The Career Doctor™
by Dr. Jacqueline Hornor Plumez
Looking for a first job? Thinking of changing careers?
Facing a lay-off? The Career Doctor™ is a Larchmont psychologist
specializing in career counseling. If you'd like to ask a question of
your own, use the anonymous form below, and she
might answer you here. Read more about the Career Doctor here.
Contact information is here.
QUESTIONS THAT MAKE THE CAREER DOCTOR CRANKY
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Dear Readers:
Dear Readers:
Your Career Doctor is very happy to receive all the interesting questions you send in.
I like a good challenge. However, almost once a week I receive a question about medical
school: How do I become a doctor? How much do pediatricians make? What kind of doctor
earns the most money? Which doctors have the least stressful jobs?
I have answered these questions repeatedly and now I say "Enough!" No more questions
like this about medicine! Here’s why:
1. To get through medical school and be a good doctor, you need to be able to work
hard and do research. If you are computer literate enough to find the Career Doctor and
send her a question, but too lazy to at least check the list of topics she has answered,
or Google physician salaries, you probably don't have what it takes to be a doctor.
2. No one should become a physician just for the money. Yes, Forbes recently
reported that nine out of ten of the highest paying jobs were in the medical/dental field.
(Surgeons topped the list making an average of $181,000 a year.) But don’t forget that
Chief Executive Officers in corporations were also on that list and earned an average of
$141,000. So, anyone who simply wants to earn a lot of money should get an MBA and forget
about becoming a physician.
Whew! I feel a lot better. The crankiness is all out of my system and I am ready for
some good questions. So unless you have a unique question about medicine like, "How can
I deal with a med school professor who gropes me?" your Career Doctor has decided she will
answer no more questions about how to get into medical school or how much doctors make!
The Career Doctor
Ask The Career Doctor:
The Career Doctor cannot answer every question here, and she does not
respond to personal emails. Please use this form to ask your question.
The Career Doctor™ is Larchmont
psychologist and career counselor, Dr. Jacqueline Hornor Plumez.
Her office is at 90 Beechtree Drive in Larchmont, 914-834-1982.
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