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Pharmacy Technicians

A pharmacy technician is a title-protected, licensed health care provider who performs pharmacy-related functions, working collaboratively with a licensed pharmacist. Median pay (hourly): 14.62 USD (2015) Entry level education: High school diploma or equivalent Projected 10-year growth: 9% (2014) Number of jobs: 372,500 (2014)

About Pharmacy Technicians

A pharmacy technician is a title-protected, licensed health care provider who performs pharmacy-related functions, working collaboratively with a licensed pharmacist. Median pay (hourly): 14.62 USD (2015) Entry level education: High school diploma or equivalent Projected 10-year growth: 9% (2014) Number of jobs: 372,500 (2014)

Ideal Candidate (Benchmark)

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Work Preferences (Self-Assessment)

(20%)

What the ideal candidate explicitly says they want in their work, work style, and work environment

Healthcare - Non-Clinical / Support

Wide Range of Pay


Interests (Self-Assessment)

(15%)

Candidate general interests and strong interest inventory

Strong Interest Inventory Results

Strong Interest Inventory is a popular interest assessment used by career counselors. Learn more here.

Investigative

100%


Social

100%


Enterprising

100%


Realistic

0%


Artistic

0%


Conventional

0%


Personality (Self-Assessment)

(5%)

The big five, 16 personalities, and other personality traits

16 Personalities Results

16 personalities / myers briggs is a popular way for career counselors to distinguish how people have different personalities. Learn more here.

ESFJ

Big Five Results

The Big Five personality traits is a popular way for career counselors and psychologists to distinguish how people have different personalities. Learn more here.

Conscientiousness

100%


Openness

0%


Extraversion

0%


Agreeableness

0%


Emotional Stability

0%


Values (Self-Assessment)

(10%)

Ranked values on who candidate gravitates towards and what their employer prefers

The ideal healthcare - non-clinical / support candidate gravitates toward people who are:

Friendly

Helpful

Healthy

Selfless

Passionate

The ideal healthcare - non-clinical / support candidate wants to work with employers that provide:

Impactful

Ability to make use of my abilities

Fun

Ability to help others

Heroic


Skills (Self-Assessment)

(10%)

The top skills that matter

Top hard skills:

Medical software

Office software

Operation Monitoring

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Monitoring

Top soft skills:

Active Listening

Social Perceptiveness

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Active Learning

Attention to Detail


Education

(10%)

The educational components that matter

Healthcare Administration

Health Insurance

Wellness

Bachelor's Degree

Healthcare Administration, Health Insurance, Wellness

Doesn't Matter


Projects

(10%)

Importance of relevant projects, and what type of project work

Medical software

Office software

Operation Monitoring

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Monitoring

Active Listening

Social Perceptiveness

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Active Learning

Attention to Detail

Healthcare Administration

Health Insurance

Wellness

1,000


Experience

(10%)

Importance of relevant experience, and what type of experience

Medical software

Office software

Operation Monitoring

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Monitoring

Active Listening

Social Perceptiveness

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Active Learning

Attention to Detail

Healthcare Administration

Health Insurance

Wellness


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