Medical Sales Recruiter - Tips & Quips

Yes, of course.  It’s a great opportunity to see another part of the country and experience cultural differences that we have even in different parts of the U.S.   You might land a position you wouldn’t find in your location, it might be a better job than you would qualify for in your area because of a […]

Guess what? On the way to Toronto last week, I listened to a podcast about recruiting…..Very cool. I have a free subscription through my iTunes that downloads these podcasts onto my iPod. Candidates are always looking for ways to set themselves apart from the competition. Maybe there is a useful podcast on selling (how to […]

I don’t watch very much TV, but I must admit that I follow the Sopranos. I find it entertaining. With all of the questions about Tony (will he live, will he die, what will he do), I wondered if he just needed a job change. His job is very demanding. He can never let his […]

While we’re on the subject of resumes…I get asked a lot about what the length of a resume should be, and the answer is…it depends.  Bill Inman cites an Accounttemps study that says that staff-level employees should keep it to 1-2 pages, and executive-level requires 2 or maybe 3 pages.  Katherine Hansen has an article posted on CollegeRecruiter.com […]

I found an interesting article about the direct and indirect costs involved in hiring new employees.  Some are the obvious costs, like salaries of internal recruiting staff, employee referral bonuses, and networking events, but some are not so obvious.  Hiring managers who take on the simple task of searching, weeding through resumes, and initial interviewing […]

I just got the bad news. My candidate is not going to the final interview. Manager really liked her, felt she had very relevant experience in his area and was excited to meet with her. But she did not bring a resume….He felt like that showed a lack of attention to detail and preparedness.
 Alex Rudolf […]

An issue has come up lately about whether you should omit first jobs from your resume.  Sometimes they were just to get your foot in the door and don’t really relate to what you’re doing now, so some people think that you should leave them out…write your resume for the job you’re applying for and […]

I found a post about new aggressive recruiting practices, including “interviewless” hires:

“Most-wanted “interviewless” hires. The recruiting team developed a “most wanted” list of the five best proven performers at their competitors. Then they developed some competitive intelligence about each of them and had a conversation with these “most wanted” candidates in order to verify that […]

OK, so today I called a promising candidate about a biotech marketing position, and got a voicemail message.  Not a bad thing, except that the candidate had apparently let her 3-year old record it.  Charming for the grandparents, not so charming for potential employers and medical sales recruiters.  Job searches are about marketing yourself, first impressions, […]

To all my contacts who have wondered why I describe candidates or jobs or managers as ”the cat’s meow” or what it really means or where the saying came from A.C. Kemp explains (on the slang website) :
“The cat’s meow, from the 1920s, means “great.” Flappers, the wild young women of that era who showed off their knees […]