Postdoc Interview Invitation Thread 2022-2023/2024

[summerbabe]

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Are your internship sites willing to release you early?

Have you discussed this with your internship TD? They have likely run into similar issues with past trainees and less flexible postdoc sites and may be able to provide support.

Generally speaking, ending early may not work because internship is designed to last a full calendar year and you could potentially run into future licensure issues without this.

It may be possible to try to negotiate an early end if you’ve met all your hours and requirements. I’ve known people who did that to accommodate things like a vacation or wedding (eg., saved up leave for the final week). Even if this is possible, a site may still be forced to require you to be physically present on your final day to officially outboard.

It’s possible that your intern student handbook may speak to some of these things.

Any advice or experiences shared would be appreciated!

Does your internship end especially late compared to most internships? Does your postdoc start particularly early? Was this an APPIC match postdoc?

 

[SunshinePsych]

Does anyone have a postdoc that starts before their internship ends? If so, how have you approached this situation? Are your internship sites willing to release you early? I am running into this issue, as my postdoc site is not flexible with their start date. Any advice or experiences shared would be appreciated!

Summerbabe hit the biggest points. My postdoc site has been very flexible in working with me allowing me to start as late as a month and a half after my internship ends. Talking to my friends who are also doing postdocs, their postdoc sites have also been very flexible.

 

[Seven_Costanza]

Summerbabe hit the biggest points. My postdoc site has been very flexible in working with me allowing me to start as late as a month and a half after my internship ends. Talking to my friends who are also doing postdocs, their postdoc sites have also been very flexible.

Exactly. My postdoc site was very rigid in their brochure, absolutely no late starts! And then 2 out of 8 of us started later. And I know the following cohort had at least one late starter as well.

 

[thisisjustatest]

What is the appropriate number of neuro post doc sites to apply? I’m seeking appcn board certification and got in a neuro internship.

 

[WisNeuro]

What is the appropriate number of neuro post doc sites to apply? I’m seeking appcn board certification and got in a neuro internship.

Depends on strength of CV and how many good fits you have. It was a while back, I applied to 8, interviewed at all, got my top pick in match. The match is probably a little more competitive these days, neuro seems to be a more popular pick. But, there are a lot of apps for people who are not real neuro people and really not that competitive.

 

[neurotic_cow]

What is the appropriate number of neuro post doc sites to apply? I’m seeking appcn board certification and got in a neuro internship.

I think it's hard to give a specific number to recommend because there are so many factors that go into the match. However, if you look at the stats from the most recent match, people who matched submitted an average of 6.6 applications whereas the people who didn't match submitted an average of 3.7. In the past few years there have been more applicants than positions available (specifically for the APPCN match), which I think is important to keep in mind but don't let it completely freak you out. I think just like for internship, program "fit" becomes really critical.

 

[WisNeuro]

I think it's hard to give a specific number to recommend because there are so many factors that go into the match. However, if you look at the stats from the most recent match, people who matched submitted an average of 6.6 applications whereas the people who didn't match submitted an average of 3.7. In the past few years there have been more applicants than positions available (specifically for the APPCN match), which I think is important to keep in mind but don't let it completely freak you out. I think just like for internship, program "fit" becomes really critical.

Haven't reviewed the past election cycles, but of trends continued the way they were, it was more competitive from a number of apps perspective, but a significant number of those apps aren't all that competitive for a lot of sites. There's still a portion of people who are applying for APPCN postdocs with pretty minimal neuropsych experience for some reason. Postdoc is definitely not the time to learn foundational knowledge in the area, and those apps get tossed pretty quickly.

 

[neurotic_cow]

Haven't reviewed the past election cycles, but of trends continued the way they were, it was more competitive from a number of apps perspective, but a significant number of those apps aren't all that competitive for a lot of sites. There's still a portion of people who are applying for APPCN postdocs with pretty minimal neuropsych experience for some reason. Postdoc is definitely not the time to learn foundational knowledge in the area, and those apps get tossed pretty quickly.

Yeah, most people I know who went through the match submitted way more than 6-7 due to concerns about the competitiveness of the match. Our TD recommended a minimum of 10. I personally submitted 19, which was probably overkill, but I ended up tanking my interviews due to nerves and didn't match so it didn't matter anyway.

 

[iheartbacon]

Does anyone have a postdoc that starts before their internship ends? If so, how have you approached this situation? Are your internship sites willing to release you early? I am running into this issue, as my postdoc site is not flexible with their start date. Any advice or experiences shared would be appreciated!

Did you have any luck negotiating a different start time?