ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about career planning for pharmacists who are beginning their career or for veteran pharmacists looking for a job change. It presents informations about careers, career development, how to assess strengths and preferences, and about being prepared for the next job. The chapter covers how to find opportunities, how to assess job offers, and how to make a career change. Many students become so involved in coursework and other activities that they do not think about or plan what they would like to do with their degree until it gets close to graduation. Some educational degrees that are useful when combined with the doctor of pharmacy degree are the master of public health or a law degree. Some examples of nonpharmacist jobs being done by pharmacists include developing cosmetics, buying drugs for a drug wholesale company, editing a pharmacy journal, performing legal work as a pharmacist–attorney, and working in a pharmacy library.
