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I have been a certified pharmacy technician for 16 years in acute-care settings. What I need to know is why I have not been called for interviews? There have been several occasions that I have applied for many positions at one time. This worries me, because in the past seven months there have been no windows of opportunity for an interview, to say the least. Believing that someone with my experience has not been noticed is hard to understand. Can you please explain what is going on? Sincerely, D Dear D: I can suggest a few possibilities that you may want to consider or investigate: • Are your résumé
and your cover letter as strong as possible? Are
they readable
and free of typos and grammatical errors,
and do they sell your experience, certification,
and training as well as they could?
• Have you been out of
work for a long time? If so, do you discuss in
your cover letter how you've stayed current, and/or
does your résumé show any CE courses?
• How many jobs have
you actually applied for and when? Sometimes employers
collect résumés for a week or two
before they start interviewing people.
• Does the city/county/region
in which you're applying have few jobs and a surplus
of applicants? If so, an employer has the luxury
of being extremely picky. In such a case, it's
best to get your résumé as much exposure
as possible, so you should use your network
and ask around to see if anyone knows of opportunities,
and you should also send your résumé
and cover letter to facilities that are not currently
posting jobs. Remember: Not all vacancies are advertised.
• Have you sent more
than one application to the same facility? This
can get you in a recruiter's bad books, because
it creates duplicate work.
• If employers are doing
a basic background check in advance of scheduling
interviews, is there anything in your background
that is problematic?
• Some employers conduct
reference checks before scheduling interviews –
do you know what your references are saying about
you? At the same time, if you have a strong, written
reference from your last employer or a recent employer,
you may want to include a copy with your résumé
and your cover letter.
• Finally, there is the
problem that is essentially the opposite of the
"no job without experience, no experience without
a job" phenomenon. Some employers consider "too
much" experience a drawback – usually when
money is tight. That is, they consider experienced
people too expensive, and want to hire people with
less experience (because they're cheaper). Good luck! Discuss This ArticleHave something you'd like to say? Tell us what you think! Read and post comments for this article. Like this answer? Read more questions! Browse our archive of 1,297 career questions. Also, see our master index of all MedHunters articles! Find a JobChoose your career: MedHunters is the world's biggest healthcare job board. Our job directory has 18,201 jobs with 2,536 hospitals and other direct employers. We want you to find your next job on MedHunters. Need Help? Call us at 1-888-884-8242, email us at info@medhunters.com or sign up now. Do you have a career-related question? Email us at: DearCindy@medhunters.com. |
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