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The interview process to newly minted residents (and beyond) can be quite daunting. When is it appropriate to talk about money during an interview, what are the classic interview mistakes to avoid? Today's Physician reviews strategies to help residents survive the process.
Site visit dos and don’ts
RECRUITERS HAVE plenty of advice on making your best impression during a site visit. Here's a partial list:
Make eye contact and offer a firm...
Site visits: Are you asking the right questions?
YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING for a new job (or your first out of training), and you've done everything by the book, from creating a well-organized...
Sign-on incentives: What’s right for you?
RECRUITERS HAVE a wide range of incentives to get physicians’ attention, from sign-on bonuses and relocation assistance to student loan forgiveness. In part, that’s...
Recruiting red flags
YOU SCORE site visits with two separate practices. But those visits produce two very different scenarios.
Scenario No. 1
A recruiter picks you up at your hotel...
Dress for success (and what not to wear on your interview)
CONSIDER THE JOB CANDIDATE who showed up in a rural community in a suit and tie even though he was told dress would be...
Strategies to survive the screening process
YOU'VE FOUND A JOB that looks good to you, and the recruiter is definitely interested. But before the practice will bring you out for...
Are physicians ready for behavioral interviews?
WHEN SUSAN LEE, DO, MBA, chief of hospital medicine at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., interviews candidates for hospitalist slots, she devotes her interview...
