Beyond professionally, potential employers want to know your (and your family, if applicable) personal hobbies and interests to assess the likelihood of you staying beyond the initial contract term.i.e. Running Marathons, hiking, biking, boating, skiing, spending time with family, attending sporting events, volunteer at homeless shelter, etc.

i.e.

1. Monday through Friday between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM CST.

2. Anytime after 5:00 PM CST.

3. Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST.

Use this space to describe what makes up your ideal position, i.e.

1. Seeking a collegial work environment where admin and physicians collaborate in making decisions.

2. Call schedule of at least 1:3.

3. List procedures beyond bread and butter.

4. List equipment needed, i.e. DaVinci robot.

5. Mentor – someone who can help me transition into my practice.

6. Hospitalist position – open ICU with opportunity to perform procedures.

7. Etc.

In this section, describe the most important factors driving your search, you are welcome to list one to five factors, i.e.

1. Compensation – opportunity to earn maximum compensation for my efforts.

2. Compensation – Loan repayment to help pay for my $400,000 in school loans

3. Location – within 50 miles from Chicago

4. Location – my spouse is a chemical engineer and need to be in an area where he can secure a position

5. Family – Hockey rink within 15 miles – children play competitive hockey

6. Work Life Balance – seeking a position where I can have a healthy work life balance.

Physician employers evaluate the likelihood of a candidate to stay in an area beyond the initial contract. If you don’t have specific ties to the area, make sure you emphasize what specific interests you have to each respective area, i.e

1. Illinois – 100 miles from Chicago – from Naperville and most of my family resides in the area.

2. Upstate New York – Trained in Buffalo and love the area

3. I’m open to any area who is seeking a Cardiologist specializing in Heart Failure/Transplant.

4. Southern Florida – I’ve vacationed in southern Florida for the past 15 years, and it’s always been a dream of mine to relocate to Florida permanently.