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Digg It - Job Search Myths Exposed: Career Myths And Rumors
As a recruiter I have heard and read many suggestions related to job searching and career development. I've spent a significant amount of time helping people find their dream career and have also watched as some candidates have made huge mistakes that have prevented them from doing so.
One of the biggest mistakes I've
One of the biggest mistakes I've
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
seen is when job searchers listen to advice without considering the source. Often the source isn't accurate.
As a recruiter, I get paid to help people find new jobs so I have to know what is right and what is wrong when it comes to job searching.
Here are perhaps the biggest myths I've encountered during my career i
As a recruiter, I get paid to help people find new jobs so I have to know what is right and what is wrong when it comes to job searching.
Here are perhaps the biggest myths I've encountered during my career i
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
n recruitment:
Myth #1: You can find a job in 14 days/30 days, etc.
I've seen products on the Internet that refer to things like finding your dream job in 14 days or 3 simple steps to find your dream career in 30 days and things of that nature.
Quite simply, these products advertise something they can't hope
Myth #1: You can find a job in 14 days/30 days, etc.
I've seen products on the Internet that refer to things like finding your dream job in 14 days or 3 simple steps to find your dream career in 30 days and things of that nature.
Quite simply, these products advertise something they can't hope
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
to deliver.
I've seen plenty of cases where a hiring manager take 14 days (or longer) just to bother to read the resume. Just because they advertise to hire someone doesn't mean they will do it right away. Putting your faith in some sort of a time-bound system probably sets you up for disappointment.
Hiring managers
I've seen plenty of cases where a hiring manager take 14 days (or longer) just to bother to read the resume. Just because they advertise to hire someone doesn't mean they will do it right away. Putting your faith in some sort of a time-bound system probably sets you up for disappointment.
Hiring managers
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
work on their schedule, not on the schedule laid out by some Internet product possibly written by someone who has never actually hired someone themselves.
In the real world, job searching is sometimes a difficult task. In some respects, a job search can almost become a fulltime job in and of itself, it it's done corre
In the real world, job searching is sometimes a difficult task. In some respects, a job search can almost become a fulltime job in and of itself, it it's done corre
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ctly.
Your best bet is to ignore products and concepts such as these and to concentrate on doing perhaps 4-5 things very well to properly manage your job search: talk to friends and family and let them know you are looking for a new job, speak with decision-makers and influencers in your industry, contact companies di
Your best bet is to ignore products and concepts such as these and to concentrate on doing perhaps 4-5 things very well to properly manage your job search: talk to friends and family and let them know you are looking for a new job, speak with decision-makers and influencers in your industry, contact companies di
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
ectly that you are interested to work for and utilize a small list of trusted recruiters (perhaps 3-4) that you feel can help your search.
Using a structured, proven approach like this will yield better results than relying on fly-by-night products that aren't accurate or useful.
Myth #2: Hiring managers don't rea
Using a structured, proven approach like this will yield better results than relying on fly-by-night products that aren't accurate or useful.
Myth #2: Hiring managers don't rea
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
d resumes, they skim them in 20 seconds or less.
Well, this one is somewhat true. Hiring managers might skim your resume in 20 seconds or less...if you don't give them anything that is worth reading.
Not everyone is a speed-reader so if your resume is getting a 20-second look, it might be due to the fact that it
Well, this one is somewhat true. Hiring managers might skim your resume in 20 seconds or less...if you don't give them anything that is worth reading.
Not everyone is a speed-reader so if your resume is getting a 20-second look, it might be due to the fact that it
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
isn't worth spending any additional time on. If you have a solid and relevant resume that interests the hiring manager, they will keep reading!
If a hiring manager really wants to hire someone, they will spend the proper time reading a great resume.
A recruiter is generally trained to skim resumes for keywords, requ
If a hiring manager really wants to hire someone, they will spend the proper time reading a great resume.
A recruiter is generally trained to skim resumes for keywords, requ
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
red experience, etc so you want to ensure that your resume does highlight key accomplishments and skills using keywords, where appropriate.
If your resume shows opportunities, actions and results that you were responsible for during your career, your resume will get more than a 20-second read. If you simply reiterate
If your resume shows opportunities, actions and results that you were responsible for during your career, your resume will get more than a 20-second read. If you simply reiterate
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
your job description on your resume like many people do, your resume might just get the 20-second scan. It's really that simple.
Myth #3: My resume should only be 2 pages maximum, 1 page ideally.
I'm not sure where this rumor started but it's not true.
True, most job searchers will get by with a two-page resu
Myth #3: My resume should only be 2 pages maximum, 1 page ideally.
I'm not sure where this rumor started but it's not true.
True, most job searchers will get by with a two-page resu
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
me but you might find later in your career that two pages simply isn't long enough and you might need to go onto a third page.
Most of us can get by with a two-page resume and if you are at the very beginning of your career or fresh out of school, perhaps a one-page resume will work.
I've had hiring managers tell me
Most of us can get by with a two-page resume and if you are at the very beginning of your career or fresh out of school, perhaps a one-page resume will work.
I've had hiring managers tell me
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
hat they'd wished a job candidate had added MORE detail into their resume to discuss certain aspects of their career but I can't recall any of them ever saying "I wish this person's resume was much shorter so I didn't have to read so much."
At the end of the day, you should be more concerned with the content and style
At the end of the day, you should be more concerned with the content and style
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
of your resume than simply trying to adhere to a myth that might not even be accurate. How can you predict how long the hiring manager wants your resume to be? You can't.
Concentrate on providing them with relevant information in your resume, that's your best bet.
If you have something to say in your resume, say it.
Concentrate on providing them with relevant information in your resume, that's your best bet.
If you have something to say in your resume, say it.
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
If it doesn't need to be there, keep it out. Use common sense.
Myth #4: I need to get my resume out to as many people as possible to get a new job.
If you believe in the old adage that if you throw enough you-know-what against a wall that something is bound to stick, then this is probably something that will
Myth #4: I need to get my resume out to as many people as possible to get a new job.
If you believe in the old adage that if you throw enough you-know-what against a wall that something is bound to stick, then this is probably something that will
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
appeal to you.
The truth is that a focused, organized job search is preferable to a strategy of carpet bombing, where you fire off your resume to anyone who has a pulse and hope that someone, anyone, will want to hire you.
The Internet has made it so easy for you to send your resume to dozens if not hundreds of peopl
The truth is that a focused, organized job search is preferable to a strategy of carpet bombing, where you fire off your resume to anyone who has a pulse and hope that someone, anyone, will want to hire you.
The Internet has made it so easy for you to send your resume to dozens if not hundreds of peopl
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
e quickly but keep in mind that everyone else with an Internet connection can do the same thing. Mass emailing your resume all over the place is pretty much just an exercise in spamming and generally has the same results as regular spam that you see in your in box and delete without reading.
Treat your resume like it
Treat your resume like it
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
is something that has value, which it does.
Send your resume to people who can actually positively influence your job search, not just to anyone who asks for it. I'm always amazed when job searchers who are currently employed simply fire off their resume to a faceless recruiter that they've never met and expect that a
Send your resume to people who can actually positively influence your job search, not just to anyone who asks for it. I'm always amazed when job searchers who are currently employed simply fire off their resume to a faceless recruiter that they've never met and expect that a
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
new job will be sitting in their lap within a few days.
It doesn't work that way!
Plastering your resume up all over the Internet sends a bad message to hiring managers (why can't you get a job with all that exposure?) and drives recruiters away (recruiters don't like working with job searchers whose resume is easily
It doesn't work that way!
Plastering your resume up all over the Internet sends a bad message to hiring managers (why can't you get a job with all that exposure?) and drives recruiters away (recruiters don't like working with job searchers whose resume is easily
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
found on the various job boards).
Take control of your job search and remember the long term: Protect your resume and treat it as something that has value. It can make you more valuable in the eyes of hiring managers and recruiters when they knock on your door and don't see your resume plastered all over the Internet
Take control of your job search and remember the long term: Protect your resume and treat it as something that has value. It can make you more valuable in the eyes of hiring managers and recruiters when they knock on your door and don't see your resume plastered all over the Internet
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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