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The Job Search: Are Cover Letters Still a Thing?
Author: Cliff Mintz Before the advent of the internet, a cover letter was an essential requirement when applying for a job. These days, however, some companies may require a cover letter while others do not. Interestingly, in some instances, companies do not specify...
Screen for Success
Author: Gabrielle Bauer Pre-interview screening helps you hire the right people faster The hiring process is a pyramid: you start out with a platform of candidates, and stack it up with smaller and smaller platforms until you get to the golden egg at the summit....
How to Reconnect with Previous Candidates
Author: Claire Jarvis With the biotech market hungry for candidates, and the average employee changing jobs every few years, recruiters cannot never assume that the end of a job search is the last time they’ll work with a particular applicant. Both recruiters and...
What Is Short-Term Recruiting?
Author: Claire Jarvis The 2022 biotech job market is set to continue the previous years’ trends of great opportunity combined with great upheaval. Qualified job candidates are hard to find, and employment turnover remains high. This has led to an increased need in the...
Six Recruiting Models And When To Use Them
Author: Gabrielle Bauer Whichever model meets your needs, remember not to skimp on quality What makes a good recruiter? It depends. The perfect recruiter for one hiring scenario may miss the mark in another one. Here’s a quick rundown of the different recruiting...
11 Important Interview Tips for Success
Author: Cliff Mintz Most job seekers understand that a job interview can be very stressful and emotionally draining experiences. After all, how you perform in a face-to-face job interview will likely determine whether or not you get a job offer. To that point, we...
How to Build Resilience as a Jobseeker
Author: Cliff Mintz There was a very insightful article in the NY Times Science Section entitled "Building Resilience in Midlife." that I thought was applicable to the challenges that many job seekers face while searching for a new job or pondering a career change....
Resume Writing Made Simple?
Author: Cliff Mintz The first step in any job search is to ensure that your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) are ready for submission to prospective employers. The following can help make resume writing simple. For those of you who may still be struggling with the...
Do You Know the Newest Hiring Challenge for Biotechs?
Author: Gabrielle Bauer These days, it can be especially hard to hire at the entry level. The next time a recruiting firm boasts about their superior ability to attract senior leaders, don’t be too impressed. Instead, ask them how well they can attract the next...