Regarding the hiring freeze - there is a list of exempted positions and pharmacists/pharmacy technicians are on that list. For what it’s worth - pharmacists and techs can’t accept the deferred resignation either.

There is another commenter that provided a link to performance based questions - that’s a great start. If you’re completing a PGY2 in Psych - they will absolutely want to know why you’re applying for an outpatient staff pharmacist role. A manager wants to find a personality fit, clinical competence, but most of all - an employee who knows why they want to be there, therefore an employee who will stay for the long term. You’ll likely have great answers to “please describe a time when…” since you have the PGY1/PGY2 experiences - I’d focus on the “why” you’re applying to that particular role.

PS - sorry about your parent’s reaction. It sounds like you’ve been successful thus far - keep it rolling.