How to write a resume for a pharmacist?

A pharmacist is a specialist who makes medicines. Representatives of this profession usually work in pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories and pharmacies, and job responsibilities directly depend on the scope of work.

In our article, we will give advice on how to write a pharmacist resume correctly.

All pharmacists can be roughly divided into two categories: those who work in the pharmacy, and those who create new drugs.

In the first case, the specialist's tasks include advising buyers and selling medicines. When applying for such a job, one should understand that simply selling drugs in this position will clearly not be enough - you need to know everything about them, from the characteristics of the chemical composition to the rules of admission and contraindications.

The duties of a pharmacy employee include:

• advising buyers;
• customer service;
• maintaining order in the pharmacy;
• control of the suitability of medicines.

Pharmacists and pharmacists are distinguished in this category.

A pharmacist is a specialist with a secondary medical education. He must understand existing medicines, have knowledge of the composition of medicines, the peculiarities of their effect on the body.

A pharmacist must be able to make medicines. Only a person with a higher medical education can apply for this position, his area of ​​responsibility includes checking the quality of drugs, on the basis of which he can make a decision on their admission to sale or establish a ban.He can hold the position of director of a pharmacy, as well as engage in pharmacology on his own.

If a pharmacist is involved in the creation of new medicines, then the scope of his duties will differ. He:

• receives assignments for the development of drugs;
• determines the required ingredients;
• creates drug samples;
• is engaged in testing, conducts clinical trials;
• examines possible side effects;
• presents the received preparations;
• receives permits for the production of medicines.

A resume for a pharmacist vacancy should include several blocks.

• General information: Full name, date of birth and place of residence. It also indicates the position for which the applicant is applying, as well as the expected salary.
• Information about education and work experience. This block lists previous jobs, indicating the time of service, position held and job responsibilities.

A pharmacist must have skills such as:

• basic knowledge of medicine;
• experience in advising and dispensing medicines to customers;
• knowledge of the regulatory framework of the pharmaceutical business;
• PC skills;
• knowledge of medicinal products;
• experience in filling out reports;
• ability to work with KKM.

For the head of the pharmacy, it will be important:

• experience in managing a pharmacy or pharmacy;
• personnel management and control;
• development of measures to motivate personnel;
• maintaining the required assortment of medicines in the pharmacy;
• participation in the inventory of medicines;
• control over the acceptance of medicines and their saving.

In the resume for this vacancy, it is worth mentioning such competencies as:

• analysis of samples of received medicines;
• ensuring optimal storage conditions for medicines;
• analysis of the substances used in the production;
• maintaining the necessary sanitary condition of the pharmacy.

Pharmacist must be skilled in pharmacology. This person is responsible for creating and testing medicines. Its tasks include:

• drug development, testing;
• control of raw materials used for the production of drugs;
• production cycle management;
• research work;
• sale of manufactured drugs.

Pharmacist-technologist is assistant of pharmacist-pharmacist... It performs functions related to the maintenance of the production process, and must have the following key skills:

• gives permission to create medicines;
• control of finished medicinal products;
• paperwork;
• interaction with suppliers;
• production of extemporal drugs according to requirements.

A resume is a kind of business card of an applicant for the position of a pharmacist or pharmacist, therefore, the decision of the head of a pharmaceutical company to invite the applicant for an interview largely depends on the correctness of its writing.

We have prepared a list of mistakes that candidates often make.

• Indication of all places of work. Many of us have worked as couriers, postmen, secretaries and administrators in the early days of our working life. These positions should not be listed if you plan to work in a pharmacy. Indicate only those places where work experience can be of interest to a potential employer.
• If you do not have suitable professional experience, it is worth indicating information about education, completed additional training, participation in research activities and clinical trials. Of course, getting a position in large research centers in this case is unlikely to succeed, but there are always suitable vacancies in pharmacies and wholesale pharmaceutical companies.
• Age... Unfortunately, if you are over 45 years old, then this figure will play against you. In our country, older people are extremely reluctant to hire, even if they have a serious professional experience behind them. Of course, no one will tell you directly about this, but there is a problem - in this case, when writing a resume, limit yourself to general data: full name and contact information.
• Personal qualities of the applicant, undoubtedly, are of interest to the employer, but only if they are directly related to work. You should not describe your hobby in detail - your craving for travel has nothing to do with pharmacology, and your hobby for knitting will not give information about you as a creator of medicines. In the block of personal information, you can limit yourself to describing your professional principles: hard work, striving for self-development, sociability and responsiveness.

In conclusion, we give an example- a sample of a finished resume for a pharmacist vacancy.

Name: Petrova Ekaterina Ivanovna

Date of Birth: **. **. ****

City: Tambov

Phone: +7 (000) 000 00 00

Email mail: xxxxxxxxxxx @ gmail. com

Desired position: pharmacist

Work experience: more than 3 years

Education:

Tambov Medical School

specialty: general nurse, pharmacist

Work experience:

2010 - up to now v.

company: "Pharmacy Plus"

position: pharmacist

Responsibilities:

• advising buyers on medicines and pharmacy cosmetics;
• sale of medical supplies, as well as related products;
• maintaining a sanitary and hygienic regime in the pharmacy;
• ensuring pharmaceutical order in the workplace;
• participation in the acceptance of medicines and their distribution to storage areas in accordance with the requirements of the pharmacological order, ensuring optimal storage conditions for all medicines;
• quality control of medicines at all stages of their storage and sale;
• reporting.

Professional skills:

• I have the basic skills of a doctor;
• I know the range of medicines;
• I advise buyers on the chemical composition, rules of admission and contraindications to medicinal products;
• I carefully fill out all the reporting documentation.

Personal qualities:

• hard work;
• stress tolerance;
• sociability;
• analytic skills;
• accuracy.

Practical skills:

• knowledge of medical equipment;
• PC ownership;
• knowledge of English.