A rehab director applying with a physical therapist's resume
- On their own29 applications in 4 months
- First interview3 weeks after the rewrite
- With Magmira160 applications sent, 13 interviews, 1 final round
- OfferDirector of Rehabilitation, $145K
Hema is a licensed physical therapist with more than ten years of clinical and leadership work. As a rehab director she ran a $2M budget and 22 staff across two facilities. She had just finished an Executive MBA.
She wanted to move into operations and leadership. Over four months she sent 29 applications for director roles, and every interview she got was for another staff physical therapist job.
What we saw on the resume
Her leadership experience was on the resume, but below years of treatment duties. Because her current role was clinical, it sat at the top, and the director job she wanted to repeat was further down. A line listing her promotions was hard to follow, and her awards were at the bottom.
What we changed
- Rewrote the summary around healthcare leadership and operations.
- Moved the rehab director role above her current clinical role.
- Turned the promotions line into a clear progression and moved her awards up.
Her first interview came three weeks later.
“I was applying for director roles with a therapist's resume. Nobody said it out loud, but that's why I wasn't getting calls.”
Where it ended
Director of Rehabilitation, $145K
13 interviews, 1 final round from 160 applications, with a hospital system and a rehab operator.
Name shortened and employers generalized for privacy.
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