Archive for April, 2008

FAQs in Pharmaceutical Recruitment (Part 5)


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FAQ: As a job seeker, do I need to pay recruitment agencies to accept my application?

Answer: No, the recruitment agency should never ask a fee or payment from you. The employers will be the one to pay them.

FAQ: Why will I use a recruitment agency to find me a medical job?

Answer: Definitely, the use of pharmaceutical recruitment agencies is an industry standard. They usually have contacts of good companies to get you good interviews. If you can find a “switched on” agency that will help you in the interview techniques, offer valuable advice in improving your CV, and will guide you the recruitment process, then go for it!

FAQs in Pharmaceutical Recruitment (Part 4)


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FAQ: What is the recommended number of agencies where I should send my CV to?

Answer: Send your CV to as many agencies as you can. Just pick out the ones that will contact you first before passing out your details to companies. If you send it to more agencies, you will increase your chances of knowing a good job offer. Just do not tell the agency that you are sending your CV to others. Their goal is to try to persuade you to just register with them alone. If they will be able to do that, they will be willing to invest more time with you.

FAQs in Pharmaceutical Recruitment (Part 3)


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FAQ: What will the recruitment agency get for their efforts?

Answer: These recruitment agencies will receive a certain fee that usually corresponds to a percentage of the new employee’s starting salary. This will work well for everyone involved. Because of this arrangement, the agency needs to provide a good candidate for employment, or else they don’t get paid. On your part as the job seeker, you will be rest assured that the payment for the agency will not come from you. As an added benefit, these recruitment agencies will even help you get the best salary to be able to increase their fee.

FAQs in Pharmaceutical Recruitment (Part 2)


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FAQ: Why do companies need to pass through recruitment agencies? Why don’t they just hire directly for themselves?

Answer: Pharmaceutical jobs and medical sales jobs are highly sought after positions attracting thousands of applications in a single job opening. If a company will directly advertise and campaign for these job openings, then the entire task of interview and selection of suitable candidates will cost them a lot of time and money. If they use a recruitment agency, they will be able to delegate the initial filtering of the candidates and interview only the good ones for the company. The turn-around time will be faster too.

FAQs in Pharmaceutical Recruitment (Part 1)


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If you are searching for a pharmaceutical job, most likely you will end up talking to a pharmaceutical recruitment agency in order to have one. Due to this, you need to know the answer to frequently asked questions (FAQs) in dealing with them.

One FAQ is this: Can these recruitment agencies send my CV to companies without my knowledge? Well, this is against the law. This means that these agencies need your specific permission before they do anything concerning your personal details. Your CV should be kept confidential and they should request for your permission via e-mail or writing if they can send it out to a particular company.

Overseas Nursing Specialty Conference


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There are many conferences that take place in different parts of the world. For instance, the American Academy of Nursing usually offers workshops and seminars on various topics. You can learn about other areas which you may not be familiar with, plus you can find new techniques in patient administration and care.

In addition, these conferences do offer you a chance to have some fun. You can book tours in the city where the conference will be held. You can reserve special dinners or other activities you fancy. Aside from seeing the sights in the city, you can have the chance to catch up on old friends if they are living in the area.