Have you ever gone into a first interview and thought it went so well that if they offered you the job you would accept no questions asked. You had a great meeting with the director and the assistant director they liked you, you liked them and even though you spent no time speaking about the what you would actually be doing for them or about the work environment or about how many people you would be working with or about pharmacist turnover, or about why the job was even open, you just enjoyed yourself so much in that interview that you just had to accept the job no matter what. Slow down there sparky. This is very common I am going to provide some real tips for helping accept the job of your dreams and making sure it is just that.
1) Do you research on the company or hospital see what they have going on currently are they expanding services, are acquiring other companies the question you want to get at is why do they need you.
2) In the first interview ask questions revolving around your research and what your duties and responsibilities would be once you are hired. Ask how many pharmacists are on full time and what the work load is like ask no less than five very pointed questions. Why is the job open? How many pharmacists on are during my shift? What are the most important skills a pharmacist working for this organization should have? How do you see me fitting in with your organization? What is the workload for a pharmacist on this particular shift?
3) If they offer the job after the first interview it is not always a bad sign but if feel you do not have all the info ask them if you could shadow a pharmacist on that shift so you could get a feel for how it all works and what the composition of work looks like and the people. It is a risky move but it almost always works out. If it is done.
It is OK to accept a job after only one interview but take your time and ask the right questions and you will land the job of your dreams. If you need addition guidance on job interview please feel free to post your comments here and I will be happy to answer them.
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