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Are you thinking you don’t have the transferable skills to get a nonclinical job? In this podcast, which I refer affectionately to as the “You’re not chopped liver,” episode, you’re going to see that you do indeed have many transferable skills. I’m also going to address the catch-22 of needing experience to land a job but not being able to get a job without experience. And you’ll also hear a funny story about a job I had in a well-known hotel kitchen.
In this episode we’re talking about:
- Your transferable skills for a nonclinical job
- The issue with job descriptions wanting experience
- Not knowing how to do a job when you’re hired
- On-the-job training for nonclinical jobs
- What happened to me in that well-known hotel kitchen
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Thank you so much for this. I’ve been feeling pretty discouraged thinking that all I know how to do is see patients and that I don’t have the skills that these non clinical jobs require. Thank you for the encouragement and ray of hope.
You are so incredibly welcome NJ! My intention for this podcast episode was to help you be able to see you have quite the abundance of skills and personal qualities, not to mention experience that can be used in a myriad of ways. I am very happy that you feel more hopeful! Hope and confidence is 100% warranted!
One of the transferable skills I see in the medical writing world that most physicians don’t realize they have is the ability to create PowerPoint presentations. I get asked all the time by recruiters about whether or not I know how to create slide decks. For most of us, we have been doing this since medical school, and taking it for granted. But in the world of medical writing and medical communications, it is a marketable skill! And many medical writers charge the equivalent of an hour of work PER slide!
Dr. Yasmine! This is excellent information about a transferable skill for medical writing! Most of us have had to make PowerPoint presentations along the way and if not, we know how to learn. Thank you for sharing your own valuable experience and also giving guidance on compensation! And an hour a slide, that is fantastic! I heard through the grapevine that you’re making an intro course for physicians on getting into Medical Writing. Be sure to let us know when this is available.
Thanks for the breath of fresh air! After listening to your podcast, I opened my “physician window” to rediscover my vast skill set.
You are right, Heather! We are highly-skilled, smart, passionate, people-centered physicians and not “just another provider”
that so many want us to believe! I like this breeze now, so I think that I will keep the window open for a bit longer!
Those were two great stories Heather that truly emphasize the idea that we as physicians all have many transferrable skills, and yes, many of the non clinical jobs know that they have to train for their positions. We just need to jump in there with our resumes and believe in ourselves!
PS.. I wish you’d said something to those 2 ladies you overheard talking about you in the bathroom 🙂
Thank you so much Dr. Mo!! I wish I had said something too. Oh well. Next time..lol!! I have to say, your story on Podcast Episode # 3 has been inspiring to a lot of physicians. They see how you went bravely into the unknown, planned your work, and worked your plan. Having faith in ourselves is key. We have what it takes and you are living proof!
I love this podcast. It’s so important for us to be reminded of the many resources we already have and that we can dig ourselves out of a rut by seeing how our skills apply to other areas. I especially love your point that if the job is a perfect fit, it’s wrong, because it’s time to be promoted. Confidence makes such a difference in how we present, and in the current medical milieu, it seems corporations excel at beating us down. I think people would rather hire someone they connect with, even if they require training, than hire someone who knows the job inside out but is tough to work with.
I also wish you had found a clever morsel for the two in the ladies’ room! But really, it just confirmed that you were meant for better. Thank you for all you to give to us!