Importance of Name when Job Seeking

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How does a PP job landed by a Penn or MGH grad differ from one landed by a community program grad in similar locations? I'm guessing the ivory tower grads will land the "sweet" gigs easier but I don't know for sure. Is there a pay difference?

 

[gasthrowaway]

How does a PP job landed by a Penn or MGH grad differ from one landed by a community program grad in similar locations? I'm guessing the ivory tower grads will land the "sweet" gigs easier but I don't know for sure. Is there a pay difference?

cant speak for anesthesia but my dad interviews and hires for is radiology practice and he says the two most important questions he asks are, "where did you do your residency/fellowsip," and "did you pass all your boards on your first try."

but do you honestly even have to ask this question? obviously a residency at harvard will make you a more appealing applicant than some malignant low-tier.

 

[Wiscoblue]

Not necessarily true. Personally, I think connections with a program are very important with hiring from that program. I would hire from our "local" program over a big name program. And I have.

 

[surfdevl02]

Anesthesia job hunting is 75% connections and 25% merit/school you attended, esp in competitive cities (NYC, DC, San Fran, etc). People are just more apt to take a known entity even if its not a big name in anesthesia. I would say even more so in private practice where's its more revenue driven rather than research/ scholarship driven.

 

[Mac4]

cant speak for anesthesia but my dad interviews and hires for is radiology practice and he says the two most important questions he asks are, "where did you do your residency/fellowsip," and "did you pass all your boards on your first try."

but do you honestly even have to ask this question? obviously a residency at harvard will make you a more appealing applicant than some malignant low-tier.

This might be true in radiology or pathology but this is far from the truth in any clinical specialities. The anesthesia private groups are not looking for type A GPA 4.0 mdphds. They want people that is hard working, a team player AND will STAY. This is why they want to talk to people they know personally to get a honest opinion of you. Most PP jobs are offered and accepted through local and alumni connections.

 

[saratoga733]

coming from a top training program will open doors for you (obtaining interviews) but you still need to have a well balanced application (to get hired). PP groups want folks that are clinically competent, hard working, efficient, and play nice with others. now if you've been out a while and have established a good rep and have credible people vouch for you then that's a different ballgame.

most things equal, PP groups would love nothing more than to brag and say our latest hire is from harvard instead of podunk community university-- its a public relation thing with the surgeons and administration.

 

[Mac or Miller]

Anesthesia job hunting is 75% connections and 25% merit/school you attended, esp in competitive cities (NYC, DC, San Fran, etc). People are just more apt to take a known entity even if its not a big name in anesthesia. I would say even more so in private practice where's its more revenue driven rather than research/ scholarship driven.

QFT

Who you know is more important than where you go. If you go to a program that has a reputation for graduating lazy people, it works against you regardless of the name of the program.

Salary is more dependent on the region where you are working and what type of practice you join. There are people in the midwest from lesser known programs making a ton more than people from the big names on the coasts, especially considering cost of living. I suppose that you can use your pedigree to bargain for more pay at your first job, but if supply of applicants outweighs demand, that may not be an advantage.

 

[Mman]

How does a PP job landed by a Penn or MGH grad differ from one landed by a community program grad in similar locations? I'm guessing the ivory tower grads will land the "sweet" gigs easier but I don't know for sure. Is there a pay difference?

It's all about who you know when looking for a job. And no, jobs don't offer a pay difference based on where you graduated from.

 

[IlDestriero]

It's all about who you know when looking for a job. And no, jobs don't offer a pay difference based on where you graduated from.

If you know you want to live in one part of the county, you're probably better off doing residency in that area, if there is a good and respected program there. They will likely have the best regional network. The advantage of the biggest name places are that they are usually very large and therefore have an extensive alumni network to tap into.