Pharmacy assistants are in high demand because pharmacies are playing a larger role in the healthcare system. People are living longer and managing chronic conditions, which leads to growing need for day-to-day pharmacy support.

As patient needs grow, pharmacies are expanding the services they provide. Many now offer vaccinations, medication reviews, and frontline care across communities. These added responsibilities have changed how pharmacies operate, placing new responsibilities on staff and a rising need for trained assistants.

Retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, and other healthcare settings depend on pharmacy assistants to support pharmacists, assist customers, manage prescriptions, and help maintain accurate records. With steady growth in healthcare needs and ongoing workforce retirements, this career continues to offer strong opportunities for people looking to enter the healthcare field.

See how this demand can work in your favour:
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You may be asking yourself: is this just normal job frustration, or is it time to change my career?

Clear signs that you need a career change include:

You Don’t Feel Like You’re Making an Impact

You Feel Constant Burnout, Boreout, or Lack Motivation

Your Skills No Longer Match Job Requirements

You Want Better Work-Life Balance

You’re Not Earning What You Should Be

Your Self-Esteem Has Taken a Hit

Read the full blog to learn more about the signs and what you can do about it this year.

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Medical office administrators are still in high demand because growing patient volumes, an aging population, and expanding digital health systems are increasing the need for skilled administrative support across healthcare settings. Clinics and hospitals rely on trained MOAs to help manage scheduling, records, communication, and coordination as demand on the healthcare system continues to rise.

As more care is delivered and documented digitally, employers increasingly look for medical office administrators who are comfortable working with electronic medical records and modern administrative workflows. Combined with population growth and longer life expectancy, this has made the role essential to keeping healthcare environments organized and efficient.

To understand what’s driving this demand and how people prepare for medical office administration and health unit coordinator careers, get more detail in our blog:

👉 Medical Office Administration Job Outlook and Demand 2026Connect with an admissions advisor to find out how you can be prepared for a medical office administration career in less than a year:

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The STAR technique is a simple interview framework that helps you answer questions clearly by walking through a Situation, Task, Action, and Result.

It’s commonly used for behavioural interview questions, where employers want to understand how you’ve handled real situations in the past. STAR gives your answer a clear beginning, middle, and end, so you don’t ramble or skip important details.

By organizing your response this way, you make it easier for interviewers to follow your thinking, see your role in the situation, and understand the outcome of your actions. This is especially useful if you feel nervous in interviews or struggle to explain your experience on the spot.

If you want a clear breakdown of each part of the STAR technique and examples of how to use it effectively, you’ll find more detail in the blog

👉 STAR Interview Technique: How to Answer Questions (2026)

And find out more about the Career Services team at Sundance College and their help with interview prep, resume and cover letter support, and your job search

👉 https://sundancecollege.com/career-services/

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To become an educational assistant, you’ll need career-focused training that helps you gain skills in child development, education psychology, applied behaviour analysis, how to use classroom technology appropriately, support reading and math challenges and work with students with physical, intellectual, emotional, or behavioural differences, observation skills, and more.

The right best training program will also include a practicum opportunity where you can gain hands-on experience in a real-world classroom or learning centre.

Read the full step-by-step guide to becoming an educational assistant:

Your Guide to Starting a Career as an Educational Assistant

Sundance College’s 10-month Education Assistant diploma program offers hands-on training from instructors who have worked in the education field, as well as a 10-week practicum opportunity and career coaching from an experienced Career Services team, to help you transition from training into your new career.

Learn more about Sundance College’s Education Assistant diploma program: https://sundancecollege.com/health-programs/diploma/education-assistant/

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Blue Monday: is it real? Or is it just the point in January when you notice you’re running on empty?

If you’re feeling flat, start with something you can do today: move for a few minutes, check in with someone you trust, and pick one thing you want to achieve to this year.

Then ask the question January tends to force you to think about: if you spend most of your week at work, is that work making your life better or making it harder? If it’s the wrong fit, you'll notice low energy, low patience, and a sense that you’re swimming upstream – and that’s simply not sustainable.

If you’re ready to change that, Sundance College offers career-focused diploma programs built around practical training for specific roles, so you can start a better career THIS YEAR, instead of staying stuck in the same never-ending cycle.

More detail on Blue Monday and what helps in January:
👉 What to Do on Blue Monday 2026 | Sundance College

Talk to an admissions advisor about what a career change could look like for you:
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January is when people start thinking about how to make the year ahead feel better, healthier, and more manageable. Before any big change can stick, daily habits are what make progress possible.

Healthy habits that support your energy, your focus, and your future create the foundation for everything else. Eating in a way that keeps your energy steady, building small movement into your day, and cutting back on habits that drain you all make long workdays, evening study, and new routines easier to sustain. Consistent sleep, hydration, and simple self-care routines help you stay clear-headed and motivated when life gets busy.

Habits also shape where your life is heading. When your routines support learning, skill-building, and long-term direction, it becomes easier to move toward better opportunities and work that fits your strengths.

At Sundance College, career-focused diploma programs are designed to build practical skills and real-world knowledge that support long-term goals. When healthy habits and career planning work together, change becomes realistic and sustainable.

For a deeper look at healthy habits you can build this year, and how they support personal growth, learning, and career progress, read the full blog here:

👉 9 Healthy Habits for a Better Year Ahead

Healthy habits turn goals into progress. Small, repeatable choices now make it easier to be where you want to be next year.

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January is when people start thinking about how to stay consistent, make real progress, and stop losing momentum halfway through the year. For college students and adults returning to school, that usually comes down to better habits, a focused study setup, and using the support available.

The most useful New Year’s resolutions for college are practical: setting goals that match your course pace, creating a study environment that supports concentration, scheduling regular review time, and staying ahead of deadlines so progress feels manageable.

At Sundance College, programs follow a modular learning system where students focus on one subject at a time. Recorded lessons, guidance from industry-experienced instructors, and support from Student and Career Services help students stay on track and connect what they’re learning to real workplace skills.

For a deeper breakdown of effective New Year’s resolutions for college students (including how to stay motivated and organized throughout the year), read the full guide here:

👉 https://sundancecollege.com/blog/new-year-resolutions-for-college-students/

Building small, repeatable routines now makes progress steadier and helps turn education into a clear next career step.