The job hunt is over!

Wheeeeeew! The job hunt is officially over. I will be in the hospital setting and get to experience the different areas (rehab, acute, NICU, etc.). Finding a place of employment took me longer and it was harder than I expected. Some ppl may call me picky but I'm ok with that bc it's true...after all, it is the start of my career. I was on a mission to find a place that I feel I can mesh well with the people, a family-like atmosphere. I finally found a place that feels right for me. An advice that a lot of ppl told me was not to take the first job offer. Although an exhausting process, I'm glad I took the advice and went on interviews after interviews to see what's out there. Allow yourself some "shopping" time.

How I got my name out there? Well, I first posted my resume on Monster's and then I went to individual hospital or clinic websites and applied online. I should have done it vice versa (applied on individual sites then if needed post on Monster's).

Some of the key factors I kept in mind or asked about was if mentoring was available (i.e. assisting another OT in evals or co-treating for a couple of week or so), does the environment feel right (is it a good fit), opportunity to float around and soak up the knowledge in different areas or will I be stuck in one area of the hospital, and CEU allowance. I had more questions to ask in the interviews but those are the main ones I can think of right now. Oh yeah, last but not least "What separates you from your competitors?"

Also, BE YOURSELF!