States with needs for a new grad

[baronzb]

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We all know the deficiencies of the Man Power Project, and we know that the further from the coasts, the better it is; however, what are states/regions within states that have need for new grads? You can look at Idaho, with a demand of 4, only to find out there is only one city, and most likely the 'demand' is for a handful of independent pharmacies (meaning 50 jobs?) in the country.

I'm thinking of licensing in a state with decent demand, low annual fees as my primary, and apply to more probable job states.

 

[TheBlaah]

There aren't many CE's that are really useful in terms of applying for a job. Nuclear pharmacist jobs are few and far inbetween, and generally they should pay for your CE classes.

For industry, you'll either need to network, do a fellowship, or a MBA might help.

A certified diabetic educator (CDE) *might* help in getting certain jobs, but would probably involve a massive paycut.

I'm assuming you're a new grad as well, did you not have any rotations in these specialty fields? Could call up old preceptors and ask around for advice/contacts.

 

[baronzb]

Like you said, many of those jobs are few. The exposure I had was with those faculty rotations. I'm comfortable with all of those things.

There's got to be some way to 'up' a resume while looking for work, waiting for states to approve licensing.

 

[baronzb]

Also, what states are more open for opportunity? Don't mind snow or desert, lol.

 

[TheBlaah]

Sorry, I replied to this thread thinking it was your other thread about CE's. But anyway, general rule of thumb is the closer the area is to the city, the more competition you have regardless of the state. So yeah, coastal states generally are more saturated.

 

[BF7]

West Texas

 

[SpartanLaser]

Louisana is in high need of rphs. My friend got a 20 k bonus for relocating there

 

[baronzb]

what about states that show high need, such as by the Man Power Project, but have one measly metropolitan city, e.g. Idaho, E. Oregon, etc.? By "need," would those areas really just constitute a few hard-to-fill indpendents, as the sole metro area is likely saturated? Would it be smarter to just try big states with many metro areas--a metro area being a city of 100,000k and surrounding environs?

 

[Eichhoernchen]

Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri. Friends have gotten bonuses for signing there.

 

[pharmacymonster]

Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri. Friends have gotten bonuses for signing there.

Would you happen to know which company they signed for and how they found these job offerings? TIA 🙂