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I read a residency application this cycle which seemed basically fine. Reasonable experience, fair letter of intent, decent interest, etc. Then I got to the letters of reference. One of them basically said, “Don’t take this person.” That was it. Their application immediately made it into the “do not rank” list. Does the applicant know
We just went through P&T “season” in academia and I was asked to write about a half dozen external letters and I read several dozen written for our many faculty who were going up for promotion and tenure. I learned some lessons I wanted to share to make the process easier for you, when the
The White Coat Investor blog recently published an article about locum tenens work in human medicine, and it made me realize there are some notable differences from veterinary locum work. Many people may not know about locum opportunities, and it’s a benefit of academia I’ve mentioned before. For those who are interested in academia, or
Once you’ve identified mentors to write you a letter of recommendation (LOR), the next step is to reach out to them to ask that they write said letter. In that process, you might want to write a cover letter which provides them with some information to help them write the LOR. Why write a cover
With only 38 accredited veterinary schools in the US and Canada- and many of those in small rural towns- starting vet school, internship, residency, or a faculty position can be a distinct strain on a romantic partner’s ability to get a job. Within the US, I count about 10 veterinary schools in a decent-sized city
I am obviously biased, but I think working in veterinary academia is the best thing since sliced bread. I gather other areas of academia are a dumpster fire, so if you have a PhD in English or Philosophy, I am sorry. But I feel clinical veterinary academia is a great place to be. I’ve been
It was the summer of 2016. My wife had gotten a faculty job 3 hours away from our home. After a couple of months of just seeing each other on the weekends, we decided we didn’t want to live apart, so we started looking for other jobs. At this time, I told my department chair
I do not represent every veterinary professional. I think that should be obvious, but I have to make that VERY clear for this particular post. I have spoken with many veterinary professionals and academics, and I have trained dozens of house officers and thousands of students, and there are numerous ways to approach success in
I think it’s actually quite hard to find out if a job/faculty position will be a poor fit for you until you work there for a while. I have seen numerous people (including myself) take positions they thought would be good for them, only to discover those positions weren’t good. Finding red flags before taking
If I had a fool-proof method to identify good workers before they started a job, I would be a billionaire. This question haunts hiring managers constantly. You NEVER know if someone will be good at the job before they get into the thick of it. Having personally hired faculty who were both outstanding and subpar,