Blogging with The Doctor Job

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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There is a common misconception among residents, fellows and doctors looking for jobs that physician recruiters are free. They’re not.
While it’s true that a recruiter will not charge an initial up-front fee to the doctor for the job search, there are many hidden costs that need to be considered before trusting a recruiter to [...]

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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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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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Whenever a physician is looking for a job, one of the biggest concerns is usually “how can I get the highest salary?”
In addition to finding a position in the right location, with the right schedule, work environment and growth potential, it is important for a doctor to earn as much money as possible. More [...]

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At The Doctor Job, our goal is always to help physicians find the perfect job for them. We don’t expect doctors to settle for just any job in an area when there is a better position to be found.
However, sometimes it is important to have a career plan that includes both long term and [...]

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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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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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