Class of 2011 and job offers poll.

[gotdrugs]

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Hospital works require more skill than retails so the application pool is more limited than retails. Retails district mangers have more options and therefore, can choose and pick someone who is willing to accept a lower salary.

Cute hypothesis, but considering the reason why hospital pharmacists make as much as they do is because the market dictated it with the skyrocketing retail salaries......I'm not holding my breath.

If/when retail salaries start to lower, hospitals will follow suit, don't kid yourself.

Oh and hospital work doesn't require "more" skill, it requires a different set of skills. Retail pharmacists have skills that hospital pharmacists don't - that's one reason why people choose hospitals, they don't have the skill-set required to be a good community pharmacist.

BTW, the above message is spoken from a current hospital pharmacist but have done both.

 

[crazybob]

If an employer knew that college graduates of a certain field were desperate for a job, would they ever ask new graduates to indicate on their application how much they want to get paid and then pick the candidate with the lowest request for money assuming he or she is still qualified?

You think lower pay would make them work as hard as the ones who are getting average pay?

 

[Judgment Dragon]

Anywhere BFE basically

What does BFE mean? I also searched this on Google, but couldn't find it. 😕

 

[All4MyDaughter]

What does BFE mean? I also searched this on Google, but couldn't find it. 😕

Comes up just fine on *my* Google. Yours must be broken.

 

[owlegrad]

What does BFE mean? I also searched this on Google, but couldn't find it. 😕

Did you search BFE? Search it on urban dictionary if google is broken.

Allow me.

 

[Judgment Dragon]

Oh I see. I had an Internet filter. Also why do the "moderators" on the Pharmacy section try to troll other members?

 

[owlegrad]

Oh I see. I had an Internet filter. Also why do the "moderators" on the Pharmacy section try to troll other members?

I don't understand the question. I answered your question, I even provided a link. How much more helpful could I have been? But if I offended you, I apologize.

Welcome to SDN!

 

[Pharmacy Kid]

Did you search BFE? Search it on urban dictionary if google is broken.

Allow me.

WOW, I didn't know you can set up a link to do that.

 

[owlegrad]

WOW, I didn't know you can set up a link to do that.

http://lmgtfy.com/

Just type in whatever, click search, and it generates a link for you. I have had this used against me many, many times. 😉

 

[RobSter33]

I don't see the job market for pharmacists getting better in the foreseeable future. CVS/Walgreens expanded greatly in areas where the housing market was red hot. Now that the housing market has collapsed, so have their expansion plans. Even if the economy gets better, CVS/Walgreens will not expand as much as before and the job market will be very competitive.

 

[moissanite69]

I don't see the job market for pharmacists getting better in the foreseeable future. CVS/Walgreens expanded greatly in areas where the housing market was red hot. Now that the housing market has collapsed, so have their expansion plans. Even if the economy gets better, CVS/Walgreens will not expand as much as before and the job market will be very competitive.

You forgot two very important factors : the expanding of new pharmacy schools + crazy increasing in # of new graduates!!

 

[Judgment Dragon]

I don't understand the question. I answered your question, I even provided a link. How much more helpful could I have been? But if I offended you, I apologize.

Welcome to SDN!

Oh I see. No worries. I was actually talking about All4myDaughter.

You forgot two very important factors : the expanding of new pharmacy schools + crazy increasing in # of new graduates!!

Will pharmacists try to form a union to prevent new schools from getting accredited or to make pharmacy schools limit the number of students they take in?

 

[PumpkinSmasher]

Oh I see. No worries. I was actually talking about All4myDaughter.



Will pharmacists try to form a union to prevent new schools from getting accredited or to make pharmacy schools limit the number of students they take in?

Nope

 

[moissanite69]

Oh I see. No worries. I was actually talking about All4myDaughter.



Will pharmacists try to form a union to prevent new schools from getting accredited or to make pharmacy schools limit the number of students they take in?

Never gonna happen. Pharmacists are too busy to make money.

 

[Quiksilver]

The sky is falling!!!!

AHHHHH..........

 

[Trent Steele]

Except that retail salaries are higher on average than inpatient salaries, so there goes your whole argument.

this is very true, retail pays way more. Had friends taking jobs for $60 an hour and $66 an hour in IL and CA respectively... CVS... Don't expect anything close to this for new grads in the very near future however.... once all the new schools start graduating large classes, in each state, this will drive down retail salaries significantly. This of course is what they had in mind when funding many of the new schools

 

[rxlea]

Haven't you guys had enough already?

 

[moissanite69]

Jesus F*...
Stock market crashed!!!!!!!!!!!!😡😡

 

[nrsair]

Jesus F*...
Stock market crashed!!!!!!!!!!!!😡😡

It hurts my 529 plan, but I've got (at least) 40 years until retirement so buy, buy, buy!

 

[moissanite69]

It hurts my 529 plan, but I've got (at least) 40 years until retirement so buy, buy, buy!

market is gonna crash...👍 sell sell sell. Now let's get back to the original poll. More inputs, please.

 

[xtsukiyox]

Allow me.

Another free internets sir owle.

Also, p-rog... Your avatar made me grin. 😛

 

[bear2006]

It's been 6 months after I got my license, and I am still unemployed. I went to school is West Virginia, but due to family issue, I have to stay in Maryland. I have been applying all over Maryland and nearby state Federal agency. So far, I only had 3 interviews, but no job offers. It sucks. Don't know how I am going to pay off my $150k plus student loan.🙁

 

[jasonkido]

It's been 6 months after I got my license, and I am still unemployed. I went to school is West Virginia, but due to family issue, I have to stay in Maryland. I have been applying all over Maryland and nearby state Federal agency. So far, I only had 3 interviews, but no job offers. It sucks. Don't know how I am going to pay off my $150k plus student loan.🙁

I'm sorry to hear this but this is an all to common story in pharmacy now. I would try to grab some prn interviews to get some experience.