Career Development Skills
Comparison
Rasmussen University
Researched Job Title #1: Pharmacy Technician
Skills/ Credentials/ Certifications needed: Most jobs require that you are or are able to become certified. There
are Pharmacy Technician Certifications available. These include PTCB and ExCPT. Both have study guides and
tests online so you can better prepare for them.
Skills needed include:
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Your Skills: Attention to detail. Good communication and reading skills. Ability to do math. Ability to
properly dispense medications.
Your Credentials and Certifications: Individuals who pass the exam are then given the designation CPhT.
A certificate is then sent in the mail in six to eight weeks after taking the exam. Once you are certified,
your certification is valid for two years.
Additional Qualifications or Transferable Skills: High School Diploma or GED
Researched Job Title #2: Registered
Nurse
Skills/ Credentials/ Certifications needed: You need to earn your BSN or an ADN Degree and pass the
NCLEX
exam around 6 weeks before graduating from your program of choice.
Your Skills: Active Listening. Social Perceptiveness. Service Orientation. Speaking. Organizational Skills.
Every RN should be organized and perform activities in a planned manner. Stress Management. Kind and
Compassionate. Excellent Communication Skills. Dedication and Patience. Detail Oriented. Critical Thinking.
Alert and
Observant.
Comparison
Rasmussen University
Researched Job Title #1: Pharmacy Technician
Skills/ Credentials/ Certifications needed: Most jobs require that you are or are able to become certified. There
are Pharmacy Technician Certifications available. These include PTCB and ExCPT. Both have study guides and
tests online so you can better prepare for them.
Skills needed include:
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Your Skills: Attention to detail. Good communication and reading skills. Ability to do math. Ability to
properly dispense medications.
Your Credentials and Certifications: Individuals who pass the exam are then given the designation CPhT.
A certificate is then sent in the mail in six to eight weeks after taking the exam. Once you are certified,
your certification is valid for two years.
Additional Qualifications or Transferable Skills: High School Diploma or GED
Researched Job Title #2: Registered
Nurse
Skills/ Credentials/ Certifications needed: You need to earn your BSN or an ADN Degree and pass the
NCLEX
exam around 6 weeks before graduating from your program of choice.
Your Skills: Active Listening. Social Perceptiveness. Service Orientation. Speaking. Organizational Skills.
Every RN should be organized and perform activities in a planned manner. Stress Management. Kind and
Compassionate. Excellent Communication Skills. Dedication and Patience. Detail Oriented. Critical Thinking.
Alert and
Observant.
