About Us

Pharmacist-CA is a privately held company, whose founders have over 30 years of experience in the field of recruiting.

Founder

David Smith: Since 1969, successfully providing recruiting services predominantly in the California market.

Accomplishments

Since 1969, successfully providing recruiting services predominantly in the California market. Completing assignments for positions up to and including the executive level.

8 years of contract recruiting assignments, providing services both on and off site.

Assisted hiring managers and company executives in making successful decisions in the new employee selection process.

A partial list of current or past client companies:

  • Adventist Health
  • Alza Pharmaceuticals
  • Bank of America
  • Baxter
  • Beckman
  • Catholic Healthcare West
  • e-Appliance
  • Elantec
  • EPRI
  • ESSI
  • ESS Technology
  • General Electric
  • I-Cube
  • Integrated Device Technology
  • ishoni
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • L3 Communications
  • McKesson
  • NEC
  • On-Command
  • Pfizer
  • Philips Semiconductors
  • SmithKline
  • Sutter Health
  • Sysorex
  • TAU
  • Teledyne
  • Tenet Health
  • VISA
  • Xerox

Abilities

Proactively source, identify and attract qualified candidates cost effectively for clients.

Successfully close candidates after offer of employment.

Quickly determine appropriate sources and strategies based on the specific needs of the situation. Experience with Internet databases sources (e.g. Monster, Hot Jobs, Brass Ring, etc.) and Resumix trained.

Interface easily with all levels of management and understand their requirements.

Accurately screen candidates via the telephone and personal interview to further determine the candidates' appropriateness for specific requirements.

Set up and manage job fairs and junior military officer recruiting programs. Set up, improve and maintain "Home Pages" and Internet database pages to list job requirements.

Willing and able to travel.

Other Experience

Three years retailing with J.C. Penney's, East and West Coast locations.

Three years, owner of a computer systems integration firm specializing in PCB CAD software integration and training.

Three years providing and developing training for desktop publishing.

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