Referrals can work in all aspects of your pharmacy business, whether you are looking to hire pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, or non-professional employees who help on the retail side of your business.
5. Utilize social media to connect with passive candidates
Social media can be an excellent tool to find those candidates who may not be actively job searching, but would consider applying for a position should the right job become available. Leverage sites such as LinkedIn, especially for your pharmacist hires. You can use it to network and to post professional job openings. This platform also helps you to quickly see a candidate’s relevant job history and experience on their profile and allows you to reach out to those candidates whose skills and training match the role that you are looking to fill.
6. Promote from within
Nothing encourages company loyalty and employee retention like promoting from within. High performing employees seeking career growth appreciate the recognition of their talents when offered a promotion within your business. Not only does it save you time and money as these candidates are already familiar with your pharmacy customers and business practices, but rather than bringing them through the full onboarding process of a new hire, they only need to be oriented to their new role and job responsibilities.
But what if they don’t have the skills yet, but are motivated and hardworking? Depending on the role, it may be worth your while to train or help enable that employee to get the training they need for that promotion. In particular, need another pharmacy technician but are having trouble finding the right one? If your state allows, consider training one of your existing employees to take on the role. They’ll learn how to do it your way and have already demonstrated to you that they are a positive asset to your business. More importantly, those employees who receive training and the opportunity for a promotion see their job as a career and are more likely to be more invested in your business, lessening the turnover rate.
Putting it all together
These strategies among others will help your pharmacy stand out to top candidates. Other considerations such as offering flexible scheduling, regular employee recognition, and offering professional development and training for your staff will help your pharmacy attract the best employees to complete your team and encourage retention of loyal employees for the long term. Investing in these areas can save your pharmacy both time and money as you retain great employees – your business’ most important resource.