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Simplify your California pharmacist job search by using Pharmacist-CA to help you land your next career opportunity. The process is easy and only takes a few minutes. Call us directly for a brief interview or to schedule an interview. If it's more convenient, email a copy of your resume to let us know your interests then we will call you!
Compare the Effectiveness of Using Pharmacist-CA
| BENEFITS of Pharmacist-CA | Searching for a Job ON YOUR OWN |
|---|---|
| We do the job search for you | You spend hours looking for available jobs |
| We can find the opportunity you want | You send resumes, hoping to get noticed |
| We know where the great jobs are | You're limited to advertised jobs |
| We can get interviews, at convenient times | You'll leave messages and wait for a call |
| We prepare you with specifics about the job, employer, and the hiring manager | You won't know what to expect if you get an interview |
| We negotiate what you're worth because we know what's available | You'll have to rely on your own negotiating skills to get what you can |
| We have a history of placing pharmacists in great career opportunities | All you know is what you can do on your own and hope it works out |
Pharmacist Job Change Considerations
There are an unlimited number of things to consider when looking at a change in position. As experienced pharmacist recruiters, we deal with them on a daily basis. We can keep you informed. We do more than just fill pharmacy jobs, we help to make the job search as satisfying as possible. Here's some of the areas we help candidates improve their understanding when considering a new pharmacist position:
Management Culture
- Employer culture
- Management style
- Union vs non-union
- Staffing structure
- Promotion policies
- Drug testing
- Pre-employment physical exam
- Pre-employment criminal background check
Working Environment
- Duties to be performed
- Number of prescriptions filled
- Working hours, working days, shifts
- On-call vs standby, flexible scheduling
- Drive-up windows
- Travel time, pay and mileage
- Travel: local, regional, national days per month
- Dress codes: business dressy/casual or informal
- Overtime (required vs voluntary)
- Telecommuting, job sharing and flextime, where appropriate
- Exempt vs. non-exempt
- Clinic vs. staff
Retirement and Pension Plans
- 401k, 403b, Defined Benefits Plan, SEP, ESOP, Union Plan
- Employer/employee contributions to retirement/pension plans
- Vesting of benefits
- Retiree medical plan
Earnings and Incentives
- Starting salary
- Stock option plans: vesting and eligibility
- Stock purchase plans: vesting and eligibility
- Profit sharing plans: vesting and eligibility
- Sign-on bonus (deferred, first-day payment, taxable, repayable, loans)
- Company-paid salary continuation
- Student loan repayments
- Salary Raises (time, amount, evaluations, considerations, merit)
- Union dues
- U.S. savings bond program
- Matching gifts
- Service bonus
- Credit union
- Direct deposit
Company Benefits
- (PTO) personal time off vs. vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, bereavement, jury duty, short/long-term disability, other time off
- Medical/dental/vision/life insurance (including dependents), long-term care, reimbursement account benefits
- Dependents, health, group life, and AD&D insurance
- Prescription drug plan
- Childcare assistance
- Family assistance programs
- Elder care
- Group property and casualty insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Personal accident insurance
- Professional liability coverage
- Educational benefits, tuition reimbursement, CE employer-paid
- Educational expenses and scholarship programs including Morris Cody
- Professional association/society memberships
- National educational conferences
- Licensing fees
- Scholarship award program for employees' children
- Credit union
- Relocation packages: new hire vs. transfer (living expenses, house-hunting visits, spousal visits, realtor fees, bridge loans, deposits, cash advances, reimbursable taxes)
