Jobs after graduation

[canichill]

I'm in dental school now but have I been relaxing too hard? I don't really know too much about what the job market is like and what is important when applying to jobs. Should I be buffing up my resume? should I be networking? I'm kind of lost. There are no dentists in my family nor have I been shadowing in the past few years.

[Maggiie19]

Where (province, big vs small city) do you plan on working?

[canichill]

My family lives in Ontario in the GTA, so I would like to work nearby if possible. That being said I am not against other opportunities within Ontario

[Maggiie19]

I live in NB so my (very limited) knowledge of job searching wouldn't really apply to such big cities lol

[dentistrydmd]

Toronto is super saturated with dentists. If you want to live more comfortably and find a stable full-time job you may want to look at other cities. I hear this is also similar to Vancouver. Everywhere else in Canada seems to be okay.

[cleanup]

Most of the truly good jobs are found through networking. I've found good jobs through listings before, but that was years ago. The landscape has certainly changed in the GTA, especially with COVID.

The last time our practice put up an ad for an associate about 18 months ago, we got like 100 applicants in the first two days. When that associate left for residency and we had to fill his position, I just asked someone I knew from school instead, and I'm glad I did.

Good jobs do not need listings because the clinics and dentists who need help in a well-run, busy clinic know people who value the same traits & characteristics in other dentists. It's not hard to find people who want to work in a good work environment, obviously.

[Stethescope]

2 hours ago, cleanup said:

Most of the truly good jobs are found through networking. I've found good jobs through listings before, but that was years ago. The landscape has certainly changed in the GTA, especially with COVID.

The last time our practice put up an ad for an associate about 18 months ago, we got like 100 applicants in the first two days. When that associate left for residency and we had to fill his position, I just asked someone I knew from school instead, and I'm glad I did.

Good jobs do not need listings because the clinics and dentists who need help in a well-run, busy clinic know people who value the same traits & characteristics in other dentists. It's not hard to find people who want to work in a good work environment, obviously.

What program are you starting?

[cleanup]

21 hours ago, Stethescope said:

What program are you starting?

I think you misread! I'm not starting anything, another associate left for a perio residency.

[Stethescope]

3 hours ago, cleanup said:

I think you misread! I'm not starting anything, another associate left for a perio residency.

You are right, my badddd