Blogging with The Doctor Job

If you’re like me, you’re a physician who has never been a particular fan of moving. All the boxes. All the stress. All the pizza. (Okay, the last point might actually be a perk). For doctors, moving is often a necessary step on their career path. Perhaps you’re a [...]

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As one of the professional resume, cover letter, and personal statement writers on the staff of The Doctor Job, I have seen thousands of different physician resumes: The short, the long, the thorough, the sparse. While every physician’s resume is sure to look a little different, there are some common guidelines each doctor should [...]

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Is your search for a doctor job failing miserably?
Are you posting resumes all over the physician job bards, and can’t understand why you’re not getting interviews?
Have you sent resumes to all of the doctors and hospitals you know personally – and not getting responses?
Take 5 minutes and a few easy steps to improve your search [...]

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One of the most common mistakes doctors make when searching for a job is to stop looking for a physician position too soon.
After years of training and weeks (or months) of job searches, many doctors stop just short of the goal of finding a great job.
This is especially true if they are searching for a [...]

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The beginning of a physician job search is usually filled with promise and high expectations. Doctors, whether soon to be graduated residents or physicians who have practiced for years, imagine that they will simply choose the location and desired hours and be payed a handsome salary for years of medical training, hard work and [...]

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I think Baseball might be in trouble. It seems the classic sport that has long been hailed as America’s Past Time is quickly being overshadowed by a new past time:
Surfing Job Boards.
For fun.
How do we know it’s for fun, you might ask? Well, every day, we here at The Doctor Job receive phone [...]

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Recently I received an email solicitation from a company that I know to be a successful, profitable organization. The email went on and on about why I should employ their services. It touted their past success rates, excellent promotions, etc. But I could only focus on one thing: The name of the company was misspelled [...]

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Finding a great physician job in a major metro city like New York, Los Angeles or Chicago can be difficult.
Finding two great physician jobs in the same city can seem downright impossible. But what’s the alternative? Is it really viable for a family to be separated, with one physician and children living in [...]

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Who thinks it’s a good idea for a physician to consider a job offer for a position that he or she knows is a bad job?
You might be thinking to yourself, “Why on earth would any doctor take a job offer that’s they don’t want if they have other options?” Believe it or not, [...]

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Dear The Doctor Job,
I am currently a PGY-3 in internal medicine. How soon should I start looking for a job? My schedule is so busy with my rotations, I don’t think I would have time to look for a job until I finish my residency. Is that too late?
Regards,
Future NYC Internist
This is [...]

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