pharmacy graduate woes and how we can help
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Pharmacy Graduate Woes and How We Can Help
The Industry
From high opportunity job market => employer driven
Average salary raised to over six figures but now starting to decrease
Institutions picked up on this trend Pharmacy schools started popping up with increasing
frequency across the nation
The Industry cont.
2007: the year that changed everything
Pharmacy technicians seeing greater employment opportunities then pharmacists
Pharmacies were losing money
Resulted in shortening hours/closure
Replacing high salaried pharmacists with techs (techs more financially viable)
The Industry cont.
Technological advancements have given pharmacies opportunity to save money by employing machinery/robots
Less demand for pharmacist presence in workplace
Employers in the position to select candidates from a large pool
Less need to reach out to find employees
Getting your foot in the door after graduation
Partnering yourself with a staffing agency could be your best chance at employment after school
Pharmacies often hire exclusively from their temporary staff
With temporary staffing, employers are able to see if candidates are a good fit without taking them on full time
Employers also hire those with experience over recent grads because of the recent surplus of candidates
A staffing agency can get you that experience
BLS Temporary Staffing general statistics
Getting your foot in the door after graduation cont.
Job hunting alone is a challenge, networking is a necessity for finding employment options
Companies have less pressure to reach out as the sea of grads continues to increase each year
Career Staff Rx has built relationships with pharmacies across the nation and is the first to know about new job opportunities
Gain a variety of work experience via temporary employment and discover what kind of work environment is most suitable for you
(800) 766-0122
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