Developing A Concierge Team — Escorting Visitors To The Right Place

Developing A Concierge Team — Escorting Visitors To The Right Place

by Daniel Shifrin | Nov 30, 2022 | Network, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

I needed nails.  Actually, I needed 3-inch nails with a flat head.  So I went to a big hardware store one night. When I walked in, there was an old-fashioned popcorn cart filled with popcorn.  Three store workers stood by the cart selling the popcorn. One of the...
Learn How To Easily Network – A Question & Answer Session with Alex Barker

Learn How To Easily Network – A Question & Answer Session with Alex Barker

by Alex Barker | Nov 17, 2022 | Blog, Network, Professional Skills

In this special Question & Answer session, I take us on a journey where I break down the why, how, who, and what of networking. Many people miss out on opportunities because they do not know how to network.  If you want to learn more about how the Happy PharmD...
Realizing That A True Blameless Culture Corrects The System and Increases Medication Error Reporting

Realizing That A True Blameless Culture Corrects The System and Increases Medication Error Reporting

by Daniel Shifrin | 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...
Finding the Right Job for You as a Pharmacist

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

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...
Feeling Stuck in Your Career and How To Get Out

Feeling Stuck in Your Career and How To Get Out

by Alex Barker | Mar 30, 2022 | Burnout, Career, Health and Wellness, Network, Workplace Matters

After eight years, Dr. Ken O’Shea recently quit his role as a retail pharmacist to pursue a career in insurance. He shared his experience and reasons for quitting in an interview with the New York Times. One of the reasons he cited was the increasing pressures...
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