hopefulperson212
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Hi y'all, I am interested in getting into a residency program (my interest is informatics), and I will be entering my third year of pharmacy school this fall. Everyday I hear the job market is saturated and gets more competitive, and on top of that it seems like everyone has some job experience. I am worried about my chances of getting into a program or even getting a job at this point, so I wanted to see if anyone here had any helpful advice/recommendations for me at this point in pharmacy school to make me a more competitive candidate?
The plus that I have going for me that I can think of off the top of my head, is that after finishing my community rotation recently, my preceptor said that I had an outstanding positive attitude.
Job Experience: I have absolutely no job experience. I have a pharmacy tech certification, but I never was able to secure a job in any setting and I've tried hospital, retail, LTC, etc. I tried looking for internships, and I was never able to get past the interview.
GPA: 3.2
Leadership: I never took on any executive positions, but I was SNPhA chair. I've been extensively involved in it for two years, and plan on being involved this coming year as well. We put on health fairs, do patient education, etc in my role in that position. I also am a chair for APhA as well, where we deal with a lot of reporting, etc.
Research: I helped a PhD student with their paper, and helped in making tables and diagrams for a paper they wanted to publish.
Shadowing: I have shadowed ambulatory care pharmacist and informatics pharmacist, both of which I liked.
Volunteering: I volunteered at the VA during my pre-pharm years. I volunteered at our local hospital related to taking med history for a month this summer.
The plus that I have going for me that I can think of off the top of my head, is that after finishing my community rotation recently, my preceptor said that I had an outstanding positive attitude.
Job Experience: I have absolutely no job experience. I have a pharmacy tech certification, but I never was able to secure a job in any setting and I've tried hospital, retail, LTC, etc. I tried looking for internships, and I was never able to get past the interview.
GPA: 3.2
Leadership: I never took on any executive positions, but I was SNPhA chair. I've been extensively involved in it for two years, and plan on being involved this coming year as well. We put on health fairs, do patient education, etc in my role in that position. I also am a chair for APhA as well, where we deal with a lot of reporting, etc.
Research: I helped a PhD student with their paper, and helped in making tables and diagrams for a paper they wanted to publish.
Shadowing: I have shadowed ambulatory care pharmacist and informatics pharmacist, both of which I liked.
Volunteering: I volunteered at the VA during my pre-pharm years. I volunteered at our local hospital related to taking med history for a month this summer.