Many job seekers know ’CV’ is short for ’curriculum vitae’, but did you know the Latin phrase translates in English to "the course of life"? It makes sense considering your CV’s go....
For many physician recruiters, the hiring process starts by posting a job, then analyzing a stack of CVs. This initial review serves a couple purposes. First, recruiters scan CVs to look for mandatory qualifica....
As a new resident at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, internal medicine physician Sara Hawatmeh, M.D., had already secured her state medical license before starting residency, thanks to the help of her r....
We were wrong. Old guard recruiters and employers predicted that smartphone access to CV and cover letter samples, templates, how-to guides and FAQs would eliminate most of the common CV and cover letter proble....
No matter how confident you are in your job-search package or presentation, you won’t win an interview unless people have an initial sense of who you are, what you mightbring to the table, and if you&rsqu....
In most professions, job applicants prepare and submit a standard two-page résumé to potential employers. But physicians, like senior executives, attorneys, professors and scientists, must have th....
The basis for medical licensure in any state or jurisdiction today is that state’s Medical Practice Act (MPA). In every state, an MPA is the statutory provision for establishing a state medical board, set....
"We this physician," said Reginald Washington, MD, the chief medical officer of the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver. "This is the kind of physician....
When Steve Singer, MD decided to leave his general surgery practice after battling tough economic factors for 13 years, he thought he would apply for something in management, but all he had ....
David Townsend, director of PracticeLink’s physician relations team, speaks with thousands of job-seeking physicians on the phone and at the more than 20 specialty conferences we attend each year. Here ar....
