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I just had an interesting situation come up. As many of you have probably seen from one of my major threads in this forum, I had two interviews with CVS last month, one of which resulted in a job offer about ten days before Christmas. My DM and a few other people from HR went on vacation as expected and I did not hear anything back from anyone until last Wednesday.
Last Wednesday night, I received a call from my DM confirming the job offer and that I will be receiving an email from the company with all the pertinent forms and processes that must come to pass before I can start training. She also emailed me by Friday and asked me to be patient. So far, I still have NOTHING. I don't even have my official offer letter yet. The process is so painstakingly slow, it's ridiculous.
With the above in mind, today, I received a call from another one of the "big three" chains (i.e. think of the power system) and was offered an interview for next week. The person I spoke to quickly reviewed my resume/CV and towards the end of the conversation, she said she had an "important" question to ask and asked me if I had been working since I got licensed in August at a temp agency or anywhere else, and if not, why haven't I been working?
I was very frank with her and explained I have not been working, but that I had recently received a job offer with one of Walgreen's major competitors and would still accept her invitation to interview. She thanked me for my honesty. I also proceeded to explain that I have not worked simply because I have been trying since August to find a full-time pharmacist position in my desired location and have been unable to do so until recently. I told her I am a very persistent person and do not give up until I attain what I desire. I explained the market has changed for the worse nationwide, especially in my state, and that I personally have friends who moved away to another city or even out-of-state because of the lack of opportunities. But that I was unwilling to move. She acknowledged I was right and that they had no positions available in this part of the state until recently and that in the last 4-5 years, finding employment has become a challenge.
She then asked me if I knew any of my classmates working at Wags and I made reference to someone I know and said I know that former classmate pretty well. She seemed pretty enthusiastic, but I don't know if I did the right thing or not. Was I foolish in being so honest ? I'd appreciate some honest feedback. I may be many things, but one thing I am not is a liar and will not sugarcoat the truth. ALL feedback accepted.
Last Wednesday night, I received a call from my DM confirming the job offer and that I will be receiving an email from the company with all the pertinent forms and processes that must come to pass before I can start training. She also emailed me by Friday and asked me to be patient. So far, I still have NOTHING. I don't even have my official offer letter yet. The process is so painstakingly slow, it's ridiculous.
With the above in mind, today, I received a call from another one of the "big three" chains (i.e. think of the power system) and was offered an interview for next week. The person I spoke to quickly reviewed my resume/CV and towards the end of the conversation, she said she had an "important" question to ask and asked me if I had been working since I got licensed in August at a temp agency or anywhere else, and if not, why haven't I been working?
I was very frank with her and explained I have not been working, but that I had recently received a job offer with one of Walgreen's major competitors and would still accept her invitation to interview. She thanked me for my honesty. I also proceeded to explain that I have not worked simply because I have been trying since August to find a full-time pharmacist position in my desired location and have been unable to do so until recently. I told her I am a very persistent person and do not give up until I attain what I desire. I explained the market has changed for the worse nationwide, especially in my state, and that I personally have friends who moved away to another city or even out-of-state because of the lack of opportunities. But that I was unwilling to move. She acknowledged I was right and that they had no positions available in this part of the state until recently and that in the last 4-5 years, finding employment has become a challenge.
She then asked me if I knew any of my classmates working at Wags and I made reference to someone I know and said I know that former classmate pretty well. She seemed pretty enthusiastic, but I don't know if I did the right thing or not. Was I foolish in being so honest ? I'd appreciate some honest feedback. I may be many things, but one thing I am not is a liar and will not sugarcoat the truth. ALL feedback accepted.
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