Job applications could be electronic
BMJ 1999; 318 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7200.1762 (Published 26 June 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;318:1762
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EDITOR---I fully agree with Dr. Alice's suggestion. It would be far
easier, economical, secure and time saving procedure to send in
application and to be accepted in the first instance when Overseas Doctors
are in search of a placement in the NHS.
I work as a Consultant in India and occasionally do Locum in UK.
Here the postal system is far from efficient, apart from great gaps of
delay, it is fairly expensive to send in 8 to sometimes 10 copies of bulky
C.V. without being very sure of its destination.
There have been occasions where I have missed Interiews by several
days.
In the era of Electronic netting all job application should initially
be accepted by Hospitals which essentially means having to send in their E
-Mail addresses.
In any system there are pitfalls but here the benefits far outweigh the
inconvenience.
If papers can be accepted electronically why not a mere application.
After all technology is meant to make it easy for us.
Dr. Milan Chhetri
MD. MRCP.,
Consultant Physician,
A.M.R.I.Hospital,
Calcutta, INDIA.
Competing interests: No competing interests
Sir,
Electronic submission of application forms is a great Idea and it works, saving time, effort and money for both the applicant and the advertiser.All one has to do is write a covering letter and attach the cv either as a word processor format(e.g-Word-97), text or even better-HTML. I applied for my current position this way and not a slip of paper passed between us till the letter of appointment.
I wish more institutions accepted up this mode of application.
Sincerely,
prakash Thiagarajan
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Using the web for job applications
Editor - Sanders wrote from Hong Kong of the potential advantage of
using the web for medical job applications 1 and we wish to endorse his
view.
Recruitment of specialist registrars in East Anglia is done by the
deanery office and our email addresses have been included in all
advertisements for the past 3 years. These lead to the staff member
handling the appointment, and the
home page contains currently available jobs and the standard application
form.
We receive many applications by this route and wish to encourage
more. We use the standard form for short listing; no other submission is
needed at this stage. In addition we are exploring the provision of
standard reference forms on the web, and with appropriate security, their
electronic return. All of this will make better use of both time and
paper.
John S G Biggs
Postgraduate dean
Ms Jane Daplyn
Senior recruitment specialist
Ms Linda Parish
Senior recruitment specialist
East Anglian Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
Block 3
Ida Darwin Site
Fulbourn
Cambridge CB1 5EE
1 Sanders GM. Job applications could be electronic. BMJ
1999;318:1762.
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