Personnel Placement Service (PPS)

PPS is pharmacy’s largest in-person job fair hosted onsite at the Midyear Clinical Meeting that includes hiring managers from every area of pharmacy including fellowships, residencies, full-time positions, faculty, and more.


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Candidates and Job Seekers

There are 2 components to the job fair - the PPS online application portal and PPS in-person. Your Midyear Meeting registration gives you access to both.
 


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Important Dates
  • September 16
    PPS Online opens. Registered candidates can build their profile and apply for open positions. 
  • December 5
    Industry Fellowship Open House - 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
  • December 6-9
    PPS interviews will be held inside of the PPS hall at the 2026 Midyear.

Part 1: PPS Online Application Portal

A listing of opportunities for which employers will be interviewing in person at the Midyear Clinical Meeting. You must first opt in and complete the PPS registration to use the job board. This will allow you to view and apply for open positions. Participating in the application portal also means your online profile and CV are included in the candidate database and employers can find you to connect.

  • Register for the Midyear Meeting and select the free PPS add-on during the process.
  • Sign in and set up My Account - Note: You must sign-in with the same credentials that you used to register for the Midyear Meeting.
  • All Open Positions - Coming Soon
  • Candidate Instructions - Coming Soon
  • 2026 PPS Floor Plan and list of employers - Coming in September

Part 2: PPS In-Person

A live event that happens onsite during the Midyear Clinical Meeting. Between September and the Midyear Meeting in December, you will schedule a series of in-person interviews with employers located at the convention center. When you arrive onsite, you will attend your scheduled interviews at the employers booth located inside the PPS hall. They will greet you in the front area and walk you behind a curtain to conduct your interview.

  • Floor Plan and List of Employers - Coming in September
  • Interview Guide for PPS Interviews (PDF) - prepared by members from the 2020-2021 New Practitioners Forum Resident Advancement Advisory Group
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Employers

Unique opportunity to network and interview with thousands of active pharmacy candidates and job seekers. Candidates who invest their time and money to participate in PPS are serious about their career path.


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Important Dates
  • September 16
    PPS registration and PPS online will open. PPS employers can purchase booths, post jobs, and begin connecting with candidates.
  • December 5
    Industry Fellowship Open House - 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
  • December 6-9
    PPS interviews will be held inside of the PPS hall at the 2026 Midyear.

PPS Online Employer Portal
  • Sign in and set up My Account - Required before registration
  • Reserve Your Booth - Coming in September
  • Post Open Jobs - Must be registered for PPS - Coming Soon
  • CV Database - Must be registered for PPS - Coming Soon
  • Employer Instructions - Coming soon
  • 2026 PPS Floor Plan - Coming soon

PPS On-Site
  • PPS Rules and Regulations - Coming Soon
  • 2026 PPS Floor Plan - Coming Soon
  • PPS Quick Facts (PDF) - Includes shipping details and more - Coming Soon
  • PPS Shepard Exhibitor Service Kit Portal - Online portal from Shepard Exhibition Services, the Midyear booth setup and shipping vendor. - Coming Soon
  • Orange County Convention Center Exhibitor Services Portal - Includes internet, electric, catering, etc. - Coming Soon
  • Employer Representative Registration and PPS Access Information - All booth staff must be individually registered for the Midyear Clinical Meeting. Please visit the PPS Employer Representative Badge Information

Net Pricing Per Booth

Before 10/9

On or after 10/10

On-Site

$1,730.00

$2,850.00

$3,360.00

PPS FAQs

As virtual conversations have become more common, there are few opportunities to experience an invaluable in-person conversation with hiring managers. PPS provides you with the unique opportunity to:

  • Meet with hundreds of employers, fellowship sponsors, and residency programs all in one place over a span of 4 days.
  • Interact with more than 50 of the most prominent fellowship sponsors representing >50% of the PharmD industry fellowship.
  • Interview for a position at 150 of the top residency programs.
  • Leverage PPS to introduce yourself to hiring managers from more than 300 of the most prominent health institutions from around the country, even if the specific position you are looking for is not available.

There is no way to replicate the impression you can make face-to-face. A recent SHRM study concluded "In-person interviews offer a higher level of engagement. You can read body language better and get a better sense of someone's interpersonal skills.”

Employers from all areas of pharmacy looking to hire a variety of positions participate. Whether you're looking at residencies, fellowships, full-time positions, faculty, or anything else, it will be available at PPS. A full employer list can be found on the floor plan.

Yes, you can still talk with hiring managers from hundreds of hiring employers throughout the pharmacy industry face-to-face in one place.

  • The Residency Showcase is a large hall of booths where residency programs from all over the country can “showcase” their programs to interested candidates.
    • Included with Midyear registration
    • No reservations or scheduled appointments needed. The booths are structured as a first-come, first-serve walk up format
  • Personnel Placement Service (PPS) is the event to conduct private, pre-scheduled interviews at Midyear.
    • Includes job openings, industry fellowships, and residencies
    • There is a separate, free registration. All interviews need to be scheduled
  • P3-P4 who are planning to participate in the Match: Showcase & PPS
    • Many residency programs will participate in both the Residency Showcase and PPS
  • P3-P4 who are thinking about a residency, but are undecided: Showcase
  • Students who plan to go directly into practice: PPS
  • Students who are interested in pursuing an industry fellowship: PPS
  • Practicing pharmacists at all stages who are interested in pursuing new career opportunities: PPS
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