4? of 10?

Market appears to be improving. Hiring managers are a bit out of touch and still moving slowly, lacking urgency, because they still think 'candidates are plentiful'.

Which is true, though irrelevant. Great candidates are no longer plentiful; the A players, some of whom were on the bench last year, are mostly gone. Those that are left are generally those not wanting to travel or relocate, or who are still holding out for compensation on par with levels before the slowdown. Rates and salaries are down, but will slowly start moving back up. With REC's starting to open their doors and compete for talent, the trend will only accelerate.

There are still plenty of average resources looking, and a few A players who either have not realized they need to make adjustments to their parameters, or are in a position where they don't have to.

Meds, CPOE, Pharmacy, etc talent is getting pretty hot, and in short supply.