Governement of Pakistan has finalized the Drug Regulatory Agency of Pakistan (DRAP) ordinance. In this ordinance Pharmacy services and role of Pharmacists are recognized. Indeed credit goes to all Pharmacists, who were actively advocate the Pharmacist’s importance in “Good governance of medicines and patient care” while addressing solutions during PIC issue.
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• Why did you leave your last job?
• Have you ever been fired or forced to resign?
• Why have you had so many jobs in such a short period of time?
• Can you explain this gap in your employment history?
• Exactly why do you want to work here?
• Why should we hire YOU? What can you do for us that someone else can not?
• Have you ever had problems with a supervisor or a coworker? Describe the situation for me.
• Describe some times when you were not very satisfied with your own performance. What did you do about it?
• Give me an example of a problem you faced on the job, and tell me how you solved it.
• Give me an example of an important goal you had to set and tell me about your progress in reaching that goal. What steps did you take?
• What was your role in your department’s most recent success?
• What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
• What have you learned from your mistakes?
• What was the best decision you ever made?
• Describe a time when you were faced with problems or stresses at work. What did you do?
• How do you deal with competition? Are you a competitive person?
• What would you consider an ideal work environment?
• What are your long-range career objectives, and what steps have you taken toward obtaining them?
• How well do you work with people? Do you prefer working alone or in teams?
• Describe a situation when working with a team produced more successful results than if you had completed the project on your own.
• What do you do when people disagree with your ideas?
• Describe a situation where you found yourself dealing with someone who didn’t like you. What did you do?
• Tell me about a time when you had to use your presentation skills to influence someone’s opinion.
• Can you tell me about an important written document you were required to complete?
• What motivates you to go the extra mile on a project or job?
• Describe a situation where you messed up, or your results were not up to your supervisor’s expectations. What action did you take?
• Give me an example of a time when you tried to accomplish something and failed. Were you discouraged by this? What did you do about it?
• What do you really want to do in life? What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
• What does it mean to be successful? According to your definition, how successful have you been so far?
• What is the best thing that ever happened to you?
• What is the most creative thing you have ever done?
• You don’t have the right kind of experience.
• You may be overqualified or too experienced for the position.
• What are your expectations regarding promotions and salary increases?
• How much $$$ do you expect

Most job seekers know that an unprofessional appearance will count against them at an interview. Here are six MORE factors that can help you remain in the unemployment line:

(1) Being unprepared for the interview. Prepare, plan, and practice! In today’s tough job market, you MUST do everything you can to give yourself an edge… preparation is the key.

(2) Not being able to communicate clearly and effectively. This is important during the interview and on the job. Being nervous can really mess up your communication skills, so being well prepared and practicing what you’re going to say are always your best bet.

(3) Being aggressive, arrogant, or acting in a superior way. No one wants to hire or work with people who think they’re better than everyone else. Be careful with your attitude, even if you think you’re surrounded by incompetent fools. Being confident is good. Being an arrogant jerk is bad.

(4) Making excuses for failings. Your teacher never bought “The dog ate my homework!” and your boss isn’t going to buy “The finance department gave me the wrong figures!” In the grown-up world, you have to take responsibility for what you are responsible for! You’ll never earn respect by blaming others when things go wrong.

(5) Saying unfavorable things about previous employers. Even if you left a job because the boss was an egomaniac who took credit for all of your hard work, verbally abused you in front of others, and poisoned the plant on your desk, don’t say anything bad about him/her during an interview. When asked “Why did you leave your last job?” say something like “My manager and I both agreed that my advancement opportunities were limited there and obtaining another position was the best option for me and my career goals.”

(6) Having a poor/limp handshake. Why do people think you’ll be a lousy employee if you have a lousy handshake? That’s not really logical, is it? Doesn’t matter. It just turns people off and gives them a bad impression of you. So make your handshake firm and confident but not bone-crushing.

One of the candidate express his interview experience as under;

“On any application now employers want to see why you left your last position or why you were terminated. In addition, employers want to know what your grades were in college. Never before have I seen these kinds of questions! I had an extremely difficult time at a hospital that I practiced at and explained, on the application, why I was terminated. At the interview I said, “you know, even though I had a horrible experience at the hospital I was thinking before I came here this morning that I was so blessed to have worked with the talented people that I did!” It was kind of an automatic thing. I do not care if you are the most negative person on the planet, no one wants to hear a complainer or be around the negative! Scored the job,”

Pharmaceutical Review (www.pharmarev.ocm). Pakistan Pharmacist Federation (PPF) has supported the professional contribution of Ms. Uzma Chief Pharmacist, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. They said she is a competent and honest pharmacist working with utmost responsibility. We reject any kind of political and professional pressure from physician community. It would be unfair, if Prof. Dr. Saad Bashir accept the biased application of hospital physicians. The physicians are supposed to remain in their domain rather than interfering the professional working of a pharmacist. “Pharmacist” is the key person to assure the safety of patients. Thus; she is rationalizing the treatment, and providing good pharmaceutical care. Moreover; she is fairly performing her clinical role in hospital setting, while the physicians of Jinnah Hospital Lahore wanted her to do the clerical, secretarial and administrative job.