Career Advice
Employees worried about layoffs can practice self-care, use employer resources and contact a mental health professional, if needed.
Leadership
From the initial interview to the annual raise, discussions about salary are vital in every work environment. Find out how implementing salary transparency can help you find and keep top talent.
Career Pathing
Dry promotions include new titles and responsibilities without higher pay. What should you do if you’re offered this type of promotion?
It’s important to quit your job the right way so you can exit on a positive note, which could benefit you in the future.
Despite the benefits of hiring foreign-born STEM employees, some companies avoid it largely due to unfamiliarity with the visa process, according to two recruitment experts.
Best of Career Coach
Plus, tips on applying to multiple jobs at the same company, making new work friends, and how to ask for more time at the offer stage.
JOB SEARCH STRATEGY
Plus, what to expect in a phone screen and how to handle an impending layoff.
Join us in this discussion on how you can optimize your chances of landing a new role despite a highly competitive job market.
A string of rejections prompt some to look beyond research roles in the biopharma industry as they seek to launch a career.
RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS
Learn some essential tips on how to build a resume or how to enhance your resume during COVID-19. These tips can increase the chances of getting you to the interview stage.
Regardless of the field that you work in, mentioning top skills in your resume is a crucial step. Here are some tips to prepare the best leadership skills resume.
While continued learning opportunities are easy to access and many are quite affordable, the real question is, can you list these courses on your resume? And if you do so, what will recruiters in the biotech field think of them?
INTERVIEWS
To help alleviate some of the stress related to finding a new job, we’ve created a comprehensive guide detailing how to prepare for your biopharma job search.
Requesting disability accommodations is vital for your success in the workplace. You can find out everything about how to ask for accommodations in our guide.
Learn the best tips, tricks, and practices to help yourself to get the first job after college life sciences industry right out of college in our comprehensive guide.
Learn five ways to answer difficult interview questions so you can leave the best impression possible on your potential employer.
Three executives whose combined careers include working at companies including Amgen, AstraZeneca, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Takeda share their career journeys.
A recent legal decision could signal the ultimate demise of the FTC’s final rule banning most noncompete clauses. A biotech talent expert discusses how that affects biopharma job searches.
For the second quarter of 2024, there were 25% fewer jobs posted live on BioSpace compared to the same quarter of 2023. The year-over-year job response rate rose from 14.6% to 15.3%.
When moving to a new role at the same company, it’s important to create a transition plan, understand your responsibilities and expectations and get to know your new team.
It’s important to maintain anonymity when seeking your next executive role, as your departure could impact other employees and the organization.
Join us in this discussion on how you can optimize your chances of landing a new role despite a highly competitive job market.
MORE ADVICE
A minority of companies in the industry use personality tests in hiring. Here’s why—and how to approach the assessments.
If it feels like there has never been a tougher time to look for work, you’re not alone—and you’re likely not wrong.
A resume should communicate to employers that a candidate has what they are looking for by highlighting technical and soft skills.
Here’s what to look for—and what to ask—before and during the interview process to find out whether an employer fosters an inclusive environment.
Preparation is key to ensuring one stands out in an increasingly competitive job market. We asked an expert for tips.
Although looking for candidates on platforms like LinkedIn continues to be the norm, some headhunters are also combing Google Scholar and PubMed for authors with relevant skills.
Despite recent layoffs and closures in the state, there are still many companies actively recruiting for roles in California.
Consider each company using three different criteria: its match with the candidate’s “why,” its financial health and its employee reviews.
Research associates are always in demand. Check out these top companies currently hiring RAs.