When to start applying?

[Sparda29]

I'm pretty committed to go straight into hospital staffing now. Should I start applying now, or wait till after graduation, or until after I take the boards?

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[MackandBlues]

start now! can't hurt. Plus the job application process can take months in some institutions. You can also call places you are interested in and see if they will be opening up positions in the next couple months. Most places know if they will have positions available in the next couple months or not.

 

[minette]

I'm pretty committed to go straight into hospital staffing now. Should I start applying now, or wait till after graduation, or until after I take the boards?

I tought you applied to residencies?

 

[MountainPharmD]

I'm pretty committed to go straight into hospital staffing now. Should I start applying now, or wait till after graduation, or until after I take the boards?

No residency?

 

[MountainPharmD]

I'm pretty committed to go straight into hospital staffing now. Should I start applying now, or wait till after graduation, or until after I take the boards?

The job market is so packed right now it would be pointless to apply anywhere. There are 10 people appyling for every hospital job and most have a completed a residencey. Why would an employer pass up all those applicants to take a student who isn't going to graduate for 2 months and then has to pass boards?

Wait until you have graduated and scheduled your board exams then start applying.

 

[Sparda29]

I tought you applied to residencies?

No residency?

I only got 1 interview and I didn't like the place.

 

[psychoandy]

i second mountainpharmd. no one will seriously consider you unless you have a license or have a connection. even then, it kinda sucked doing naplex/law knowing that my job was on the line if i didn't pass the first time.

also, be prepared to work nights and/or doing scut work.

 

[Aznfarmerboi]

I heard in some hospitals, there are still class of 2010 who stayed as interns at the hospital waiting for the next job to come along. One hospital in Brooklyn have not hired since 09 and that was only for one position.

 

[ValeRx]

Thank God for veterans preference!