<p>This paper presents the findings of a novel<br />research conducted in a specialized, not-forprofit<br />hospital in Greece. The authors analysed<br />775 curriculum vitae (CVs) that were<br />spontaneously submitted to the healthcare<br />organisation in a two-year period and did<br />not refer to a specific job opening. The research<br />is novel, as it was performed in a not-forprofit hospital under the supervision of<br />the Ministry of Health and to the best of the<br />authors’ knowledge there are not any other<br />published data on spontaneous employment<br />requests. The paper shows that the transition<br />of professionals to the healthcare sector<br />should be carefully managed and that a<br />high number of CVs were sent to a hospital,<br />where employees lack the benefit of permanency<br />compared to their colleagues in public<br />hospitals in Greece.</p>