by Numan Shaikh | Jan 17, 2018 | Career
This article is a resource from Career Jumpstart, a course to help pharmacists transition into a new and happier job (in or out of pharmacy). I recommend bookmarking this article for your use because each step recommended will take time to implement. Most of us don’t...
by Numan Shaikh | Jan 5, 2018 | HPD Updates
I love reading year reviews of the people I admire, and so I stole their ideas by sharing my year with you. I hope you gain insight from my failures and successes in 2017. What I learned and what I failed to change.Greatest Investment:CoachingCoaching has changed my...
by Numan Shaikh | Dec 3, 2017 | Career, Side Hustle
You’re a fake, Alex. This thought plagues me every time I put my fingers on the keyboard. No one will buy your book. You don’t have a valuable career. You haven’t accomplished much. No one is going to listen. Who are you to write about pharmacy careers? Writer Joseph...
by Numan Shaikh | Nov 7, 2017 | Career, Network
You probably don’t even know you’re doing it wrong. Think of it like this. You join a circle of people at a party. You make eye contact with one person, shake his hand, smile, hand him a business card, and then walk away. No words. No introduction. Just a card. Weird,...
by Numan Shaikh | Oct 25, 2017 | Career
Nobody signed up for this. No one expected to be so tired of the daily tasks required of a pharmacist. No one expected to feel burned out and miserable at work. “I feel like I’m running a race with no finish line,” one pharmacist told me recently, and she isn’t alone....
by Numan Shaikh | Oct 24, 2017 | Career, Resume
We get it. Writing a CV is extremely daunting…. In all honesty, IT IS SOO ANNOYING! I can immediately hear all of the questions that run through your head when thinking about writing your CV… What type of template should I use? What date did I start working at that...
by Numan Shaikh | Oct 2, 2017 | Career, Non Traditional Pharmacy Careers
Five months ago, I had a dream: The Happy PharmD Summit. I’ve been in the pharmacy space writing about careers for a little more than three years. If there’s one message that I’ve heard loud and clear—and repeatedly—from angry pharmacists, it’s that many people feel...
by Numan Shaikh | Aug 14, 2017 | Non Traditional Pharmacy Careers, Side Hustle
About Timothy: Timothy is a pharmacist and founder of yourfinancialpharmacist.com. He works full-time as an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Associate Dean of Workforce Development and Practice Advancement at Northeast Ohio Medical University. After...
by Numan Shaikh | Aug 2, 2017 | Non Traditional Pharmacy Careers
After writing for four years about the pharmacy profession, one issue comes up again and again: career dissatisfaction. Studies show many pharmacists are unhappy. Over 50% of community pharmacists wish to quit their jobs. APhA reported Pharmacists from all practice...
by Numan Shaikh | Jul 10, 2017 | Career, Non Traditional Pharmacy Careers, Side Hustle
After graduating from pharmacy school in 2009 and working in pharmacy for several years, Christine Tsakiris couldn’t shake the feeling that she wasn’t on the right path. She spent one year of her eight-year pharmacy career in managed care and the rest of the time...
