What are the best ways hunting for a job?

[greencreek]

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Dear attendings and fellows:

I wonder if you can kindly provide some goods ways for looking for a pathologist position. I am a current hemepath fellow at a decent hemepath fellowship program with high volume. I plan to do only one fellowship.

My ideal job will be covering both hemepath and surgical pathology services. Either academic or private or community setting is ok. I really don't know much to search a job.

I searched pathoutlines, not much there.

Appreciate your kind help.

😕

 

[KeratinPearls]

Dear attendings and fellows:

I wonder if you can kindly provide some goods ways for looking for a pathologist position. I am a current hemepath fellow at a decent hemepath fellowship program with high volume. I plan to do only one fellowship.

My ideal job will be covering both hemepath and surgical pathology services. Either academic or private or community setting is ok. I really don't know much to search a job.

I searched pathoutlines, not much there.

Appreciate your kind help.

😕

Connections (from attendings), local path societies, careermd.com and the CAP website. If your attendings have connections, that is really helpful. God I have been looking at the jobs available and there isn't much where I am interested in practicing. Most of the jobs seem to be academic if that is your cup of tea. Hopefully, you are doing your fellowship in the area where you want to practice.

 

[2121115]

Dear attendings and fellows:

I wonder if you can kindly provide some goods ways for looking for a pathologist position. I am a current hemepath fellow at a decent hemepath fellowship program with high volume. I plan to do only one fellowship.

My ideal job will be covering both hemepath and surgical pathology services. Either academic or private or community setting is ok. I really don't know much to search a job.

I searched pathoutlines, not much there.

Appreciate your kind help.

😕

I hope you edit your cover letter better than this post. I get the feeling that English is not your first language? If not, hire an editing company to help you. And you will have better luck with academic positions, so I would concentrate your efforts there.

 

[Thrombus]

Dear attendings and fellows:

I wonder if you can kindly provide some goods ways for looking for a pathologist position. I am a current hemepath fellow at a decent hemepath fellowship program with high volume. I plan to do only one fellowship.

My ideal job will be covering both hemepath and surgical pathology services. Either academic or private or community setting is ok. I really don't know much to search a job.

I searched pathoutlines, not much there.

Appreciate your kind help.

😕

This depends on how much of a "team player" you are. We are not looking to hire due to external competition pressure and increasing pathologist efficiency/decreasing reimbursement but may have a position for you depending on your transcription/grossing skill/"team player" commitment. LOL

 

[pathstudent]

Dear attendings and fellows:

I wonder if you can kindly provide some goods ways for looking for a pathologist position. I am a current hemepath fellow at a decent hemepath fellowship program with high volume. I plan to do only one fellowship.

My ideal job will be covering both hemepath and surgical pathology services. Either academic or private or community setting is ok.

😕

It is a numbers game like trying to get a girl to dance with you at the club. You just got to keep asking until someone says yes. A job isn't going to fall in you lap, perseverance almost always pays off.

 

[smallcat]

Use your connections, network with alumni of your program and former attendings. Attend state or local pathology meetings so you can meet some of the pathologists in private practice. In my experience, most jobs are NOT advertised- practices do a lot of asking around and only if that doesn't yield anything do they place an ad. Make it known that you're looking and start calling around!

 

[lipomas]

Here are things you SHOULDN'T do (sounds obvious, but since I have actually witnessed people doing these things apparently it isn't obvious):

1) Walk unannounced into a practice group, tell everyone you are a pathologist from Iran and want a job.

2) Distribute your CV with numerous spelling and/or grammatical errors

3) List as a reference someone who doesn't respect your abilities AT ALL.

4) Write a coverletter in which you literally brag about how wonderful you are and how difficult it is to be humble.

5) Say that you are interested in a job but cannot take call and have to leave every day by 4pm.

6) Emit a foul and unpleasant odor on your interview day.

 

[2121115]

Here are things you SHOULDN'T do (sounds obvious, but since I have actually witnessed people doing these things apparently it isn't obvious):

1) Walk unannounced into a practice group, tell everyone you are a pathologist from Iran and want a job.

2) Distribute your CV with numerous spelling and/or grammatical errors

3) List as a reference someone who doesn't respect your abilities AT ALL.

4) Write a coverletter in which you literally brag about how wonderful you are and how difficult it is to be humble.

5) Say that you are interested in a job but cannot take call and have to leave every day by 4pm.

6) Emit a foul and unpleasant odor on your interview day.

You have seriously seen these things happen? Wow. That is amazing.

 

[Entgegen]

Here are things you SHOULDN'T do (sounds obvious, but since I have actually witnessed people doing these things apparently it isn't obvious):

1) Walk unannounced into a practice group, tell everyone you are a pathologist from Iran and want a job.

2) Distribute your CV with numerous spelling and/or grammatical errors

3) List as a reference someone who doesn't respect your abilities AT ALL.

4) Write a coverletter in which you literally brag about how wonderful you are and how difficult it is to be humble.

5) Say that you are interested in a job but cannot take call and have to leave every day by 4pm.

6) Emit a foul and unpleasant odor on your interview day.

All from the same person?

 

[KeratinPearls]

Here are things you SHOULDN'T do (sounds obvious, but since I have actually witnessed people doing these things apparently it isn't obvious):

1) Walk unannounced into a practice group, tell everyone you are a pathologist from Iran and want a job.

2) Distribute your CV with numerous spelling and/or grammatical errors

3) List as a reference someone who doesn't respect your abilities AT ALL.

4) Write a coverletter in which you literally brag about how wonderful you are and how difficult it is to be humble.

5) Say that you are interested in a job but cannot take call and have to leave every day by 4pm.

6) Emit a foul and unpleasant odor on your interview day.

#1 is crazy.

 

[GeoLeoX]

Two words:

Meet people.

 

[lipomas]

You have seriously seen these things happen? Wow. That is amazing.

Yes. All of these are things i have personally witnessed or experienced.

My favorite was #3. We called the reference and he was like, "Um, yeah, he's an ok pathologist, but a lot of people didn't like him. Where is he working now? I heard he got fired from his last job."

 

[Napoleon1801]

You have seriously seen these things happen? Wow. That is amazing.

That's pretty damn awesome.

 

[jp123ok]

Given all the doom and gloom on the forum at the moment about the pathology job market I was about to start a thread on the best way to find a job in path when I discovered this funny one from last year which is worth reviving.

For the residents out there, the very best way to find a job in my experience is by doing electives at places where you'd like to work. If you are lucky enough to train at a program that allows lots of electives, take advantage. I don't care how many times you go to meetings and chat with people, it is not going to compare to doing an elective and impressing everyone there with your friendly personality and work ethic. If you decide to follow my advice, remember that electives don't need to be confined to University programs, you can go to private practices and community hospitals as well.

 

[cjw0918]

Moonlight at a place that would like help grossing after hours. I know a couple of people who have gotten great jobs by doing this. If there's a private group you are interested in, I would ask them if they would like help grossing in evenings or on weekends for cheap. Or would they like you to cover while their PA is on vacay? Get your foot in the door somehow.

 

[MetroPath]

Moonlight at a place that would like help grossing after hours. I know a couple of people who have gotten great jobs by doing this. If there's a private group you are interested in, I would ask them if they would like help grossing in evenings or on weekends for cheap. Or would they like you to cover while their PA is on vacay? Get your foot in the door somehow.

Are there a lot of moonlighting opportunities out there? How does one go by finding these opportunities?

You need to be licensed (passed Step 3)?

 

[mlw03]

Are there a lot of moonlighting opportunities out there? How does one go by finding these opportunities?

You need to be licensed (passed Step 3)?

Moonlighting for path residents is generally rather limited. Finding such opportunities is unlikely - you have to seek them out. Main options I can think of are grossing or routine autopsies for the local ME/coroner. Probably don't need a license for step 3, likely would for autopsy work.