Interview with a General Surgeon

What do you do for a living? I am a Doctor of Medicine who practices as a General Surgeon.  General Surgery is the oldest specialty field in surgery.  At one time, all surgery done in hospitals was done by a General Surgeon.  As medicine has gotten more complex, the...

Interview with a Veterinarian

What do you do for a living? I treat sick animals and I put up with people. How would you describe what you do? In veterinary medicine you’ve got to do two things: you treat the animal, and then you’ve got to use psychology on the owner. Everyday I put up...

Interview with a Radiologist

This interview was one of the original JobShadow.com interviews back in 2008 and was conducted with a radiologist in the Southeast.  I conducted and recorded it via Skype and transcribed the interview verbatim.  It was done anonymously at the request of the...

Interview with a Neurosurgeon

Interview with a Neurosurgeon This interview was conducted with a prominent Neurosurgeon in the Northeast.  We agreed to conduct the interview anonymously because he fully disclosed how much money he was making.   What do you do for a living? I’m a neurosurgeon. How would you describe what...

Interview with a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep-2

What do you do for a living? Pharmaceutical Sales Representative How would you describe what you do? I manage a territory of NW Arkansas that consists of approx. 250 physicians. I am in charge of calling on a list of physicians, created by myself, my partners, and my...