How to get a pharm tech job in Chicago

[Nicepharm]

Hi guys,

I realllly want to work as a retail pharm tech but its the middle of the summer and it seems like nothing is open anymore! I really want the experience and also to try out whether I like retail pharmacy before I start pharm school in the fall! How did you guys go about looking for a pharm tech position? Does anyone know of anyone hiring in the Chicagoland area? If so...please help and lend me some advice!! thank you!

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[Darvocet]

Hi guys,

I realllly want to work as a retail pharm tech but its the middle of the summer and it seems like nothing is open anymore! I really want the experience and also to try out whether I like retail pharmacy before I start pharm school in the fall! How did you guys go about looking for a pharm tech position? Does anyone know of anyone hiring in the Chicagoland area? If so...please help and lend me some advice!! thank you!

walgreens, they're everywhere!

if you have pharmacy expirience they might let you become a floater tech. a lot of people are taking days off in the summer and they need people to float around and fill those positions.

 

[luckycloud5]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=298475

look at what i found! =)

Good luck!

 

[ButlerPharm.D.]

What area do you live in? Hospitals are always working for PRN help, this can often times transform into a part-time position.

 

[pinkpnther86]

walgreen's is always looking, I got my tech job last summer around this time

 

[Nicepharm]

What area do you live in? Hospitals are always working for PRN help, this can often times transform into a part-time position.

I live around the downtown Chicago area and it's like a prime location where all the pharm students get jobs so it's been hard looking for openings.

 

[Genecks]

Bump.

I was about to create the same thread.

Anyone have more recent knowledge on this?

It's extremely disheartening to see the last post by the thread creator.

I'm thinking I could live somewhat out of the downtown area, as long as I can get access to the El. I'll be having my B.S. Neuroscience soon, and I'm considering working for a while. I'm not interested in bogus grunt work like third-shift in retail or supply or stuff like that. I've done it, and I don't want that. Also, the pay is often not enough (I consider myself too educated to be paid low and physically worked that hard): Graduate school would be easier.

I'm attempting to stay in Chicago, because I would like to try for medical school (and I need to do volunteer work/shadowing still). I'm considering doing CNA volunteer and some kind of doctor shadowing.