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    How to Upgrade Your CV in 5 Simple Ways
    brooke
    • Dec 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    How to Upgrade Your CV in 5 Simple Ways

    1. When you list your supervisor/mentor/advisor’s name, you can delete the “Dr.” IF you have their credentials after their name. Credenti...
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    Residency Planning: What Can We Learn From the Class of 2020?
    brooke
    • Dec 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    Residency Planning: What Can We Learn From the Class of 2020?

    Over the past week you have seen the pictures and heard the stories. You know who has a plan and who doesn’t. You know who feels confiden...
    32 views0 comments
    Think of Your Career as a Lab
    brooke
    • Dec 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Think of Your Career as a Lab

    Your career will be a series of experiments over time. Start with your hypothesis. Study the background research. Create your aims. Try t...
    21 views0 comments
    Residency or Retail? Let’s change this conversation.
    brooke
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    Residency or Retail? Let’s change this conversation.

    A couple of years ago a student asked me for some advice. They had done everything “right” in order to be a competitive candidate for res...
    232 views0 comments
    When I Needed a Tutor
    brooke
    • Nov 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    When I Needed a Tutor

    The class was called Biopharmaceutics. The midterm was 50% of the grade the final was 50% of the grade. No points for attendance. No poin...
    12 views0 comments
    I’m really interested in ___, how do I find a job/internship/residency with ___?
    brooke
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    I’m really interested in ___, how do I find a job/internship/residency with ___?

    Great question! I was in your shoes. I was that student sitting in Therapeutics WAITING for a topic to speak to me. My classmates wanted ...
    92 views0 comments
    When to Reach Out
    brooke
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    When to Reach Out

    Feel lost in a small class? Feel ignored in a big school? Feel inept compared to your classmates? Feel overwhelmed? Feel confused about y...
    36 views0 comments
    Can I Not Reach for the Stars?
    brooke
    • Nov 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Can I Not Reach for the Stars?

    That’s what a pharmacy student blurted out. Because of pressure from home. Because of pressure from their store manager. Because of press...
    26 views0 comments
    What Is Your Personal Brand?
    brooke
    • Oct 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    What Is Your Personal Brand?

    Here’s a simple equation: Personal Brand = Reputation + Output Another way to think about personal brand is to ask yourself, ‘What do I w...
    47 views0 comments
    How to Navigate Your School’s Career Fair – Even If You’re a 1st Year Student
    brooke
    • Oct 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    How to Navigate Your School’s Career Fair – Even If You’re a 1st Year Student

    Myth: Career Fairs are only for students looking for postgraduate jobs. False! This is the PERFECT opportunity for ALL students to 1) pra...
    12 views0 comments
    Coaches, Mentors, and Sponsors - Oh My!
    brooke
    • Oct 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Coaches, Mentors, and Sponsors - Oh My!

    Many students are looking for mentors. I should know – not only was I searching for one when I was in pharmacy school, but I also hear to...
    224 views
    How to Find a Pharmacy Tech/Intern Job During School – What You Haven’t Tried
    brooke
    • Oct 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    How to Find a Pharmacy Tech/Intern Job During School – What You Haven’t Tried

    Last week we covered WHY it’s important to work during pharmacy school. Here’s HOW to find a job. Which one of these haven’t you tried ye...
    20 views0 comments
    Should You Work During Pharmacy School? Think About This…
    brooke
    • Sep 30, 2019
    • 2 min

    Should You Work During Pharmacy School? Think About This…

    Let’s cover the basics: Do you need to work during pharmacy school? Yes. Do you need to work a lot of hours? No. Does it matter which pha...
    63 views0 comments
    Who Should You Network With? 
Look Around You.
    brooke
    • Sep 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Who Should You Network With? Look Around You.

    Everyone tells you that networking is important. Everyone tells you that you should network early and often. Networking will hopefully le...
    20 views0 comments
    Four Things to Say to Your Family Before Your First Exam
    brooke
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    Four Things to Say to Your Family Before Your First Exam

    A decade ago, I met a rotation student whose spouse didn’t understand why dinner wasn’t ready every night. A few years ago I met a 2nd ye...
    24 views0 comments
    Don’t Click Send Yet: 
Email Etiquette for Pharmacy Students
    brooke
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Don’t Click Send Yet: Email Etiquette for Pharmacy Students

    Hey Broke, I’m supposed to meet you because of this course. Here is my schedule. LMK when ur free. True Story. Here’s more truth: Email-w...
    123 views0 comments
    Don’t Skip Class and Other Things We Say on the First Day
    brooke
    • Aug 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    Don’t Skip Class and Other Things We Say on the First Day

    When you look into the eyes of a new pharmacy student, how do you decide the most important things to say? Even after YEARS of doing this...
    92 views0 comments
    They Don't Teach Corporate in...Pharmacy School
    brooke
    • Jul 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    They Don't Teach Corporate in...Pharmacy School

    I looked at my calendar while planning for 18-19. I knew I had 3 blocks of 3 academic APPE students. I knew I wanted to do something diff...
    31 views
    Hi, I'm Brooke!
    brooke
    • Jul 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Hi, I'm Brooke!

    Hey Mamas! Do you ever feel the push and pull of motherhood and work thrusting you around like you’re standing in a wave pool? Do you eve...
    9 views
    Upskill and Reskill
    brooke
    • Jul 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Upskill and Reskill

    I have a lovely author friend who writes about how to succeed at work now and in the future. Recently we were discussing life and writing...
    10 views
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