How much more does a month of work as a PA look like? I’m gonna bet you’ve done the calculation. I know I’d done it hundreds of times by the time I sat for my PANCE. (I’m pretty sure my wife had been through the numbers once or twice too). I’m not gonna lie. It’s a pretty nice number, … [Read more...]

Ever consider how many jobs opportunities don’t make it to the job boards? The answer is most of them. Only 13% of jobs are ever posted where you can find them, even if you looked at every website on the internet. According to career coach and creator of 48days.com Dan Miller, 87% of jobs are … [Read more...]

Plan on using job boards for your search? Terrible idea. Why? I’ve talked with job candidates who are applying for jobs with 100, 200, and, in one situation, over 500 applicants. I’ve got a solid resumé at this point in my career, but even I’d have to do some pretty fancy thinking to come up … [Read more...]

The whole point of going to PA school is to get a job WORKING as a PA. Helping people, saving lives, and generally making the world a better place. What is the BEST way to find a job right of PA School? Why, making friends of course. Seriously. Networking on rotations is probably THE best way … [Read more...]

2020 was a sucky job market, and, from what I hear, 2021 is shaping up to be the same. Now you know me. I’m the eternal optimist. I’m not worried, but it means you have to up your game a little. That shiny new degree isn’t going to be enough. You have to outshine everyone else. I’m going … [Read more...]