Job Interviews

[tkim]

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Just finished one. Decent place, good vibe. Just got home and now the wait begins. Sounds/feels just like <med school> <residency> interviews. Ugh.

 

[Static Line]

Just finished one. Sounds/feels just like <med school> <residency> interviews. Ugh.

you mean you have to pay them to work at their ED? Or what, just getting paid 35-40k/year?

 

[tkim]

you mean you have to pay them to work at their ED? Or what, just getting paid 35-40k/year?

Well, that's the job part of it, I was focusing on the interview part of the process - the monkey suit, the talks, the making of small convo, the 'do they like me - do I like them' neurosis.

I'm wondering though, whether it's a good or bad sign not to be offered the job right off after the interview. There are a couple of other people interviewing for the job, I hear, so I suppose they got some choices.

But I don't recall reading anything in past years except - "I got offered the job at the end of the interview", "I got a call a few days later", etc.

ACEP's got their thing in October, so I wonder if hospitals are waiting for that - what's the hurry to interview people when your candidates can't start until summer of next year?

I will say this - people have told me that it's a little early to be interviewing right now. I've found that the reason is twofold - people are on vacation, so it's hard to coordinate them for interviews, and they haven't begun to assess projected staffing needs for next year. They may need people for next year - they just don't know it yet, and cannot make the commitment of a position until then. Which is not now.

If I were to do this over, I think I'd wait a little and start October and hit ACEP and work from there. 'Cause it's a little disheartening to hear 'we don't need anyone right now' in the supposed hard-up market of New England.

 

[tkim]

And the neurosis (at least this one) ends. Job offer at the end of the interview. Top choice. Letter of intent in the mail. Booyah. Thank god.

 

[dmitrinyr]

And the neurosis (at least this one) ends. Job offer at the end of the interview. Top choice. Letter of intent in the mail. Booyah. Thank god.

Congrats... Now that there's nothing to worry about, enjoy the rest of your residency in peace and get ready to be an attending.

 

[It'sElectric]

And the neurosis (at least this one) ends. Job offer at the end of the interview. Top choice. Letter of intent in the mail. Booyah. Thank god.

Congrats! Feels like a distant future for me, but I'm sure it will be here sooner than I think...

 

[tkim]

Congrats... Now that there's nothing to worry about, enjoy the rest of your residency in peace and get ready to be an attending.

Don't know about having nothing else to worry about - getting ready to be an attending sounds like a big worry.

 

[It'sElectric]

So can we turn this thread into a drinking game or not....

 

[tkim]

So can we turn this thread into a drinking game or not....

Why not, I'm drinking.

 

[It'sElectric]

Why not, I'm drinking.

Haha...nice. Yo tambien. I'm watching a CSI I recorded earlier today/Meet the Parents. We need more Peeps involved...where you at????

 

[It'sElectric]

While I won't have a "job" interview for 4+ years, what sort of perks are being offered these days?

 

[It'sElectric]

The best part about CSI is that the CSI agents are all infinitely smarter than anyone I've ever met (especially for CSI's). Atropine? They know everything about it. Narcotic withdrawal? You must be ******ed, if you don't understand the basics...

 

[tkim]

While I won't have a "job" interview for 4+ years, what sort of perks are being offered these days?

This is a more complex question than I think I can explain to you, since my head is still spinning from the different types of employment groups. It's also regional, to some degree as well, with tighter markets not offering as many perks or money. If you are truly interested, I'd join EMRA and get the career planning guide. Great intro to what you need to do between residency and interviews.