Create an Elevator Pitch to Help You Stand Out

Many of you have heard the term "elevator pitch," the short summary a business person might use to describe and - hopefully - sell her product or service. In preparing for interviews, you, too, should create an elevator pitch to sell - you!

Create a 1-2 minute "summary statement" that recaps your resume. If you have this elevator pitch at the tip of your tongue, you'll be at a great advantage, ready to answer questions like "Why do you think we chose to interview you?" and prepared to showcase your accomplishment in other answers throughout the session.

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The Nobel Prize and the Match

Some of you may have heard about last week's economics Nobel Prize announcements, but you may not know that one of the Nobel winners created the current Match algorithm. Previously, residency applicants would try to game the Match because of an algorithm flaw, but now the system is much fairer. See this interesting NYT article for details.

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How Amy Cuddy Can Help You

I recently discovered the work of Dr. Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist who teaches at Harvard Business School. Her research is really fascinating, including evidence that body language can directly affect interviewers' perceptions of candidates. For those of you who are not yet familiar with her work, it is worth examining.

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Specialty Blues?

For residency applicants, picking a specialty can be a very stressful process. I remember feeling the weight of my future career on my shoulders before I selected emergency medicine.

This "most-emailed" New York Times article "Follow a Career Passion? Let it Follow You" should make residency applicants feel better about the decision-making process.

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MSPE Releases Today

Just a reminder that the ERAS Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE) release is scheduled for today - October 1st  - instead of November 1st, as in years past. Likely this will lead to earlier interview invitations at many residency programs.

If you are interested in mock interview assistance, please consider contacting me early, so you are not caught with a surprisingly early interview without professionally-guided practice.

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