Job Searching

University of Minnesota - College Pharmacy

Know Your Market 1. Find Postings & Utilize

Organize your process and identify your targets
Type(s) of positions
Online Tools
Type(s)/size of organizations Present, Past, Future
Geography
Use a variety of sources
Scheduling (Part-time/full-time)
Go right to the companies site - sign up for their email updates!
Follow companies social media sites
Tier your search
Narrow down your search terms and locations
Exact job title, company and city you Save the search to the search engine
want at the top Sign up for the search engines automatic email updates
Look at other job titles and their descriptions and use that title to search

Expand your search to be

more general if you are not
finding what you are looking for
2. Applications:
Tailor CV/Resume & Cover Letters
Use same language used in the job description
Pick out key words that you can relate to and put in your application
materials (heading, how your information is categorized, job titles, etc)
You should have a different CV/Resume and Cover Letter for each job
application. This is not a one-fits-all.

CV or Resume?
Elements of Job Searching Does the job description indicate one over the other?
Academia = CV
It's not just Googling jobs
Retail/Large Company = Resume
Elements of job searching (Not an all inclusive formula):
References:
1. Find Always contact references BEFORE listing
Postings/Utilize Use references preferred contact information - ask them for this
Provide the job description and your application materials
Online Tools
Let them know if you know when they will be contacted

2. Networking
3. Networking:
3. Applications Think about who is already in your network - preceptors/faculty, alumni,
(should be vast family, friends, neighbors, professional associations
/ Interviewing
majority of your Ask them who you can connect with that they might know
If they are in the field, ask them about their experiences rather that
search)
asking them for a job
Who can you add to your network?
Use LinkedIn (find alumni, groups, companies)
CoP networking events and career fairs
 Job Searching
University of Minnesota - College Pharmacy

Resources 14,000 NEW

PHARMACIST ARE
Pharmacy Job Search Tools: GRADUATING
•CoP: z.umn.edu/pharmdfellowsjobs ANNUALLY IN THE
•MPhA: http://jobs.mpha.org/ US.
•MSHP: http://pharmhs.mn.associationcareernetwork.com/ How you distiguish
•APhA: http://www.pharmacist.com/career-center yourself from other new
•http://pharmacyjobs.rxcareercenter.com/ graudates is key in your
•LinkedIn career development
•Indeed.com
•Glassdoor.com
•Professional associations
•*Not a comprehensive list!

Job Searching Tips for New Pharmacy Graduates:

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/timothy-o-shea/2016/07/7-job-search-tips-for-new-
pharmacy-school-graduates

5 Tips for Pharmacy Job Seekers: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-cant-find-pharmacy-job---5-

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