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Hi All,
I have unexpectedly received an invitation for an in-person interview for a psychologist position with a VA after a brief phone interview. I've gotten the sense from them on the phone/email that they will likely make me an offer on-interview and want to get going on starting the position following all the processing paperwork (likely March-ish start date). I'm currently a post-doc at another VA, and will be licensed in a "new-law state" (no post-doc hour requirements) likely next month. My post-doc is relatively young and the training committee has voiced concerns about my potential early departure and the reputation it will have on their program. They also have APA coming to visit in March to hopefully accredit the post-doc program.
Do others have the experience that some post-docs do not finish the full year? I'm still planning on continuing supervision at my next job if I were to leave early, but I would be surprised if this scenario has not happened to others? What are the expectations set by your post-docs about getting jobs prior to the official end of post-doc and how did they feel about your departure?
I have unexpectedly received an invitation for an in-person interview for a psychologist position with a VA after a brief phone interview. I've gotten the sense from them on the phone/email that they will likely make me an offer on-interview and want to get going on starting the position following all the processing paperwork (likely March-ish start date). I'm currently a post-doc at another VA, and will be licensed in a "new-law state" (no post-doc hour requirements) likely next month. My post-doc is relatively young and the training committee has voiced concerns about my potential early departure and the reputation it will have on their program. They also have APA coming to visit in March to hopefully accredit the post-doc program.
Do others have the experience that some post-docs do not finish the full year? I'm still planning on continuing supervision at my next job if I were to leave early, but I would be surprised if this scenario has not happened to others? What are the expectations set by your post-docs about getting jobs prior to the official end of post-doc and how did they feel about your departure?