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...

I have found that a Pharmacy may be approached by a NZ Pharmacist looking to cross the ditch and work in a larger Pharmacy Industry with more opportunities. The good news is that they are usually motivated and driven! There can be some confusion about the differences in Pharmacist practice between Australia and NZ, so I'm briefly covering the sa...

One of the most common complaints I hear from pharmacy owners is "How can I find the right people for my pharmacy and how can I get them to stay?" Bad hiring decisions can be disastrous for your pharmacy, resulting in lost income, unhappy employees and high staff turnovers. One of the main reasons staff don't stay is because they weren't correct...

With the Government putting renewed pressures on community pharmacy, I believe there would be no surprise that there are a lot of nervous community pharmacy employees out there at the moment, as pharmacy owners look for areas in which to save. Are their hours going to be cut or will they even have a job at all in the pharmacy where perhaps they ...