A new series from Cross Country Allied, our 10 Question sit-down conversation is intended to give you more perspective into the team of Talent Acquisition Specialists working daily to make your dream of traveling a reality.

A new series from Cross Country Allied, our 10 Question sit-down conversation
 is intended to give you more perspective into the team of Talent Acquisition
 Specialists working daily to make your dream of traveling a reality.



 This week, we sat down with
 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-galli-09961712/">Ryan Galli</a> who
 started with Cross Country in October 2007.


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 What is your favorite part of working for Cross Country Allied?



 By far my favorite part of the job is the variety. A desk job carries such a
 stigma of being repetitive and boring. This job is anything but that. I meet
 new people every day and I get to help them connect with some of the most
 prestigious positions in the country. 100&rsquo;s of different conversations,
 problems, solutions, and opportunities every day. I live for that variety,
 they do say it&rsquo;s the spice of life.



 What advice would you give a new traveler with Cross Country Allied?
 



 Evaluate your options and plan. It&rsquo;s easy to get swept away by the
 romantic idea of traveling, but the true long term hardcore travelers will
 tell you without a couple of licenses, a plan, and a recruiter who you feel
 like you match up to personally you are going to run into roadblocks. A good
 recruiter will help you plan. I tell people all the time I&rsquo;m like the
 GPS in their car, I provide you the info and a road map, but you ultimately
 drive the car.



 What&#39;s your best memory in your time with Cross Country Allied?
 



 I&rsquo;ve had so many from the past but this one sticks out just recently.
 Our Allied team is divided in two offices (both Naperville and Boca Raton
 Florida). This year we finally got the entire gang together and everyone was
 under one roof at our corporate headquarters. It was such an empowering
 feeling to be with this massive group of your peers, people you&rsquo;ve work
 with for years, and shared ideas with. It was a good moment to take stock of
 just how far the little company I joined in 2007 had evolved.



 Within your current role, what motivates you towards success?
 



 I&rsquo;m constantly motivated by the people who work for me. I believe I
 personally place the best people in healthcare. That sounds like a line, but
 it&rsquo;s true. As I write this, professionals I put to work are saving
 people lives. Someone will get another day with their family, or have their
 lives saved by the early detection that my traveler caught on a routine scan.
 I&rsquo;ve spent the last decade trying to find those people and bringing them
 to facilities that need them all across the country.



 Outside of the office, what are you most passionate about? 



 My wife and my three-year-old son are the center of my attention. We love to
 travel, we&rsquo;re weekend adventurers if you will. We camp a lot in the
 summer time at a lake we have a spot at and we spend a good bit of time seeing
 everything we can see in the winter when we can&rsquo;t use our lake property.
 I&rsquo;m also really into podcasts lately, there&rsquo;s some amazing stories
 out there.



 If you won a dream vacation to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
 



 I have spent so much time filling positions in Alaska and I&rsquo;ve never
 spent time there. We get these amazing positions in Alaska, and my travelers
 send me the most amazing photos, and videos, so I feel that &ldquo;call of the
 wild&rdquo;. My mom had this trunk full of post cards from my Great Aunt who
 lived in Alaska in the early 1900&rsquo;s working as a secretary. It&rsquo;s
 always fueled my curiosity. &nbsp;However, if I had it my way, I&rsquo;d do it
 on a Disney Cruise with my family so I could get that lap of luxury feel of a
 vacation to go with my rugged Alaska adventure. &nbsp;If you have a family I
 cannot recommend a Disney cruise enough.



 What&#39;s an interesting fact about you that most people wouldn&#39;t
 know?
 



 I started my professional career as a teacher and kind of lucked into this. I
 taught about a year as a special education teacher and I was having a hard
 time adjusting to it. I decided on an off chance to look and see what else
 might be out there and suddenly on my first job from the temp agency I landed
 here. Ten years later I can tell you it&rsquo;s maybe the best decision
 I&rsquo;ve ever made.


What&rsquo;s your best advice for someone at a job fair?


 It&rsquo;s just like any other buying decision. It&rsquo;s like going out and
 buying a car. You look for not only the best vehicle but also the thing that
 makes the most sense for you and what makes you the most comfortable. People
 look at job seeking as if the employer is calling all the shots. Not true, at
 a job fair employers are seeking you. This maybe one of the best times to ask
 questions, dig deeper, and get a real feel for your future travel company.
 Research, communication, and gut feeling should play a factor in any decision
 you make!


&nbsp;How can a job seeker stand out at a job fair?


 The more prepared you are the better! It&rsquo;s one of the slim times you get
 to talk to someone that can make a real hiring decision. If you&rsquo;re
 looking to find a job you should be armed with a resume and contact
 information and stop at as many tables as you can.


Should travelers bring pets with them on an assignment?


 This makes it harder and more difficult. Pet fees are outside the normal
 costs, so the traveler is responsible for that. But, pets and friends could
 lead to additional fees. It is easier for people to travel because of work
 from home opportunities. With spouses and being able to work remotely its
 opened the door for people to do this earlier in their lives.


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 Apply for Your Next Travel Assignment with Cross Country Allied



 Don&rsquo;t let the fear of a new opportunity hold you back from finding the
 next travel assignment to catapult your career. Whether you&rsquo;re looking
 for an assignment nearby, or in a destination like Boston during baseball
 season, apply today to get started with Cross Country Allied.

10 Questions with Talent Acquisition Specialist, Ryan Galli