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Too Many Job Offers? Here’s How to Narrow it Down
Author: Tara Smylie A week ago, you were scared you’d bombed every interview. Now, you’ve suddenly got too many job offers! This is a great position to be in – yet it can still be stressful. How do you choose between two, three, four different options? And if you’ve...
Hiring during the holidays? Here Are Tips
Author: Tess Joosse Towards the end of the calendar year as personal commitments and vacations pick up, recruiting and hiring tends to slow down. But hiring during the holidays can give you a leg up when done right. Here we’ve gathered some pros and cons to consider...
What to Look For When Hiring at the Junior Level
Author: Tara Smylie Looking for that perfect entry-level hire? If you’re like many life science employers, you’re used to vetting applicants based on years of experience. For positions categorized as junior or entry-level, though, applicants aren’t likely to have an...
How to Keep Up Your Job Search During the Holidays
Author: Tess Joosse Job search during the holidays? Sure! The holiday season brings many joys and many stresses, but conventional wisdom states that the job hunt isn’t supposed to be one of them. Many job seekers think that keeping up their search this season is...
In-person Remote or Hybrid? Which One to Offer and When
Author: Tara Smylie Everyone is now learning about in-person, remote, or hybrid work. In the aftermath of the pandemic and the associated global shutdowns, there’s one thing that we’re still trying to sort out: the workplace. What does it even look like anymore?...
How to Energize a High-Volume Hiring Process
Author: Tess Joosse Consider your hiring process. It can be both a blessing and a curse: your organization is growing quickly, and you are ready to bring on a lot of new talent. But those open roles need to be filled fast, and all at once! When is high-volume hiring...
Talent Acquisition Vs. Talent Management: Why Both Matter When Hiring
Author: Tess Joosse You’ve probably heard the terms “talent acquisition” and “talent management” before – and you’ve probably used them yourself. Though they might sound like the same thing, talent acquisition and talent management serve two different but essential...
The Value of a Recruiting Niche
Author: Claire Jarvis Establishing your own recruiting niche as a junior recruiter might feel like a slow and arduous process. The temptation is to expand your client base as fast as possible, which would mean taking on projects in different therapeutic areas and...
Thinking About Rehiring Old Talent? Here’s What You Need to Know
Author: Tara Smylie Consider hiring 'old talent'. When an employee is finished with you, they’re gone for good, right? Not quite. The “boomerang employee” has existed since the dawn of the workplace and is alive and well today. In the wake of the pandemic and the...