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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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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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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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If you are a licensed and board certified physician, you are in the enviable position of having credentials that mostly speak for themselves. But that doesn’t mean you can afford to have a sloppy or thrown together physician curriculum vitae (CV). As with many things in life, CVs are often judged by their appearance first. […]

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If you are a job-seeking physician with a J-1 or H-1B Visa, it is essential that your resume be as polished as possible. Many foreign physicians wrongly assume that if they are not finding work it is because of their visa status. While having to find sponsorship does make it a bit more challenging to […]

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I’m not sure whose idea it was to begin putting a “personal interests & hobbies” section on a resume, but I believe it to be one of the worst ideas in resume writing history. The basic reasoning behind the category is that it will help job applicants to appear well-rounded; that by listing your favorite […]

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Physicians often worry about the content of their resumes, but don’t put much thought into the order in which the various categories appear. The structure of a physician’s resume can be a key factor in whether or not he/she receives an interview.
If I had 30 seconds to do a quick resume make-over for a physician […]

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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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