Physician Job Search: Tips and Advice
Since the physician job search is at its peak nowadays, I am posting a list of topics on physician job search, including physician employment contract etc. I hope summarizing them here will make it easy for everyone to access these articles. I am a physician myself and these articles are written without bias or conflict [...]
Evaluating a Physician job opportunity from a Business standpoint
1) SALARY: That is a no brainer. You need higher salary to pay off your loans and to live comfortably as well as save for retirement.
Also make sure your time is adequately compensated. You are not supposed to do anything for free. Well not anymore! A friend of mine was offered a part-time position [...]
The Interview Dress Code
DRESS CODE
“To be successful, look successful”
Men: Conservative business suit (preferably two different ones for more than one dayphysician job interviews!). If you have only one suit then change your shirt and tie each day. You do not need to wear traditional navy blue or black suit with white shirt. Try something different, [...]
The Do’s and Dont’s in a job interview (Summary)
Here are the pointers from my previoius post on the job interview process
THE DO’S
Be punctual
Give a firm hand shake
Do not interrupt when someone is talking
Listen
Make notes
Keep pagers and cell phones off or on silent mode.
Treat everybody you meet politely
Talk small talk
Smile occasionally but NOT profusely!
Demonstrate attentiveness
Express your interest
Answer all questions
Take down directions and addresses carefully
Dress [...]
In the restaurant with prospective physician employers
THE RESTAURANT
In interviews for private practice openings, most of the discussions regarding salary, benefits, job requirements etc take place over a lunch or a dinner at an upscale restaurant. There is a tendency to lose ones guard in these informal setting. But don’t!! Following are certain dos and don’ts during lunch/ Dinner interviews
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THE RENDEZVOUS – Handling the Physician Job Interview
THE SCENARIO
Private: Most physician job interviews for private medical practice are conducted over one to two days, one day being more common. The job interview of physicians is generally informal. During the day you can expect tour of the group’s medical office or offices and the hospital. The prospective physician employer tries to entice you [...]
Some Phone Interview Etiquettes
To return these physician job telephone interview calls try to go in a quiet room. If you accidentally find yourself at a noisy nurse station, then excuse yourself and offer to call them back right away from a different phone in a quieter place.
Speak slowly and clearly. Do not get nervous and speak fast.
Small talk [...]
How to handle physician job telephone interview
Before a face-to-face interview the physician candidates the prospective employers screen them over the phone. This is because interviewing involves a significant monetary and time commitment. Hence the physician employers need to know few important things about you. It is also to your advantage as you can ask specific questions regarding the physician job to [...]
The Physician Job Interview process
Hiring decisions in the world of medicine are not made without face-to-face interviews. Interviewing techniques for the academia and the private sector differ markedly. The expectations are different, the questions are different and the answers are different. What may sound offending or lame in academia may become the prime topic of discussion in a private setting.
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