Posted by Chen Yen, PharmD on November 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As the year comes to an end, I am thankful for the experience you have allowed me to give you this year. I am appreciative of all of you who are a part of my pharmacist community & who inspire me to fulfill my mission. Thank you for letting me live my passion of teaching and inspiring you to work a fulfilling job AND live the ultimate life.
Many of you have been offered pharmacy jobs you want under my guidance. You have learned not to settle (in the big picture perspective) for what you want, as you took what I taught and implemented it in your job search.
A pharmacy career that has at moments given me doubt and made me question why I went into pharmacy….has evolved into my helping you get jobs and interviews faster. It was an indirect path to living my passion (I came from a few generations of teachers). And for that, I am grateful.
I confess, I wrote the title just to catch your attention.
May you finish out the year feeling grateful for how you’ve touched patients’ lives. May you feel thankful for being a pharmacist, which has taken you to a place where you are today– both professionally and personally. May you enjoy this journey of discovery to live your passion within pharmacy (or maybe outside of pharmacy). Let’s continue along in our journey together. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving , and may we enjoy the rest of this year & start out next year in gratitude.
The all-important rose ceremony, where the path of love (or lust?) is being determined…and your all-important job search, where you next career move is being carved out…
In a job search where you are not getting the results you want (just like men & women on The Bachelorette or The Bachelor not hearing what they want to hear), you experience some level of rejection. People deal with rejection in different ways. I have seen some pharmacists recognize that the job was not a good fit for some reason; others look at it as a way to learn from it, and still others sabotage themselves because they become angry and start blaming others for it.
If someone pushes your hot buttons because they rejected you and your self-esteem has taken a punch, look at why you are reacting the way you are. Is the rejection reminding you of a time in the past when something important to you was lost because you were rejected? Are you experiencing the rejection in a way that doesn’t allow you to see the unchanged beauty and competency in you, regardless of any rejection?
The reality of it is that you will not be a fit for every place you apply for. It may not be a match for you, nor may it be a match for the pharmacy. Look at the gift of the rejection and the discovery process it takes you through. As in dating, your initial reaction can be a downer, especially if you really wanted the job, however, it opens you up to get closer to the job you want.
Assess the situation and see if you can gather more information about why you were rejected. Learn from feedback, and then focus on what can move you forward to the next step of what you want. If your energy is focused on bashing and justifying why the pharmacy/company that rejected you is sub-par, blind, or discriminating, the person you hurt the most is yourself. The quicker you are able to move from a negative emotional energy state to move forward with what feels good, you will pave the way for clarity. You will then tap into the intelligence and right resources to get the job you want. Read more to find out what The Bachelorette did.
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