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Pharma Careers Resource List
Here is a list of other good pharma careers resources.
If you find the list useful please help others by sharing it with them. If you have a site you would like to suggest for consideration please email jobs@pharmaceutical-jobs.net.
Pharma Marketing Network
Pharma Marketing Network’s mission is to help pharmaceutical marketers advance their careers through networking, sharing resources, and continuing professional education.
How to ace your pharmaceutical job interview
Most of the employed population have had to endure the interview process at one time or another and it can be a fairly intimidating prospect.
However, it needn’t be.
If you follow these trusty steps, you are likely to feel more confident and calm – which is key to portraying yourself well to the prospective boss.
And remember, you have been asked to the interview because the company have seen something they liked in your CV – so you are already starting on the forward foot.
Ageism In Recruitment – Why this is affecting jobs in pharma right now
We are all too often made aware by the press of discrimination in recruitment; whether that be down to gender (as discussed in a recent article here) or race, as was highlighted in the recent 2009 IRS survey monitoring equality and diversity in recruitment. When it comes to ageism in the recruitment process, the topic seems to lack the sensationalist appeal favoured by the media. However, it is an increasingly important area to society whether we know it or not, as described here by Third Sector Foresight.
Are More Female Leaders Urgently Needed in Pharma Jobs?
Wouldn’t it be nice to think in these modern times that gender is no longer an issue when looking to get into the majority of professions?
Women have proven themselves to be just as competent, intelligent and organised as their male counterparts and the career progression of many notable females does not seem to have been limited by their sex- Margaret Thatcher, Oprah Winfrey, JK Rowling, I could go on. However, as an insightful if concerning FT report recently explored, women are still under represented at senior levels.
What Everyone Should Know About A Pharma Career
Imagine having a stable but flexible job with discounted gym membership and lots of package benefits.
Sound good?
When looking at your career options, the pharmaceutical industry is definitely a sector worth serious consideration. In the UK alone, almost 70,000 people are employed by a pharma organization, so it is a huge part of the economy. Plus, there is still so much discovery and research to be done into both existing and emerging ailments that the industry has a solid future and offers employees experience at the very cutting edge of scientific development.