Job search strategy

Here are the keys to a smooth long distance job search. Follow these simple guidelines to avoid many of the stresses of job hunting from a distance.

Why should you research prospective employers as you approach your life sciences job search?

These words are used frequently for a reason. But what are companies really getting at with these job description buzz words?

You made it through the hardest parts of the job-seeking process — you crafted an excellent application, thoroughly researched the company and aced the interviews. Now you just need to decide whether to accept the offer extended to you.

Do you wake up every morning dreading going to work? If this happens to you even once a week, it may be time to start looking for a new gig.

For new graduates with limited experience, as well as career-changers whose experience is outside the area they now wish to pursue, fighting the underqualified label is tough

To find out more about career transitions within the life sciences, we interviewed Modu Feyisitan, MPH. Modu provided insight regarding her move from a role as an Epidemiologist within county government into private healthcare. She shares what motivated her to make a job change.

Think of your career as a living, breathing thing. In order to keep it alive, you need to continually feed it so it can thrive. But how do you do that?

The idea is to have a conversation with someone holding a job like the one you’d like to have and perform informational interviews to ask all about what the job is like.

Virtually every aspect of what employers seek can be framed as an accomplishment – skills, values, experience, results, subject-matter knowledge, uniqueness, proof of performance.