While you are reading this, great new jobs are opening up in Orthopedics.
So why can't you find them?
I am writing this as a public service to my friends in Orthopedics. Every week, I talk with professionals who can't find the perfect job. You're baffled. You get frustrated and can't ever find that great job to upgrade your career. It’s not your fault. Here's why.
Five reasons why the great jobs are elusive to most individuals.
#1 Invisible
This is a big one. Most of the great jobs in Orthopedics are not publicly listed. Startups in stealth mode do not share open positions (this week, a startup CEO sent me a spreadsheet of all new hires in the first two years. No one will ever see this list.) Then there is the practice that companies want to replace someone currently working inside their company. They engage a recruiter like me to execute a “confidential” search. Unless I contact you, you will never see this position. And lastly, the reason that many great open positions are invisible is that executives simply prefer to hire their former employees who they know they can trust on day one.
#2 Timing
Most positions are open for only a short time. The window between a great...
