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Are Your Pharmaceutical Interview Skills Letting You Down?
Your CV has won you an interview, which means it’s time to get serious about maximising your chances of landing the role.In the pharmaceutical and life sciences fields, research and proof are all that truly matters, and the same rule applies for interviews in this sector, where you need to show that you’ve researched the company in detail and are ready to prove your worth with data and concise, hard-hitting examples of your past success.In truth, if it’s taking you less than a full day to prepare for your interview, you’re probably not sufficiently ready to win the...
How to Build a High Performing Life Sciences Team
Whether you’re building a new team from scratch or trying to turn around an underperforming team, there are some crucial leadership strategies to follow to build a high performing life sciences team. Set out the vision and make it relevantAs a manager, your role is to create and communicate a vision worth caring about.Therefore, the company goals need to be broken down and made relevant to the team goals, and from there, you need to break down the team goals into individual goals so that each team member understands how and why their individual effort matters.Recruit One or...
How to Handle Difficult Conversations With Your Life Sciences Team
It may be natural to fear having difficult conversations at work, but this negative mindset is not helpful to either party and can lead to a pattern of avoidance and problematic manager-team relationships. In order to succeed in a life sciences management role, you must learn to rise above the noise in your head to create a calm, clear, and decisive strategy for approaching delicate conversations in the workplace.Be Strategic About When You Call the MeetingThe longer we have to think about something unpleasant, the more dread/anger/nerves we build up about it. As such, make it easier on both of...
Why A Specialist Life Sciences Recruiter Is Now A ‘Must Have’ Recruitment Priority
Life sciences companies have a choice to make. The competition for talent is fierce, so organisations in this sector need to have an extremely focused recruitment strategy that delivers the high calibre workforce of the future.Some life sciences organisations are still relying on generalist recruiters, but they do so at their peril. A specialist life sciences recruiter is tapped into the sector, its opportunities and challenges, its key players and its potential pipeline.Your sector is exceptionally specialised, so why risk a generalist to source your next generation of talent?Here are some of the core reasons you should...
How To Write A Job Description For A Life Sciences Role
In today's market, the job description really is king when it comes to attracting talent for your organisation.According to the latest talent report from LinkedIn, almost 90% of their members would be open to an approach from a recruitment professional for the ‘right’ role.Considering this, how do you make your vacancy stand out as the ‘right’ position to the people you want to attract?ou develop a great job description.The Role of Your Job Description: Sell Your Company And The OpportunityFact: A job description is a selling document. Though people do move for significant roles, they also...
