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4 Immediate Steps For Pharmacists Who Fear Losing Their Jobs
How this Stressed Out Pharmacist Found Job Satisfaction
Every pharmacist has a little job stress. But too much stress leads to burnout, higher suicide rate, and just overall unhappiness. Paula is a community pharmacist who had enough of her situation. I won't dive into her story too deep because she shares her perspective...
The Pharmacist vs. the Corporate Puppet Master
What is Coaching and Should You Hire A Coach?
I hired my first coach when I couldn’t really afford to hire a coach. I was a pharmacy resident making $40K a year, but I wasn’t particularly happy in my daily work. I wanted to start a side-hustle to generate extra income for my family, but I constantly doubted my...
Want to Find Your Passion in Pharmacy? Do This
The Ultimate Guide to Researching a Pharmacy Company Before You Apply
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...
Happy PharmD: 2017 Year in Review
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...
Why Writing a Book is So Difficult and How to Finally Finish Your Book
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...
The Key Ingredient To Help Pharmacists Use LinkedIn Effectively
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,...
9 Revealing Beliefs That Burned-Out Pharmacists Share
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....
How to Rebrand your Pharmacist CV so it Stands Out
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...
Summit Report: Results, What Went Wrong and What to Improve
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...
Success Stories: Tim Ulbrich Completed His Personal Finance Book in 6 Months – And Sold 700 Copies in 6 Weeks
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...
Announcing A Free Non-Traditional Pharmacy Career Conference
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...
How Multiple Investments in This Young Pharmacist’s Future Created Freedom
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...
What’s the Difference Between a Pharmacy Job and a Career?
How One Pharmacist Published a Book—and Sold 700 Copies in 6 Weeks
How Three Preceptors Used Their Experience to Help Pharmacists Obtain Residencies
Brandon Dyson is a board-certified, residency-trained pharmacist. He’s also a preceptor. In March 2016, Brandon and fellow pharmacist Sam Oh launched a website, tldrpharmacy.com, which helps pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists by providing them with...
How A Pharmacist Turned Her Passion into a Secondary Income
How One Pharmacist Became a Holistic Health Coach and Herbalist
When she was in pharmacy school at St. John’s University in Queens, Marina Buksov was very happy with her studies and excited to become a pharmacist. Then, something changed. As she was considering her options after pharmacy school graduation, she started to feel...
How a Pharmacist Can Write a Children’s Book
Why Pharmacists’ Salaries Are Decreasing: A Conspiracy Theory
I recently spoke with a pharmacist who wanted out of her retail pharmacy job. Aside from the typical complaints about retail pharmacy, such as bad hours and being poorly treated, she said, “Everyone knows pharmacist salaries are going down. We are being replaced by...
53 Side Hustles Any Pharmacist Can Start Today
No matter what stage of life you are in, you should have some financial goals. As a pharmacist, you make a large sum of money—and you shouldn’t waste it. You may have heard the saying, “With great wealth comes great responsibility.” So true. However, I also believe...
How This Pharmacist Started in Real Estate and Renting Properties
How to Live Like a Pharmacy Resident after Residency
Do you remember the moment in pharmacy school when you had to convince yourself that all this effort and energy was earning worth six figures in the future? Remember the moment when you had to cajole yourself to study for another few minutes for that chemo exam by...
The Easy Way for Pharmacists to Retire with Seven-Figures
33 Tools I Use For My Side Hustle as a Full-Time Pharmacist
When I was growing up, my favorite tool was the Lego brick separator—the tool that helps to get those stubbornly stuck-together bricks apart. I used it all the time and it made my Lego experiences much more fun. As a side hustler, time is my most valuable resource. I...
The 2017 Pharmacist Salary Guide
Looking for the 2022 Pharmacist Salary Guide? Click here. Once again, it’s time for my updated Pharmacy Salary Guide. Before we dive into 2017, let’s look at the pharmacy salary information from 2016. In 2016, full-time pharmacists made anywhere from $84,000 to...
