AboutEric Brandt Expertise I am a practicing pharmacist.On my drug information website, I have answered hundreds of questions to date. The articles posted on my site include Parkinson`s disease. depression, menopause, diabetes, sleep and aging, congestive heart failure, calcium channel blockers, thyroid hormone replacement therapy, ADHD, multiple sclerosis an more.
Experience I have experience in retail as well as hospital pharmacy pracice. Currently working in a hospital pharmacy. I am experienced in drug information. Over the last 6 years I have developed a successful web site for drug information.
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Question Hello, I am a high school student required to do a career shadowing interview for my English course in order to complete a college portfolio. I was wondering if you could take the time to answer the following questions short and briefly:
1. What did you do after graduation from high school?
2. What was your first "real" job?
3. How many jobs have you had since the first job and what were they?
4. What career are you in now, and what is your exact job title?
5. What is a typical day like in this job?
6. What personality traits are important in this job?
7. What work habits and skills are important in this job?
8. What are your favorite aspects of this job?
9. What do you like least about this job?
10. How does a person advance in this field?
11. What job or career would you like to do next?
12. Have you ever gone back to school or received some other training in order to chance careers or advance in the one you have? If, so what?
13. What advice do you have for high school students about choosing a career?
14. If you could change one thing about your career path, what would it be?
15. What else should I know about your field or job if I am considering it for myself?
16. Anything else you would like to include.
In addition, I needed to send a thank you note so if you are willing to provide an address at which I can send this it is greatly appreciated. If not, it is okay.
Thank you so much for your time.
Answer Hi Crystal,
1. What did you do after graduation from high school?
I went to university
2. What was your first "real" job?
I was a pharmacist for a drugstore chain doing relief work for vacationing pharmacists
3. How many jobs have you had since the first job and what were they?
I am now on my thirs job since graduating as a pharmacist
4. What career are you in now, and what is your exact job title?
I am a hospital pharmacist 5 days per week and I also work as a pharmacist in a retail drugstore
5. What is a typical day like in this job?
I fill prescriptions, check the technicians work, consult with other health care professionals, teach nursing students, review care plans and make care plan recommendations.
6. What personality traits are important in this job?
You need to be meticulously accurate and know where to find information if you do not have answers to questions posed to you by patients and other health care professionals
7. What work habits and skills are important in this job?
You need to be able to focus on the ask at hand and not allow yourself to be distracted by others. You need to genuinely care about other people's well being.
8. What are your favorite aspects of this job?
I get a great deal of satisfaction knowing that I am making a difference to other people's health
9. What do you like least about this job?
The work load at times is challenging
10. How does a person advance in this field?
You can take courses to specialize in certain areas such as cardiology, gastroenterology, emergency medicine, dialysis etc.
11. What job or career would you like to do next?
I would continue doing what I am doing now
12. Have you ever gone back to school or received some other training in order to chance careers or advance in the one you have? If, so what?
Yes. I consider having advanced my career from retail pharmacy to hospital pharmacy. That took additional training
13. What advice do you have for high school students about choosing a career?
It is a good idea to shadow a career you are interested in. for example you could spend a week in a drugstore observing the pharmcist or you could get a summer job in a drugstore.
14. If you could change one thing about your career path, what would it be?
I would not change anything other than maybe move into hospital pharmacy sooner than I did.
15. What else should I know about your field or job if I am considering it for myself?
You need to be good at math, chemistry, physics, physiology, anatomy
16. Anything else you would like to include.
Thank you for using Allexperts
Sincerely,
Eric Brandt, B.Sc. Pharm
