It’s nice to be wanted.
Active recruitment isn’t something physicians-in-training experience often, I think. (Maybe active recruitment isn’t something most people experience. I know no one was chasing me down when I looked for work in high school and college, though I was quite adept at clerical work and filing.)
Ali is applying to medical school, Graham and Brock’s wife are applying for residencies, and I will soon be zipping off for my fellowship interviews. (Clean suit? Check. Interview itineraries? Check. Plans to go dancing? Check. Social plans with friends? Check!)
I really do think that people work harder to recruit you the farther you are in your training. If that’s any consolation to anyone.
14 Sep 2007 |
I’m not sure there are headhunters in the social service field. I have never heard tell of them. My husband (who works in computers) has been “headhunted” several times in his career. Even if he didn’t take the job, the feeling can’t be beat.
Comment by donna lee | 15 Sep 2007 @ 6:00am
These things can be hard to assess. I think the bar is set higher if you are from farther away — for one thing it costs them more to have you come. It’s also one of those times when you get some practical understanding of how your school, how your training program is viewed out in the real world, outside the hype of “School A is better than School B” in some generic sense.
Comment by Greg P | 15 Sep 2007 @ 7:11am