Prepare for Pharmacy Interviews | Office of Career and Professional Development

Whether you’re interviewing for internships, residencies, fellowships, or jobs, preparation matters. Use these resources to practice your responses, communicate your experiences clearly, and feel more confident going into interviews.

Build Confidence Through Practice

Preparing for the Interview

Practice your residency interview skills with our residency-specific mock interview tool: Big Interview Medical (for medical, dental, and pharmacy students only)
- All you need to log in is your UCSF email.
Click on "Custom Sets" to practice with questions tailored just for you on BigInterview!
Read 110 Questions UCSF Students Were Asked During Their Residency Interview, from PLS's Beta Beta Chapter
Residency: Read Understanding and Preparing for Pharmacy Practice Residency Interviews, by Mancuso and Paloucek. (Note, you must be logged into vpn or on campus to read the article)

Evaluating, Accepting, or Rejecting an Offer

Recent grads can check the following websites for salary comparisons: glassdoor.com, salary.com, and Bureau of Labor Statistics
Offer Management Guide (sample offer acceptance, 'declining the offer', or 'withdrawal from pool' letters)
Honor your professional commitments.
- Before accepting an offer, make sure you understand the role, timeline, and expectations. Reneging on an accepted offer can negatively impact your professional relationships, future opportunities and reflect poorly on both you and the UCSF community.