I got rejected by Boots for 1st 2nd and 3rd year AND Pre reg lol, maybe it was meant for me not to work at that hellhole.

Ive already got my Lloyds pre reg, as i did my summer placement with them, i automatically got a pre reg interview and as i was one of the top ranked ( as i was told) I got offered my first choice location.

did boots send you an email? I haven't heard anything back from them yet.

Reply 65

ADAOBI123

got the boots placement too

Reply 66

AboutThatLife93

I guess I dont have any placements this summer :frown:

could be a good thing - free time to enjoy or revise for resits :smile:

Reply 67

sachinisgod

Original post by AboutThatLife93

I guess I dont have any placements this summer :frown:

could be a good thing - free time to enjoy or revise for resits :smile:

Dont worry i didnt get any placements with the big chains in 1st and 2nd year. I worked at my local independent pharmacy as holiday cover and got paid more/learnt more than i would have done in a chain! 3rd year summer is when you are more likely to get a placement

So just enjoy your holidays or do part time work ( doesn't have to be pharmacy)

Reply 68

qadi56

Original post by sachinisgod

By third year summer theres no point in doing a placement. because by that point you should already have pre-regs sorted.

Doing a placement may be useful for own personal development and the money though.

In first and second year i didn't get any summer placements, but in my second year summer i applied for jobs in pharmacy and managed to get one with boots. (with no prior experience) So just keep trying! chains are desperate for cover during summer.

Reply 69

velvetsky

Original post by qadi56

You don't send off your pre-reg application until late summer right?, so anything from about May-July could still go on your application I guess.

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Reply 70

qadi56

Original post by velvetsky

You don't send off your pre-reg application until late summer right?, so anything from about May-July could still go on your application I guess.

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No because boots have already interviewed, lloyds and wells applications have already closed. You won't be able to put on ur application before you've done the placements.

Maybe if ur interviews are after the placements u could talk about it.

But interviews are generally competency based anyway.

Reply 71

velvetsky

Original post by qadi56

No way. I didn't know that. I thought you applied for community at the beginning of 4th year & then hospital and the end of 3rd year . What year are you in?.

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Reply 72

qadi56

Original post by velvetsky

No way. I didn't know that. I thought you applied for community at the beginning of 4th year & then hospital and the end of 3rd year . What year are you in?.

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Im in third year and applications for most places closed in January.

Reply 73

velvetsky

Original post by qadi56

Im in third year and applications for most places closed in January.

No wonder why 3rd years always look stressed. I'm in 2nd year. How is your pre-reg application process going? :smile:

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Reply 74

qadi56

Original post by velvetsky

No wonder why 3rd years always look stressed. I'm in 2nd year. How is your pre-reg application process going? :smile:

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Well. so far I've interviewed for boots. Im still waiting to hear back from them. They said we should hear this week.

Lloyds are still processing their pre reg but iv had an interview for the lloyds placement and been made an offer. but I'm not sure if i should do it.
Im so stressed tbh cus I've had millions of assignments and exams :frown:

So just want boots to reply to me asap so i can at least get one headache out of the way.

How are your applications for placement going? Have you done any before?

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Reply 75

velvetsky

Original post by qadi56

So just want boots to reply to me asap so i can at least get one headache out of the way.

How are your applications for placement going? Have you done any before?

Good luck! Hope they make you an offer.
Well it depends, it would be just for career development I guess. I would definitely do it if you have time, experience wouldn't hurt but wouldn't go out of my way to.
Sounds stressful :0 ,chin up ,you're nearly at the end!!

I applied for 2 chain community placements (boots & Lloyds) and got rejected by Lloyds. I also applied for a placement with an independent, all I need to do now confirm the dates with the manager. I applied for 3 hospital placements ,I didn't hear back from 2 of them and secured an interview for the other.

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Reply 76

qadi56

Original post by velvetsky

Sounds like you're doing well with placements! If you want to go into hospital I would definatelt recommend you do the placement because they are so hard to come by.

The reason I'm unsure about taking lloyds placement is because I already work for boots, so it may be difficult balancing both jobs together..

Reply 77

qadi56

wooooo got boots offer

Reply 78

velvetsky

Original post by qadi56

Ofcourse!. Hospital opportunities are very difficult to come by.
Oh well if you already work for Boots then there's no point. Are you a dispenser , technician or HCA?. If you are then you are already doing a lot more than what you would be doing on placement :/

Congratulations on your boots offer!!!!.So pleased for you :biggrin: