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The Issues With Evaluations— A Necessary Evil That Needs To Be Dealt With

by Daniel Shifrin | 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...

Finding the Right Job for You as a Pharmacist

by Emmanuel Obaseki | 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...

How to Get Out of the Pharmacist Job Search Cycle

by Alex Barker | 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...

How Life Caused A Second Act— Not Looking For One, But Ready Nonetheless

by Daniel Shifrin | Apr 27, 2022 | General, Side Hustle

What’s a second act? As I said in a previous article, it’s the ability to reinvent oneself. Some people do something that they’re really good at. Or sometimes, a second act involves doing something that one always wanted to do. For the most part, it usually...

Four Imaginary Courses That Should Be Part Of Everyone’s Basic Education

by Daniel Shifrin | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog, Career, Career Path, General, Network, Pharmacy Student, Student

Pharmacy is a very educated profession. On the undergraduate level, pharmacists have a deep knowledge of the sciences. As they progress through school, their clinical expertise expands. Thus, giving them a true understanding of the field of medication. On the...

Why It’s Important to Envision the Future

by Anthony Martinchick | Mar 18, 2022 | Blog, Career, Career Path, General, Network, Professional Skills

There comes a time in everyone’s career when we are faced with the question; “what next?” While we arrive at this point by different means and at our own unique pace, it typically occurs when the journey has reached a crossroad. It can come at an exciting time like a...

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