With #APPIC internship interview season here, I wanted to share a🧵of Qs I wish I asked to assess work/life balance at sites. #NeuropsychTwitter
This is such an important aspect of QoL during the internship year, but I was nervous to ask too many questions/wasn’t what to ask!
This is such an important aspect of QoL during the internship year, but I was nervous to ask too many questions/wasn’t what to ask!
- Do interns take a lunch break/encouraged to or do you have meetings scheduled during this time?
- Is “research time” = report writing time?
- Do supervisors end meetings on time or regularly run over?
- Is “research time” = report writing time?
- Do supervisors end meetings on time or regularly run over?
- How far in advance are clinics scheduled (this'll clue you into how easy it'll be to take PTO)
- When people take sick days and/or PTO are they still remotely working, joining meetings, etc. or truly taking time off?
- When people take sick days and/or PTO are they still remotely working, joining meetings, etc. or truly taking time off?
Some additional tips:
- Don’t go based off generalizations like “all [ type of site: AMC, VAs] have X Work-life balance.” There’s a TON of variability so get specifics about your site & track.
- Don’t go based off generalizations like “all [ type of site: AMC, VAs] have X Work-life balance.” There’s a TON of variability so get specifics about your site & track.
- Ask multiple people including current interns, post-docs, and supervisors both in your track and in other tracks.
Others please feel free to add your tips and tricks for getting a sense of work-life balance/culture at sites!
Others please feel free to add your tips and tricks for getting a sense of work-life balance/culture at sites!
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