Health Bud

The statistics are very clear, and while they vary slightly from survey to survey, they are also remarkably consistent. It is safe to say that at around 50% of all the pharmacy jobs are found through the “hidden” job market, also known as the “unpublished” job market. These are pharmacy jobs typically landed through word of mouth and referrals as opposed to the hit-or-miss method of answering ads, posting your resume to internet databases, or other techniques meant to target the remaining 50% of all jobs in the published market. It stands to reason that if the vast majority of the jobs are to be found in this hidden market, that you should spend the majority of your pharmacy job search time working to crack it. There is no more effective job search technique than networking. So, even if it feels a little uncomfortable at first, just get out there and do it. Make networking a part of your daily routine and plan to spend the majority of your job search time on networking activities (approximately half of your time is a good estimate). The more you network, the faster your current job search will come to a successful conclusion and the faster and more successful your pharmacy career ladder will be.