February - The Month of Love and New Jobs

Happy February Everyone! January came in and out like the one 55 degree day we had.



First off, let me say that everything I am reading is showing an increase in Hiring throughout the Life Sciences Sector (Pharma/ Med Device / Biotech). If it wasn't I would be doing something else.



Carda Life Sciences; www.cardalifesciences.com is fully off and running. Below is a few positions we are actively recruiting for:



Manufacturing Engineer - Southern Mass



Director of Health Economics - Boston



Marketing Manager - Chicago Illinois



Quality Engineer - Rhode Island



Project/Program Manager - Southern Mass



If you are a Life Sciences Professional looking for a new home or a Company looking to add Top Notch Talent, contact me at sschantz@cardalifesciences.com



If anyone is looking for Documents as it relates to GMP's, Signature Logs or anything else related to Manufacturing I encourage you to visit http://wfleonardconsulting.com/nopcommerce/Default.aspx




In closing, Hopefully every one's year is off to a Great Start! If not, make a Better February! Don't be a statistic. Create your destiny!

How Best to Work with Recruiters

Even in today's marketplace, many people have not worked with recruiters and unfortunately recruiters do not fully explain how they work and how best to work with them.

Recruiter - A Recruiter is the person within a staffing firm that is responsible for identifying and screening/evaluating qualified candidates for an open position within a client business.

This is a loose definition but I think it gives you an idea of what we do.

Q.How best do I work with a recruiter?

First off be completely honest; whether it be your salary, job history/reasons for leaving, commute etc. Believe it or not Recruiters have ways of verifying this information.

Keep tabs of where you or other recruiters send your resume. Let them know if your CV has been previously sent to a company they may be telling you about. It puts you and the recruiter in a bad light if your resume has been previously sent. If a recruiter refuses to tell you who their client is, nicely tell them you do not want to work with them.

Before you submit your resume to a job posting online, call your recruiter first and see if he/she may have contacts within that company. Most of the time when you apply online your resume gets lost in the shuffle amongst 10,20,30 other resumes. Recruiters can sometimes bring your resume to light ahead of other applicants. On top of this, recruiters love the leads!!

Be realistic with yourself. If you are a Quality Engineer and have 5 years of industry experience, chances are a company is not going to hire you for a Director/VP level position. Additionally if you are currently earning $95K, you should not ask for $140K with your next position.

Lastly, If you don't hear from your recruiter, follow up with him/her. We are humans and occasionally need that friendly reminder that you are still on the market or need to follow up with a client that we sent your CV to.

2010 is Here

Ahh 2010 is upon us and in full swing. As I reflect back on 2009, I realize although I didn't have a F/T job, life was still Great.

Moving forward I have partnered up some with Great Life Science Recruiters and look forward to working with you as it relates to any and all Staffing Needs.

Why Work With Me and My Partners?

- We only work within the Life Sciences Vertical Market

- We take pride in our work

- We work at your pace

- Before we begin, we go the extra distance and get to know your company's background and culture

- We offer total solutions to your needs.

- For candidate searches, we work only with executive profiles that match your company's unique needs.

- We can build an HR Infrastructure that can be easily transitioned to the next person.

- We focus strictly on Quality and not Quantity

- We truly enjoy what we do.

Tired of working with Recruiters and Agencies that just don't get it?! Contact me, you won't be disappointed!

Wishing you all a Phenomenal 2010...