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So you have been looking for that ideal job? Searching for hours on end, applying and wondering why you are getting nowhere? Chances are your resume is just not up to scratch. We understand the frustration candidates go through - some have never been taught how to write an effective resume. The first step to getting that ideal job is formatting ...

I recently posted an article about the affects burnout on the job can have on pharmacists and got some interesting reactions. One pharmacist even commented saying “that is just part of their job as a retail pharmacist”. I strongly believe we can’t accept this as the norm. If you are an employer, and your pharmacist is stressed, overworked and ex...

The career opportunities for Pharmacists have never been greater or more diverse. Raven's Recruitment, Australia’s leading Pharmacy Recruitment Agency is pleased to partner with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) to support an exciting initiative, General Practice Pharmacist training. We have included a press release from the PSA deta...

Over the past 12 months we have seen the demand for pharmacists in all sectors increase, although pharmacist shortages are still most critical in our rural and remote communities within community and hospital pharmacy. We have also seen an increasing gap between the skills employers want and the skills job seekers possess. Demand for pharmacists...

Are you overworking yourself or your pharmacist? Need a holiday or even just a break for a day or two? Have a training day, but not sure whether you can take that day off? Below are some reasons why you might need a locum. Your pharmacist is crying out for help: If your pharmacist has contacted you several times over the past few weeks asking fo...

As health professionals, there are many steps we can take to be more patient-centered, which to me means putting the patient’s safety first. At the end of the day, if the patient is not taking their medicines correctly or safely, they are not going to get the optimum therapeutic outcome. Therefore, it is important that health professionals work ...

Finding a new team member for your business is challenging and time consuming, so you definitely want to be sure you are approaching it in the right way from the outset to get the best outcome. It’s important to intentionally provide an ACE - Awesome Candidate Experience from the beginning of the process if you want to secure the Best. How an ap...

Applying for pharmacy jobs can be daunting, and as an intern myself the thought of the next job is always lurking in the back of my mind. My advice to pharmacy students would be to work in a pharmacy whilst studying because one thing - among many - that it teaches you is the value of enhancing your personal brand. Writing the near-perfect cover ...

Do you know what one thing really boggles me? Everyone wants their perfect role, their next exciting career move, but many Pharmacists never achieve what they desire because they don’t invest the “time” to understand their unique attributes, and if they do, when the opportunity arises are incapable of articulating these. So why do they fail, whe...

Ayomide Ogundipe was recently announced as the winner of the 2019 PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award. Ayomide kindly agreed to sit down with Shefali Parekh from Raven’s Recruitment and answer her questions regarding her win and her career in Pharmacy to date. SP: Where you work, what qualifications do you have and when / where did you ...