Do you find yourself saying YES, when you really want to say NO? One of the most important ways to create the career and life you deserve is to say NO to people and things not on your top 5 priority list. Filter requests for your attention through the lens of your top 5. Then YOU decide what’s a YES
Is THIS the year you’re going to make the career change you’ve been thinking about? I would love to help you get there! Try these 3 steps to get you started and stay on track. Step 1: Connect with your vision for the year. Visioning the future is a powerful exercise. It helps elite athletes and musicians improve their performance,
In Part 1, I showed you where and how to find connections. In this post, you will learn how to connect and what to say to connect with someone who has the job or works in the industry you want to learn more about. I focus on LinkedIn, but you can apply the principles to any platform. Step 1: The
Did you know? 85% percent of jobs are filled through networking with personal and professional connections? If this statistic has you thinking, “I’ll never find a non-clinical job because I don’t have connections outside of medicine,” I have good news for you! You can start building your network today. Here are two steps to get you started: Step 1. (Re)Connect
As a physician, you are a fish swimming in an ocean of skills! When you apply for non-clinical jobs, you’ll want to translate your clinical skills into the language of the non-clinical role. In this post, I show you how to uncover and translate your skills. 1. General questions to uncover your skills: What comes naturally to you that others
Do you still enjoy patient care? This is an important decision point at the career transition intersection. To help you get clear, consider these prompts: If you enjoy patient care most days, what do you enjoy about it? The 1:1 connection? Using your knowledge and skills to treat disease? The reward of helping a patient feel better? Educating or coaching?
About a year before I started my transition out of clinical medicine, I got stuck in overthinking. I had researched non-clinical careers, listened to podcasts, attended courses, and discussed options with colleagues. But after all the research and exploring, I still didn’t know what was right for me. Then my therapist said, “you’ve made good efforts exploring all the options
After several weeks of applying and interviewing, a client of mine landed a remote job. As we celebrated her success, she said, “It was exhausting, like a full-time job!” I asked what helped to keep her going. Here’s what she said: I set aside time every week to: review job postings, network, and adapt my resume & cover letter
As you consider leaving clinical medicine, you will get well-intentioned advice from loved ones, mentors, and career experts. A lot of it will be excellent and worth listening to. However, listen with a discriminating ear. Does it fit your situation? Does it feel right to you? Here are 6 pieces of career change advice that might not be right for
Do you remember pouring over your curriculum vitae (CV), striving to include every single professional activity you’ve ever done since high school? Fortunately, you don’t have to do this when you create a resume! Instead, you’ll tailor your experience, skills, and achievements to the job you’re applying for. Rather than a comprehensive, chronological account of everything you’ve ever done, a
