Dear attendings, anyone care to share their job search journeys?

[sommerwing]

Hello everyone,

Ive been looking for a specific job in a specific high demand metropolitan city (as my significant other works there as well as family, its really not an option for me to go anywhere else) and Ive been having a lot of trouble landing interviews or even finding positions.

I was hoping to hear from other attendings here how they found their jobs straight out of fellowship/residency. Was it via word of mouth? Recruiter? Online postings? How successful were you in landing interviews? Did you find that positions favored more experienced candidates? Any tips or things your wish you knew?

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[Epic786]

it depends what you are looking for.....
you can do locums too. You can always do Neuro-hospitalist. Check Rosman research, Jackson physician search and recruiter directly too.

 

[Telamir]

Unfortunately it's not going to be easy because you're pigeonholed into one metropolitan area. If it's a large area, it's probably already saturated with specialists or subspecialists. If you MUST live there, then talking to recruiters would be worthwhile. Alternatively, if you know any neurologists in the area ask if they're hiring or if they need some per-diem coverage of a hospital or something of that sort. Also expect to make less; you have no bargaining power in this situation.

Otherwise, you are pretty much looking at locums and this may be your best bet regarding work/pay balance, and you can live wherever you want.

 

[sommerwing]

Thank you. Im fairly surprised that being pidgeon holed into one area is not a problem that people face more often (if not the norm). And my significant other is also a physician in an academic position so it is not like I have the “more important job” of which she can relocate.

Does anyone know more about Tele-neurology and Tele-EEG and if they can be good options as well?

 

[Telamir]

Tele Neuro for stroke can be an option. Some folks here do more tele Neuro, hopefully they reply. Tele EEG jobs in my experience are exceedingly rare cause most of the people who have one won’t “let it go”. I’ve been trying to find a suitable one for a year ish and no dice.

Youll find some IOM gigs but eeeeh...I’m not too into that.

 

[johnwandering]

Tele neuro sounds quite interesting

What is the general perception of these positions in the neurology community?

Also if one wants to go back to a nonacademic physical clinical position, would there be difficulty finding employment? (In a job search would you, not so much be "discriminated" against, but rather lose out to a candidate from an immediate clinical position)?