1 2 To be successful in the industry, you want to focus on specialization. In academia, the focus is on generalization and everyone does a little bit of everything because budgets are restrained and there aren’t enough people to do everything. In industry the reverse is true: you become the “go-to” person, you become the expert in your field and you focus on very specific areas and become the expert in your organization to solve critical needs as they arise for the company. | 09/15/2008
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What do most salary packages look like? They will vary greatly from company to company. In some organizations, it may be just base salary. In some instances, it may be base salary and an incentive bonus. At some companies, there may be stock options as well. These will all be dependent on the nature of the company: is it a public or private company? Are they owned by a corporate parent that is headquartered overseas? ... | 09/15/2008
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What is the difference between an academic CV and an industry resume? On an academic CV the focus is typically on a person’s appointments, presented in a chronological list. The CV may include a list of publications and awards, and a skills section with a wide variety of skills that have been used over the course of an academic career... | 09/15/2008
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Why hasn’t my resume been noticed? Consider the types of companies you are applying to: is this a large company where you may be literally one in thousands of applicants or is this a small company (less than 50 people) and your resume may end up right in front of the Hiring Manager? Oftentimes, the Hiring Manager is logging into a corporate database and looking up keywords to try and find the right person with specific skills. If your resume is written as an academic CV and you’re talking about “big picture” concepts in your lab as opposed to the specific skills and when you used them, then you are less likely to get a call for an interview. | 09/15/2008
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Don’t write an academic CV if you’re applying for an industry position. The first thing you want to do is be cognizant of the difference between the two: write an industry resume for industry roles... | 09/15/2008
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There are factors that don’t go into making an offer as well. Usually these are factors that are highly personal: your commute; if you’re the primary bread-winner for the family, etc. Granted, you as a candidate may have to take those into consideration when deciding if this is the right opportunity for you. But, ... | 09/15/2008
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What do companies use when they make an offer? There are four distinct factors that companies use in that process: ... | 09/15/2008
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There are many resources out there for you as a candidate to use as part of your job search: Monster, CareerBuilder, several online niche job boards that focus on very specific skill sets. You want to use the ones that are best for you. Take a look at those job boards and ask yourself, “Do these have lots of opportunities in my geographic area?” If so then those are the ones you want to spend most of your time visiting... | 09/15/2008
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From a staffing perspective, you are not the client. Rather, the clients are the companies that are looking to fill a position. As a staffing company we work with the client companies directly. These companies provide us with a profile for the open role and expect us to identify the appropriate profile/candidate in the marketplace | 09/15/2008
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So who takes part in a Career Fair? If you have never been to one, it can be a very different experience. There are generally a variety of participants; you may see a mix of drug discovery and development companies, as well as staffing agencies. (These staffing agencies may focus on full-time permanent positions -- such as HireMinds -- or specialize in contract/temp staffing.)... | 09/15/2008
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