r/neurology • u/pinkpooh3132 • 1d ago
Career Advice When to start job searching
End tail of PGY2 year, interest in general neurology and probably will not do a fellowship. When should I start job searching/ applying? Which site do you use to look? TYSM
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u/SnowEmbarrassed377 MD Neuro Attending 14h ago
When I was a pgy3 I started looking - even interviewing
Wanted to get a feel Of what was out there managed to convince a hospital to pay me a stipend in fellowship as part of my signing bonus. Interviewing is fun. They fly you out. Feed you at nice places and out you up in a hotel
It was great for me the wife and kid. We got to travel an visit new states
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u/tr00p3rls 1d ago
I would start applying around a year before you graduate, but you can start casually looking before this. It takes a long time to fly out to interviews, do contract negotiations and hike a lawyer, sign the job offer, and do all the credentialing needed before you actually start the job. You’ll also need to apply for your full state license and DEA which takes time. The job market is also cyclical with residency/fellowship graduation timing as everyone coming out of training is looking for a job around the same time.
I used AAN jobs, practicelink, practicematch, Rosmansearch, and NEJM jobs mostly. You can make accounts on them and recruiters will start emailing you without you having to reach out also.