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Is being overqualified for a position often a problem with Pharmacy
Tech’s? I was passed over for a job recently and I took it to
heart. I called to check on my application and resume I left at an
inpatient pharmacy over a week ago and they said that I
was “overqualified”. So, I asked for clarification. How I took it
is he basically hired a person they could train that was never a
pharmacy tech and not nationally certified to do the same job as I
could for less. I understand we all got to start somewhere but I
don’t fully understand other than we all try to pinch pennies here
and there. I do not put a required dollar amount in the $ field,
instead I put negotiable or neg. I attach my resume to every
application with a paperclip but now I am beginning to wonder if I
should do that? I have noticed around here that most retail
pharmacies pay A LOT less than inpatient. The avg starting pay is
about $7.50, whereas some classmates of mine who are in inpatient
setting or longterm care are making about $9/HR as starting pay.
How can anybody make ends meet with that? Something is better than
nothing I suppose.

Just curious if this has ever happened to anyone else and any
suggestions on how to change this problem. I do not want to
be “underqualified” by any means!

Thanks,