CVS

Intern pharmacy

June 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Have patience and Remember to smile !

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Shift Manager

February 2018 • Orlando, FL

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Look for opportunities to move up! This company likes to train current employees, especially if you want to become a pharmacy technician!

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Pharmacy Technician

June 2018 • Athens, OH

What I liked

I make lots of money and help people at the same time

What I wish was different

I wish I wasn't working so much while at school/taking classes

Advice

Know when to tell your employer "no" or that you need a break to focus on school.

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Cashier

May 2014 • Fairfax, VA

What I liked

Flexible hours

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

N/A

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Certified Pharmacy Technician

April 2016 • Metairie, LA

What I liked

I’m chem pre-pharm so working in a pharmacy is a great way to gain some experience about my future career. They also work around my school schedule and are respectful of my status as a student first.

What I wish was different

Advice

Working in a pharmacy can be very stressful and demanding at times. Many pharmacies are very understaffed so you most likely will end up feeling spread very thin. I wouldn’t recommend working this sort of job full time because it will get in the way of valuable studying time.

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Cashier

April 2017 • Southwick, MA

What I liked

I enjoyed the people that I worked with as they were very professional and respectful. The customers were all polite and I learned good customer service. Cvs taught me how to communicate with others and my managers.

What I wish was different

I would have liked to work more hours for the company. There were also not many cashiers that worked at busy times of the day so lines would form and we would have problems.

Advice

It is important to stay calm and focused when things go wrong as a cashier. Customers can become frustrated but it is the job of the cashier to put them at ease.

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Cashier Supervisor

July 2018 • Eau Claire, WI

What I liked

The pay

What I wish was different

The environment

Advice

It’s easy summer money

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Pharmacy Technician

September 2017 • Buffalo, NY

What I liked

The experience.

What I wish was different

I wish there were more hours.

Advice

It’s hard. And stressful. You really have to love people.

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Sales associate

May - August 2019 • Oakhurst, NJ

What I liked

Loved the people I worked with and loved everything about the job. Loved helping customers loved stocking the shelves and loved working the register.

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Make sure you can handle difficult customers especially in the summer.

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Communications Intern

June - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I had a lot of autonomy and was treated like a regular employee.

What I wish was different

I wish I would have gotten a return offer.

Advice

Network as much as you can!

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Pharmacy Technician

August 2017 • Bloomsburg, PA

What I liked

Fast paced, learning medical things

What I wish was different

Manager

Advice

I started at Lock Haven CVS and loved my job, coming to the Bloomsburg CVS has me wanting to quote because of the people and manager.

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Pharmacy Technician

May 2019 • Cedar Rapids, IA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Learn as much as you can and always ask questions, it might be busy but you’ll be better off if you keep learning!

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Cashier

June - August 2019 • Baton Rouge, LA

What I liked

Got to be able to connect to different pharmacist

What I wish was different

Nothing, it was a great experience.

Advice

Make sure you connect well, especially if you’re going to be studying pharmacy to become a pharmacist. Also make a good impression to your boss and let them know that you’re also trying to become a pharmacist and ask how they can help.

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Certified Pharmacy Technician

March 2018 • McLean, VA

What I liked

I love the real-life impacts I make through this position. From helping people understand how to take their medications to searching for coupons to allow them to afford their medications, I know that I am truly making a difference in people’s lives. I have learned so much, and this has been a great position. Also, CVS is extremely flexible in location. I am able to pick up shifts all across the country, making it ideal for college, as I spend my year is multiple different locations.

What I wish was different

The pay should be improved. For the amount of work technicians do, especially at hectic stores, $13/hour is almost unacceptable. Many do this as a full time job, and $13/hour is hardly a livable wage.

Advice

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Store Clerk

April 2019 • Ridgefield, CT

What I liked

Being paid more than minimum wage, learning retail operations, learning customer service, being groomed for advancement

What I wish was different

Too many hours while attending classes

Advice

The job is much more than greeting and checking out customers. There is stocking merchandise, switching over sales signs from one week to the next, ensuring current stock on the shelves at all times, maintaining the appearance of the store, pressure to promote sales initiatives. It is actually not an easy or mindless job, which is why they pay more than minimum wage.

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Certified Pharmacy Technician

June 2019 • Towson, MD

What I liked

I like getting experience for my future career!

What I wish was different

Advice

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Pharmacy Technician

July - September 2019 • Lansing, MI

What I liked

Processing and counting prescriptions, learning about medications, managing patient profiles and helping customers.

What I wish was different

That CVS allocated more hours to their pharmacy staff, instead of limiting their hours to the point of ineffeciency.

Advice

Pharmacy work requires patience; avoid these jobs if you have a low tolerance for stress or human interaction.

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Pharmacy Technician

August 2018 • Hillsboro, OR

What I liked

They work with my schedule very well as a student

What I wish was different

We had more staff to work at once

Advice

Being patient is very important

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Pharmacy Technician

November 2017 • Detroit, MI

What I liked

I had the ability to transfer to pharmacy tech when I started off as a cashier

What I wish was different

Advice

The setting fluctuates from being super slow to being super busy. As a pharmacy tech, there's a lot of training you have to undergo to just understand one section of the job.

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Customer Service Correspondence Clerk

June 2019 • Granby, CT

What I liked

Employees in the store were great.

What I wish was different

Corporate policies lacked common sense and were not very good business decisions.

Advice

CVS pays a decent amount above minimum wage so it's nice to work there, but given Connecticut is raising their minimum wage anyways, you might as well work at a business that actually understands how stores should be run.

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