Blogging with The Doctor Job

Many times at The Doctor Job, we receive emails and phone calls from physicians who assume they are contacting a potential employer about a physician job opportunity. I am often surprised by the tone and simple mistakes that these doctors make during their job search when contacting potential employers.
One of the most common mistakes [...]

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Whether you’re a physician struggling to make ends meet financially, your H-1 or J-1 visa is expiring, or you simply can’t take one more second practicing at your current position, you NEED a new job and you need it now.
Many physicians have been there at one point or another in their careers, especially in those [...]

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It always kills me when I ask my physician clients to describe what sets them apart from others in their field and they answer: “I’m good at my job.”
While it’s better to be good at your job than bad at your job, this type of answer is a total cop-out and won’t win you any [...]

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A physician’s job search is only successful if the physician finds the best job available to him or her. In any other situation, whether the physician finds a less-than-ideal job, no job, or decides to remain with the old job, that job search is a failure.
The only way to make sure that the search [...]

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It’s time for another story of a client of The Doctor Job who had great success after having no luck with physician recruiters.
Dr. A is a male Ob/Gyn in North Carolina
Dr. A graduated from medical school 36 years ago. He practiced in several different areas of the country before spending the last few years [...]

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Physicians, there’s a simple mantra to keep in mind when you get an offer: You can always ask for more.
Let’s take a scenario. Dr. Keith Dudemeister, an Internist, is about to graduate from his residency program in New York City. He’s a normal resident, with no problems, but nothing amazing to brag [...]

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This is just a quick essay after a depressing conversation with a Pediatrician (Dr. E) who settled for a job in Wisconsin that she absolutely hates, and is slowly feeling defeated and soul-crushingly depressed as a result:
You are a physician. You have years of education and training. You make decisions on a daily [...]

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This blog is designed as a free resource for residents, fellows, and physicians looking for jobs, and for medical students and FMGs applying to residency programs. When it comes to physician jobs, you can have the best resume in the world and a cover letter that would knock the socks off of any employer, [...]

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Among those of you who surf the Internet, know what a blog is, and check your email more than once a month, it seems logical that mass e-mailing your resume to as many people as possible would be an appropriate way to find a job.
It’s not. Why?
1. Because when it comes [...]

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Today, we’ll take the time to answer another question from a frustrated physician. If you too have questions related in any way to finding a job, getting into a program, or specializing in an specific field, please email them to blog AT thedoctorjob DOT com!
Q: I am a recently divorced mother of two and physician [...]

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