Hey everybody. I'm currently trying to decide schools, and have an out-of-state school (New York) as an option. As of now, I live in California and would like work here.
Let's assume tuition isn't an issue.
I was wondering if any of you went to school out-of-state for pharmacy school.
I grew up in GA all my life, randomly went to OH for pharmacy school, then moved back home for work.
How much did being in that state affect your job hunting?
Not so much, I was afraid that learning OH law might hold me up just a little when studying but it wasn't a big deal. I agree with several other ppl here, networking will help out a ton. I was active in many different orgs and knew a lot of people for ALL over the country. Even got an offer for a Walgreens in Houston through a friend of mine. I was adamantly against retail though so I declined it. I could've easily gotten a job in OH, didn't want one though. Wanted to move back home.
Did you have originally have intentions to go back to your old state? If that changed, why?
Yes, I also knew I'd be going back to my home state, never imagined I'd be basically back in my hometown though.
If you did go back to your old state, was it difficult finding job opportunities there?
Yes and no. Yes because I originally started looking only in Atlanta (dumb idea). Once I expanded my search location a little bit, I was able to get a few hits. I interviewed at 2 places and was basically told at one place that they didn't have any positions available but just wanted to meet me and keep me in mind. They actually referred me to my current job. I graduated in 2012 though so I don't want to give you a sense of false hope. I don't believe we are completely devoid of jobs and opportunities but I do know they are getting more and more difficult to find. A few friends of mine weren't able to find jobs for about 6 months after graduation but that was because they had families and weren't able to uproot and move as easily as I was.