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Job interview nerves are perfectly normal, especially if you’ve found your ideal pharma job and want to make a good impression on recruiters and hiring managers. Whilst interviewers may see nerves as a sign that you genuinely care about a role, you need to make sure they don’t take control over you. In this article, we’ve given our top tips on how to relax during a job interview to help you communicate your key achievements and potential as a candidate in the best way possible.
Job interview nerves are perfectly normal, especially if you’ve found your ideal pharma job and want to make a good impression on recruiters and hiring managers. Whilst interviewers may see nerves as a sign that you genuinely care about a role, you need to make sure they don’t take control over you. In this article,…

If you’re currently looking for a new role in the Life Sciences industry, completing a personal SWOT analysis is a great way to plan and prepare yourself for your career move. Split into four stages, a SWOT analysis will help you to identify your key Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats in order to create an action plan to make you a strong candidate for your desired role.
If you’re currently looking for a new role in the Life Sciences industry, completing a personal SWOT analysis is a great way to plan and prepare yourself for your career move. Split into four stages, a SWOT analysis will help you to identify your key Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats in order to create an action plan to make you a strong candidate for your desired role. Before you begin your a…

One of the most frustrating things for pharma recruiters and hiring managers is to hire a candidate who appears to be perfect for a role, only to later find out that they lied in their application, making them a lot less ideal - and even less trustworthy - than they originally seemed. To help you to identify lies or exaggerations in job applications and interviews before it’s too late, we’ve outlined some of the most common lies that candidates tell, along with advice on how to spot them.
One of the most frustrating things for pharma recruiters and hiring managers is to hire a candidate who appears to be perfect for a role, only to later find out that they lied in their application, making them a lot less ideal - and even less trustworthy - than they originally seemed. To help you to identi…

For Life Science recruiters, one of the easiest mistakes to make when advertising a job vacancy is to simply copy and paste the information from your job description, into the copy of your job advert. Whilst both are important to the recruitment process, job adverts and descriptions shouldn’t be identical copies of the same information, presented in the same way. To help you decide how to differentiate your job adverts from your job descriptions.
For recruiters in Life Sciences, Pharma & Biotech, one of the easiest mistakes to make when advertising a job vacancy is to simply copy and paste the information from your job description, into the copy of your job advert.  Whilst both are important to the recruitment process, job adverts and descriptions shouldn’t be identical copies of the sa…

Especially for companies within the Life Sciences industry, retaining top talent is a particularly tough challenge for employers, but is one which is just as important – if not, more important – as finding new talent. Whilst there are many reasons why an employee might decide to leave a company, we’ve put together this list of 10 of the most common reasons, together with some key advice on what you can do to improve your employee retention.
Especially for companies within the Life Sciences industry, retaining top talent is a particularly tough challenge for employers, but is one which is just as important – if not, more important – as finding new talent.  Whilst there are many reasons why an employee might decide to leave a company, we’ve put together this list of 10 of the most common reas…

Unlike a job description which details the responsibilities and expectations of a role, job adverts act as marketing tools designed to engage potential candidates by highlighting why your organisation is a desirable place to work, and why they shouldn’t miss out on an opportunity.
As a life science recruiter, creating a well-crafted job advert is key to standing out in today’s market and bringing the best talent to your organisation.  Unlike a job description which details the responsibilities and expectations of a role, job adverts act as marketing tools designed to engage potential candidates by highlighting why your organisation is a desirable place to work, and why they shouldn’t miss out on an opportunity. Getting this distinction right is just the first step in attracting top talent t…

If you’re planning a career move in the Life Science industry in 2022, you’ll need a plan in place to help you with your job search. We’ve put together some key advice on how you could approach your career move; with tips on what you could do before your search, how to make the most out of job boards like ours, and how to organise your applications.
If you’re planning a career move in the Life Science industry in 2022, you’ll need a plan in place to help you with your job search. We’ve put together some key advice on how you could approach your career move; with tips on what you could do before your search, how to make the most out of job boards like ours, and how to organise your applications.  Starting your Search Before you dive into your job search and start sending off one application…

If you’re yet to experience an online interview then the idea can seem daunting, yet it doesn’t have to be. To help you through the process we’ve put together this list of key things to consider when being interviewed virtually; with advice on how to prepare, how to present yourself, and what questions you could ask afterwards to help you make a good impression in the pharma industry.
Although many of us have become familiar with using Zoom to communicate with colleagues, friends, and family over the past year, having an online job interview on the platform may still be a first for a lot of people looking for a Life Sciences job.    If you’re yet to experience an online interview then the idea can seem daunting, yet it doesn’t have to be. To help you through the process we’ve put together t…

If you’re a Life Science recruiter or hiring manager, then there are some extra things to consider when conducting an interview online; particularly in terms of preparation, making your candidates feel at ease and assessing how they conduct themselves without being in a room with them. We’ve put together this list of key things to consider when interviewing a candidate online, with advice that should help you to get as much out of a Zoom job interview as you would from a face-to-face interview.
If you’re a Life Science recruiter or hiring manager, then there are some extra things to consider when conducting an interview online; particularly in terms of preparation, making your candidates feel at ease and assessing how they conduct themselves without being in a room with them. We’ve put toge…

With a wide variety of roles available within the pharma industry, it can be difficult to find training courses that target your individual niche. To help you break down your search, we’ve put together this list of 10 key providers of training courses for pharma professionals, with organisations offering training related to roles across the industry including Clinical Research, Biotechnology, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing and Distribution, and more.
With a wide variety of roles available within the pharma industry, it can be difficult to find training courses that target your individual niche. To help you break down your search, we’ve put together this list of 10 key providers of training courses for pharma professionals, with organisations offering training related to roles across the…

Video technologies have been expanding to HR business processes since long before the pandemic. As far as I remember, it was 2013 when I first came across a video-resume and recorded video questionnaire service. It seemed very convenient, however, not suitable for every industry. There is a prerequisite for using it - there should be an employer-driven market where there is high competition between candidates.
Video technologies have been expanding to HR business processes since long before the pandemic. As far as I remember, it was 2013 when I first came across a video-resume and recorded video questionnaire service. It seemed very convenient, however, not suitable for every industry. There is a prerequisite for using it - there should be an employer-driven market where there is high compe…

Comradery and mutual respect between employees have always been a goal for any HR leader but this pandemic has changed the way work relationships used to be. The lockdown has changed us internally and we have missed our friends the most. Before the lockdown the best way to demonstrate friendship was over a cup of tea/coffee at the workplace. With virtual meetings and social distancing becoming part of the new normal it has become more important than ever to have friends at work
Friendships at work, more important in the New Normal! Comradery and mutual respect between employees have always been a goal for any HR leader but this pandemic has changed the way work relationships used to be. The lockdown has changed us internally and we have missed our friends the most. Before the lockdown, the…

Here are the top Pharma and Life Science recruitment organisations advertising in September on PharmiWeb.jobs.
Barrington James Clinical - 206 Jobs RBW Consulting - 163 Jobs i-Pharm Consulting - 141 Jobs CHASE - 133 Jobs SEC Recruitment - 116 Jobs ID Search & Selection - 86 Jobs Clinical Professionals Ltd - 85 Jobs Hobson Prior - 76 Jobs CK Clinical - 68 Jobs Barrington James Europe - 63 Jobs X4 Life Sciences - 63 Jobs Advanced Regulatory (UK & Europe) - 60 Jobs Barrington James Medical / Executive - 58 Jobs Thornshaw Recruitment - 56 Jobs Barrington James Scientific - 48 Jobs Only Medics Recruitment ltd - 46 Jobs Planet Pharma Staffing Limited - 45 Jobs Umbilical Life - 44 Jobs ProClinical Ltd - 39 Jobs CTC Resourcing Solutions - 34 Jobs Volt - 31 Jobs Haybury - 31 Jobs Advanced S…

A list of the TOP Pharma Companies who are hiring this month (September)
Covance - 388 Jobs BSI Group - 167 Jobs PRA Health Sciences - 105 Jobs PPD- 81 Jobs Roche - 77 Jobs Synteract- 74 Jobs United BioSource Corporation. - 69 Jobs Cytel - 68 Jobs Syneos Health - 52 Jobs CROMSOURCE - 51 Jobs IQVIA - 36 Jobs AstraZeneca - 36 Jobs Celgene - 32 Jobs IQVIA Biotech - 21 Jobs Oxford BioMedica (UK) Limited - 16 Jobs Lonza - 16 Jobs Grunenthal GmbH - 14 Jobs   Register and Upload Your CV Now

Beth Gaudin, Senior Consultant and Pharma Lead at Forster Communications, explores how pharma can create an engaged workforce.
An engaged and motivated workforce is near the top of the wish list for almost any employer. It improves turnover, sickness and presenteeism rates, and research has shown that companies with an engaged workforce outperform those without by a whopping 202%[1].   For many businesses, this ambition does not always meet up with the reality. Worldwide just 15% of employees are engaged with the work they do[2]. It’s a constant source of concern not just for HR teams, but for entire companies. No wonder then, that a recent survey found that for 40% of HR professionals thought employee engagement would be one of their biggest challenges for 2019[3].   Recruitment…

PharmiWeb.jobs a new jobs board
PharmiWeb are very excited to be launch the new version of our world class Job Board PharmiWeb.jobs, as well as the latest Pharma News Portal PharmiWeb.com.To search for the best selections of Pharma Jobs in Europe visit pharmiweb.jobsTo find the widest range of pharma news, events and articles, search on this site! PharmiWeb are partnering with numerous providers and organisations such as: Jooble  To find our Jobs and other similar jobs please check  Jooble. Jooble is a job search engine operated in 70 countries worldwide.

In its first ever pan European research on the life sciences industry, Kelly asked almost 1,400 of its workers their opinions on everything from work life design, to AI, through to what matters most to them. With respondents from Germany, France, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy it was surprising to find so many commonalities between each of the countries.
The life sciences are all about diversity and movement, which is why Pharma and Medical Devices companies may need more than just a good reputation after Brexit. As the United Kingdom drifts towards an exit from the European Union, the Pharma and Medical Devices sectors are preparing for all eventualities. However, the employment landscape is already highly competitive and it is shifting. With a widespread skills sh…

Learning the microbead lesson
A UK-wide prohibition on the use of plastic microbeads came into effect in 2018, but what fundamental lessons can we learn from this high profile case? Dr Rachael Benstead, senior aquatic ecotoxicologist at translational science and research organisation, Fera Science Ltd. explains all.   Figures from The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) suggest that an estimated 680 tonnes of microbeads are used in cosmetic products every year. These tiny pieces of plastic, used for exfoliation in rinse-off products such as toothpastes, face scrubs and shower gels, inevitably end up contaminating the environment.   With particle sizes varying from 10 micrometers up to 1 millimetre, microbeads are the same size as much of the organic…

Preclinical IPOs: Is the window starting to close?
A record-breaking year is on the cards, as biotechnology companies continue the trend of pre-clinical initial public offerings (IPOs). As of July, six young firms had raised almost $800million through their IPOs, despite none having permission from regulators to start clinical trials in humans.[1] These companies are now generating significant returns. For example, the most recent preclinical IPO by Gritstone Oncology Inc was initially valued at $100 million, and as of 12 December 2018 has a market value of $731 million.1 Pre-clinical valuations Traditionally, there are two good times for biotech companies to go public: right after proof or concept in humans or upon the publication of promising, pivotal data.  But these pre-clinical…

~ Unpacking the potential of smart packaging ~ One of the biggest challenges for manufacturers of consumable goods is how to extend product shelf life while ensuring safety. Over the past hundred years, the food and beverage industry has invested billions of pounds in researching suitable packaging, but what can the pharmaceutical industry learn from this?
Here, Dale Pittock, sales director of pharmacy consumables provider Valley Northern, explores the latest developments in the smart packaging market. Imagine if a packet of antibiotics could tell a patient whether it had been opened and which pill had been taken and at what time. Then, imagine if things could be taken a step further and the medication could alert patients when it was time to take the next one, then feed this informati…