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Conversations about the moves pharmacists actually make. Roughly twenty minutes each. Search below, or filter by topic.

6 episodes
EPISODE 06August 10, 202623:19

Negotiate your pharmacist salary with leverage

What is actually negotiable once an employer has a pay band, and what is not. Covers where the real room sits, why the band matters less than your placement inside it, and what counts as leverage when the number itself is fixed.

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EPISODE 05August 10, 202626:16

Breaking into hospital pharmacy from retail

Making the move without a residency, and what the first weeks on the floor actually demand. Covers which retail experience transfers, which does not, and the parts of the job nobody warns you about before you start.

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EPISODE 04August 10, 202621:24

Fixing the hospital pharmacy promotion paradox

Why hospital pharmacists rate their advancement prospects worse than any other setting while directors say they cannot fill the same roles. Covers the difference between a vacancy and a shortage, why most internal moves are decided before a job is posted, and what a hiring panel can actually verify about you.

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EPISODE 03August 10, 202623:40

When to leave your pharmacy job

On the difference between wanting to leave and having a reason to. Covers why the calendar is the wrong signal, what actually changes when a job stops being the right one, and the gap between the pharmacists who search each year and the ones who go.

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EPISODE 02August 10, 202620:11

Trading clinical mastery for pharmacy management

What you give up on the way into a management role, and whether the credentials people chase are the thing standing in the way. Covers the trade between clinical depth and running a department, and what the first management job actually costs.

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EPISODE 01August 9, 202621:16

Visibility versus leverage in hospital pharmacy

Being seen and being able to move are not the same thing. Covers why speaking up is treated as a personality trait when it is closer to a duty, what makes a contribution legible to the people who decide, and where visibility stops being enough on its own.

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