Retail interviewing strategy

[lactonerx]

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Which strategy would be best for an interview with a retail pharmacy supervisor?

Strategy A: "I am willing to float. Part-time is fine."

Strategy B: "I would really like to be a manager one day. I want to work lots of hours."


These are two distinct strategies that could work for different reasons. Strategy A suggests as a new hire you are flexible. Strategy B suggests you are willing to be a hard-working and loyal employee.

Both strategies have flaws, too. Strategy A might suggest you are not committed enough to the company. Strategy B suggests you are demanding and might complain until you get placed as a manager.

Which option is optimal?

This is not a homework question, thank you.

 

[MountainPharmD]

Which strategy would be best for an interview with a retail pharmacy supervisor?

Strategy A: "I am willing to float. Part-time is fine."

Strategy B: "I would really like to be a manager one day. I want to work lots of hours."


These are two distinct strategies that could work for different reasons. Strategy A suggests as a new hire you are flexible. Strategy B suggests you are willing to be a hard-working and loyal employee.

Both strategies have flaws, too. Strategy A might suggest you are not committed enough to the company. Strategy B suggests you are demanding and might complain until you get placed as a manager.

Which option is optimal?

This is not a homework question, thank you.

How about you tell the truth? Only you know why you want to be a retail Pharmacist and why you want to work for the company. I find being deceitful or to calculating in an interview can back fire on you. An experienced interviewer can sniff out someone who is throwing out answers they think the interviewer wants to hear.

 

[owlegrad]

I agree with MountianPharmD.

One sec...

Yup, that is what I meant to say.

Just be honest. But I also want to say, they are not so distinct. You can say your five year plan involves being a manager, but that you are willing to float until a spot becomes available.

 

[KARM12]

Strategy A is stupid if you want to work full time.

Besides for being honest, how about strategy C: I'm willing to float initially, but I eventually want to move up to management.

 

[StevePerry]

Which strategy would be best for an interview with a retail pharmacy supervisor?

Strategy A: "I am willing to float. Part-time is fine."

Strategy B: "I would really like to be a manager one day. I want to work lots of hours."


These are two distinct strategies that could work for different reasons. Strategy A suggests as a new hire you are flexible. Strategy B suggests you are willing to be a hard-working and loyal employee.

Both strategies have flaws, too. Strategy A might suggest you are not committed enough to the company. Strategy B suggests you are demanding and might complain until you get placed as a manager.

Which option is optimal?

This is not a homework question, thank you.

I vote for option C:

Walk in, whip it out, put it on the table and tell the interviewer "Jumbo is gonna be a PIC in your district, any questions?"

Seriously though it really depends on your acting skills...

 

[nnguyenc]

mountainpharmd needs to get laid

all of his/her responses have such negativity

 

[Ackj]

mountainpharmd needs to get laid

all of his/her responses have such negativity

Of his thousands of negative posts, you put this response in this thread? He's giving a solid piece of advice, without any opinion either way. He could have just as well said "don't bother interviewing, they won't hire you." THAT would be negative, not what he just did.

 

[owlegrad]

Of his thousands of negative posts, you put this response in this thread? He's giving a solid piece of advice, without any opinion either way. He could have just as well said "don't bother interviewing, they won't hire you." THAT would be negative, not what he just did.

😆

I really have to agree. His advice here is solid and not all negative. It's like nn WAITED for a non-negative post to complain about the negativity.

 

[SoylentGreen]

Strategy B worked for me. In my area we have a lot of people who want to work part time and have little responsibilty, but nobody who wants to be PIC.

 

[MountainPharmD]

mountainpharmd needs to get laid

all of his/her responses have such negativity

I am married no more of that for me!

What the **** is negative about what i wrote? I advised the OP to tell the truth.....thats negative?

 

[BenJammin]

I am married no more of that for me!

What the **** is negative about what i wrote? I advised the OP to tell the truth.....thats negative?

Get with the picture man, it's only negative when you don't tell them what they want to hear