Job Search Checklist

• List clinical affiliations
• Discuss clinical strengths, areas in which you excelled
• Note practice areas of interest
• Describe achievements and ways in which you made a difference to co-workers/patients/clinic managers/the running of the clinic
• Discuss ways in which you stand out from fellow new graduates
• List extracurricular activities, volunteer positions, professional memberships (local, national)

• Address letter to a specific person at the facility
• Introduce yourself as a candidate for a specific job
• Personalize separate cover letters for each facility at which you would like to work, describing:
• Why you are interested in the position at the facility
• Features of the facility you find appealing
• Why you are a good fit for the advertised position based on your qualifications and interests
• Ask for an interview appointment