by Numan Shaikh | Jul 1, 2022 | Career, Network, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters
A while ago, there was a news story about a medication error. It seems a nurse gave a patient the wrong medication. The patient died. After a recent court battle, the nurse got three-years of probation. People make mistakes. Administrations and their...
by Numan Shaikh | Jun 29, 2022 | Career, Professional Skills, Success Story
For many recent graduates like Kayla, getting started as a professional can be difficult. Because many graduates apply for a few positions, competition for job opportunities is usually fierce. Despite this, Kayla was able to start her career after securing a job in a...
by Numan Shaikh | Jun 27, 2022 | Burnout, Career, Health and Wellness
Well Being Report: Are Pharmacists going crazy? Listen to the full episode at the link below: Pharmacist well-being: Changes Post-COVID-19 78% of Pharmacists say they are not happy at work Post COVID-19 Pandemic. Many surveys conducted before COVID among...
by Numan Shaikh | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog, Career, General, Professional Skills
Evaluations— they were a necessary evil of my job. I didn’t like writing them, I didn’t like giving them. My staff didn’t like getting them. So why did I do them? Two reasons: 1) Management thought that employees liked or needed feedback about how well they were...
by Numan Shaikh | May 19, 2022 | Career, Career Path, General, Interview, Network, Pharmacy Student, Professional Skills
By going through pharmacy school, you have a well-rounded background in various areas, including communication skills through delivering presentations and counseling patients, motivational interviewing experience, and some degree of technical writing experience. The...
by Numan Shaikh | May 16, 2022 | Career, Career Path, General, Network, Pharmacy Student, Resume
We have all been at various points in our lives where we felt we have had enough and desired a change. It could be breaking free from an addiction, deciding to start a family, or in this case leaving a job where you have been unhappy and stressed. However, a few days...
