Personnel Placement Service (PPS)

About PPS

The Personnel Placement Service (PPS) is a national pharmacy recruiting event that takes place annually at ASHP's Midyear Clinical Meeting. Participating in PPS enables job seekers and employers to conduct job and resume searches on the CareerPharm website (www.careerpharm.com), schedule interviews, and meet in person during the meeting. The PPS job board is live on www.careerpharm.com in September and runs through the end of January.

PPS is not included in the Midyear registration.  There is a separate fee and registration process.  To learn more, please read our rates, deadlines and registration information below.

Who Should Participate

PPS services any pharmacist seeking a position in a hospital or health system but is particularly useful for students and new practitioners who are seeking residency (PGY-1 and PGY-2) or fellowship training and clinical pharmacy positions. In 2007 there were over 1500 pharmacy positions available in the following categories:

• Resident, PGY-1 and PGY-2
• Industry Fellowship
• Clinical Pharmacist
• Clinical Coordinator
• College Faculty
• Associate/Assistant Director, Director, and Manager

PPS for Students

With the Midyear Meeting less than a month away - it is the time to get prepared. Listen to this PPS podcast to learn valuable tips on how to make the most of PPS.

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PPS for Job and Residency Seekers

Below is some basic information about how PPS works.  More details are provided on how to participate once you are registered.  For questions please send an e-mail to pps@ashp.org:

• There is a fee to participate for both employers and job seekers.
• To participate in PPS you must purchase and post a PPS resume to www.careerpharm.com
• You may only post one resume for PPS.
• If you are an existing CareerPharm user you may transfer any resume you currently have posted on CareerPharm to PPS so that it is visible to PPS job seekers. You must pay the PPS fee first and you must be available to interview at the event.
• Once your resume is complete it will be assigned a mailbox number.
• Your resume will be visible on PPS from the day the search goes live (mid-October) until the end of January.
• Only PPS registered employers will be able to view your PPS resume.
• Post your resume early to receive the most exposure to PPS registered employers.
• When the search feature is live you should begin searching for jobs and contacting employers you are interested in meeting.
• You can contact employers via email directly from the PPS site to schedule interviews in advance of PPS.  (We strongly encourage setting up pre-arranged interviews). 
• We will provide a mailbox and interview message forms so that you can continue to set up interviews once you are at the meeting.
• You will find more detailed instructions and information for how to manage your PPS event once you are registered.

PPS for Employers

Below is some basic information about how PPS works.  More details are provided on how to participate once you are registered.  For questions please send and email to pps@ashp.org.

• There is a fee to participate for both employers and job seekers.
• To participate in PPS you must purchase and post PPS jobs to the PPS job board on www.careerpharm.com
• If you’re an existing CareerPharm user you can transfer jobs from CareerPharm to PPS.
• You must pay the PPS fee first and you must be available to interview at the event.
• Once your job is posted to the site it is given mailbox number and will be visible on PPS from the day the search goes live (mid-October) until the end of January.
• Only PPS registered job seekers will be able to view your PPS jobs.
• Once you’ve completed all of your job postings you will be notified of your space assignment to conduct interviews.
• Space type is determined by the # of jobs you have posted. Read more
• If you have multiple openings with the same job description you should still purchase and post the correct amount of listings to ensure that you receive enough space to conduct multiple interviews.
• The space is available for you to set up on Saturday at Noon.  Interviews can be scheduled between Sunday at 7:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m. and Wednesday 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• You can contact job seekers via email directly from the PPS site to schedule interviews in advance.  (We strongly encourage setting up pre-arranged interviews). 
• We also provide a mailbox that corresponds with each job you have posted. Interview invitation forms will also be available so that you can continue to set up interviews once you are at the meeting.
• You will find more detailed instructions and information for how to manage your PPS event once you are registered.
• There are additional opportunities to promote your jobs and your organization.  Please send an email to Kristin Guardino at kguardino@ashp.org

Space Allocation

PPS Space is determined by the # of jobs you are recruiting for. All space assignments are allocated for the duration of the event beginning Saturday December 6 – Wednesday December 10. One booth = a 6x6 square draped with a table and three chairs inside. Additional tables are provided to recruiters with 3 or more jobs. These tables are set outside of the booths and are 6 ft long:

Additional booths can be purchased for a fee.

Rates, Deadlines and Registration

PPS is not included in your Midyear registration and you must be a Midyear attendee to take part in PPS. PPS registration does not open until mid-September. Both employer and job seeker registration can be processed online at www.careerpharm.com when the PPS job board opens in mid-September.

Registration:

Important Dates and Deadlines:

• mid-September – PPS site goes live on www.careerpharm.com
• October 22 – Early bird pricing ends
• October 23 – job/resume search functionality opens
• November 24 – pre-registration ends for PPS
• December 6 – PPS opens at Noon for set up and messaging
• December 7 – PPS opens for interviewing
• December 10 – PPS interviews close
• January 31 – PPS website closes