Top 10: Administrative Fellowships

"It's a no. This place isn't for me."

The other 9 interviewees in the hotel lobby were stunned at my response when asked what I would say if my phone rang with a job offer from this prestigious hospital.

The process of seeking an Administrative Fellowship can be the most stressful of your life and career.

If you let it be.

The reality is much more reasonable once you consider all of the variables: this should be more like dating than anything else.

You're seeking the best relationship, not the best provider.

While others were sweating and crying, I was offering quips like: "Not to worry, it's just the rest of your life."

Yes, I regret that now, but to me this was an opportunity to identify fit, but not career defining.

Mindset is everything, but the small details of your process can make or break the process, too.

This Top 10 covers the very first things I want you to consider when preparing for your search for an Administrative Fellowship.