How To Find MD Jobs

With a little homework and persistence, finding MD jobs may be only a click or phone call away.

Prepare a flawless curriculum vitae (CV)/resume. You want to represent your education, accomplishments, and employment history accurately, without being too wordy. Highlight the relevant material, customizing it for each position when possible. Begin with your most recent history and work backwards, as employers want to know who you are now, as opposed to 20 years ago. Finally, make sure to have someone else proofread your CV or resume - nothing is more embarrassing than typos or grammatical errors.

Join a recruitment service. Medical recruiters are popular in the healthcare community because many employers don't have time to interview hundreds of candidates, and job-seeking doctors don't have time to send out resumes and handle call-backs. Recruiters serve as a liaison between busy doctors and potential employers. Recruiters also weed out the weaker candidates for any given position.

Get your resume to the right people. The medical community operates differently than other job markets: it's almost like a club. If you know the right people and have the right education, then you're in the club - and the job search becomes easier. If you don't know the right people, then maybe you should reach out a little more. Network, join a local physician's support organization, hang around after the next conference, and chat a little. If you're looking for MD jobs, you need to get your name into the job discussion.

Bookmark MD job search engines. Many of these specialized medical websites update their job postings daily, so you will want to check back frequently. You may also have the option of posting your CV or resume online in a searchable database for potential employers.