by Alex Barker | Jan 7, 2019 | Career, Pharmacy Student, Resume
No one can guarantee you’ll find a pharmacy job after graduation. In fact, if you’re tracking the statistics, the supply of pharmacists has steadily outpaced demand for several years. As new graduates flood the marketplace every year, the competition for...
by Alex Barker | Jan 6, 2019 | Career
Firing pharmacy employees has never been one of my favorite tasks but it has always been necessary as part of my job. I try to seek alternatives in place of firing people because I consider it the final measure. I’ve fired several people during my career, but only...
by Alex Barker | Dec 20, 2018 | Career, Cover Letter, Resume
The 2019 pharmacy residency application process has officially opened. You and thousands of other fourth-year students must begin the difficult task of assembling a bulletproof residency application packet while you continue to do the day-to-day work of...
by Alex Barker | Dec 19, 2018 | Career, Resume
In 2000, the US Department of Health and Human Services predicted a shortage of pharmacists. In a study titled, The Pharmacist Workforce: A Study of the Supply and Demand for Pharmacists, HHS pointed to an “unprecedented demand for pharmacists,” and an “increased use...
by Alex Barker | Dec 18, 2018 | Career, Success Story
I recently sat down with my client Tracy Dabbs to discuss how the services we provide at The Happy PharmD helped her transition into a more fulfilling career. Tracy loves being a pharmacist and had worked in the pharmacy industry for more than 15 years before losing...
