Given today's work environment is more connected than ever before, maintaining relationships when resigning is vital. Professional networks like LinkedIn and Facebook make for news of an ugly exodus reaching unexpected ears all that much more likely. We all know it is far too easy to get swept up in the excitement of leaving a toxic workplace. H...

I was recently speaking with a long-term locum of ours, who said whenever she goes to a pharmacy to locum and gets talking to a student or intern pharmacist she always gives them this advice “Go out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. Go rural or country to experience pharmacy because you will never get that kind of experience in the ci...

With a large number of pharmacy owners Australia-wide struggling to secure Pharmacists for their businesses, one of the most commonly asked questions we are getting is “what’s going on?” I think the question should be more “why is this happening?” Of course, the comparatively low salaries are one of the reasons we are given when someone approach...

The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) annual general meeting was held last weekend at Melbourne's Monash University. At the event, Sandra Minas from La Trobe University in Bendigo was chosen as the President to lead a board of very talented individuals. The board will comprise Vasilios Sotiropoulos - Director of Internal...

With Pharmacy employers utilising Psychometric tests in determining who to hire more and more, potential employees need to understand what these tests are measuring, and what employers are looking for. "When people talk about psychometric tests, they sometimes mean questionnaires," says Mark Parkinson, a business psychologist. "A test is somethi...

One of the biggest challenges for pharmacy owners is staffing and getting it right. If you have gone to all the effort of securing a new staff member for your business, you want to make sure that you are not just getting the best from them, but also that they are being fulfilled in their role and that expectations are being met on both sides of ...

It could be bad news for students who have spent too many hours focusing solely on their academic results, with a leading employer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, removing candidates' academic results from the final stages of law-graduate recruitment. To get a graduate job at PricewaterhouseCoopers candidates had to jump through many of the usual hoops...

Ever wondered whether LinkedIn was a growing force in recruitment and talent identification? Well there is no doubt that the some of the biggest employers are embracing LinkedIn to hire talent. In fact, currently 76 of the top 100 ASX listed companies are actively using LinkedIn to source the best talent. Heidi Dariz, General Manager at Raven's ...

Congratulations! You have secured a face to face interview with a potential new employer. So what do you need to do? These handy hints will help you leave a lasting impression: * Do your research: Find out about the pharmacy you want to work for. Make sure you understand the position you are applying for, the team environment and the organisatio...

Whilst having the appropriate pay rates for employees is a big help in retaining staff, employee appreciation in other ways is never out-of-place. Unfortunately, there are many pharmacy businesses where appreciation is a scarce commodity. And whilst it isn't grumbled about necessarily to your face, believe me, they are talking about it and often...