job market for boston mass

[88ay31]

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hi,

i plan looking for a job in boston or massachuetts, anywhere in mass...
i am willing to drive an hour from boston for a job...
how is the job outlook there?

is it better than other parts of the country because most grads. seems to find jobs in mass. without too much difficultly.

any reply/help appricated.

thanks!

 

[KARM12]

hi,

i plan looking for a job in boston or massachuetts, anywhere in mass...
i am willing to drive an hour from boston for a job...
how is the job outlook there?

is it better than other parts of the country because most grads. seems to find jobs in mass. without too much difficultly.

any reply/help appricated.

thanks!

The job market isn't the best in Boston. It is a little better if you have residency because most of the major hospitals only hire you if you are residency trained. I know a few new grads that are still having a hard time finding jobs in/near the city in retail and hospital. There are 3 pharm schools in Mass (MCP-Boston, MCP-Worcester, and Northeastern) with a 4th slated to open soon (Western New England). It is overall a pretty saturated state, with many of those needing jobs moving to NH, Vermont, or Maine.

Living in/around Boston is very expensive, plus the commute can be bad.

 

[88ay31]

i will be graduating next year...

got an offer from the cvs that i have been working as a tech...i think if you were working there before, it is easier to land a job...

how is it in outside of boston, 30-50miles away, i dont mind driving because i myself live in the surburbs...idk if you are familiar with the location....

where/what is the 4th school opening called?

 

[KARM12]

i will be graduating next year...

got an offer from the cvs that i have been working as a tech...i think if you were working there before, it is easier to land a job...

how is it in outside of boston, 30-50miles away, i dont mind driving because i myself live in the surburbs...idk if you are familiar with the location....

where/what is the 4th school opening called?

If you already have an offer than there is nothing to worry about. Your status still says "pre pharm" so I wasn't sure.

It really depends on which way you would be commuting and where you will be living. I hear the South shore is the worst. Living in the burbs is much more affordable.

The new pharm school is Western New England University in Springfield.

 

[deleted129840]

i will be graduating next year...

got an offer from the cvs that i have been working as a tech...i think if you were working there before, it is easier to land a job...

how is it in outside of boston, 30-50miles away, i dont mind driving because i myself live in the surburbs...idk if you are familiar with the location....

where/what is the 4th school opening called?

Due west sounds bad, Worcester is about 40 miles west of Boston and a large pharmacy school is located there. Also the New England states are a lot smaller than you can probably conceptualize from where you are, so you have to take into account that there are grads from neighboring states crossing state lines. I know quite a few URI or UConn grads that work in MA and some do not even live in the state.

On the other hand there are a lot of CVS stores, so if that is your current employer that would work in your favor.

Lots of old folks are retiring to the Berkshires but I don't know how that works out in terms of Rxs needed there.