Job experience question

[Drud0616]

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I have a question that I am sure many of you have experienced before. I am currently finishing up the last of my post-bacc pre-med coursework; after being so busy from all of the classes, I now find myself with more free-time than I really need. Aside from shadowing some doctors, doing research, and studying for the upcoming August MCAT, I feel like I should dedicate some time to obtaining a part-time or shift job in health care. Not only would this bring some extra money in my pocket (much needed), it would also look good when applying to schools in September.

My problem is I do not have any experience in Health care which I can see is a problem, as many positions require this. I'm very curious to know what you guys have done to solve this problem. Thanks in advance!

 

[funshoayo1]

I think you should spend MOST of your time studying for the MCAT....but you shld definitely try to volunteer somewhere...I am not sure how much help that would have IF you are applying for this fall.....It kinda looks bad on your application that you started volunteering in JULY maybe becos you knew you wanted to apply to med school....besides that, I dont think it would hurt volunteering somewhere....( hey, you have to start from somewhere)

 

[whatintheworld?]

If you do not have much or any volunteering experience, than volunteering is a must!

If you feel that you have a sufficient amount of volunteer experience, then a part-time job is good too. When I began my post-bac, I tried looking for a job in the healthcare field. I even had a tiny bit of experience, but I could not find anything that would work with my schedule, and I think the fact that I was going to be applying for med school hurt my job search too. I ended up getting a job in the social services field. I was just looking to pay the bills, and I didn't think it would really help my application, BUT it actually was a really good asset. In most, if not all of my interviews, I was asked about it in a positive way, and it showed that I wanted to care for people (esp the underserved). So if you find it hard to get a job in the healthcare field, try something in social services-- with such a high turnover rate in that field, it may be easier to find than a job in the healthcare field with no experience. Just a suggestion.