Category Archives: Physician Jobs
Physician, elevate thyself.
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 … Continue reading
For physicians: Marketing and your career
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 … Continue reading
Emailing your resume
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 … Continue reading
More job related questions and answers
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 … Continue reading
Physician’s guide to writing a cover letter
Let’s assume that you are looking for a job without using a recruiter. You’re searching the smart way – reaching employers with a resume and a cover letter to see if you can drum up some interest in what you … Continue reading
Job related questions and answers
Today, we’ll take the time to answer two questions out of the many that we’ve received from physicians and medical students. If you too have questions related in any way to finding a job, getting into a program, or specializing … Continue reading
Common sense advice for your job search
The Doctor Job has compiled a list of advice based on horror stories we’ve heard from physician employers, physician recruiters and the physicians who were applying and interviewing for positions. Some of these are obvious, some are not, but they’re … Continue reading
Advice for physicians using job boards
If you are going to put your resume on a physician job board, here is an important tip for keeping your sanity. Without proper email maintenance, you will likely miss important emails and waste time on the useless ones. There’s … Continue reading
Physician’s guide to interviewing
You can read a similar interview article at the career center on our main site. Here is a helpful guide about interviewing for a job, whether you’re a resident, fellow, or physician: Guide for physicians: How to interview Unfortunately, many … Continue reading
Fellowships: Good or bad?
Today’s post will be a quick discussion of fellowship programs. There are three main reasons that physicians enter fellowship programs, and only one of them is a good reason. Read along and see if you agree. Reason 1: Because the … Continue reading