leaders specifically
Whether you’re actively searching or trying to regain momentum, this book helps you step back, refocus, and move forward—with clarity and confidence.
Your Strategy Isn’t Broken – It’s Just Outdated
These days the next opportunity often doesn’t come from submitting a plethora of job applications..
It comes from stepping back, reassessing your approach, and realigning your strategy with what actually works at the executive level: clarity, positioning, and personal narrative.
We’d love to help with that.
On July 16th, the Kindle edition of Career Success for Healthcare Leaders will be available at no cost. This one-day access is simply our way of helping more executives get the clarity they need to move forward.
👉 Link to Career Success for Healthcare Leaders on Kindle.
It might be exactly what your search has been missing.
No sales pitch. Just the playbook we’ve used to help countless healthcare leaders find their next role—and thrive in it.
Final Thought
If you’ve already tried to make a move and it hasn’t worked, it’s not just you—you’re exactly where many great leaders find themselves in a shifting market.
The difference isn’t in your resume. It’s in your strategy.
You don’t need to hustle harder. You need a smarter plan—and the right tools to execute it.
Start with clarity. Use the right framework. And don’t try to navigate it all alone.
Your next move deserves more than guesswork. And you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.