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Within the craresources blog you will see industry updates, Job Seeker and Hiring Manager advice. We want you to join us and help create the community you want to be a part of!Welcome to our blog!
Within this craresources blog you will see industry updates, Job Seeker and Hiring Manager advice. We want you to join us and help create the community you want to be a part of!We believe the most important role in this industry is that of a Clinical Research Associate. We ‘pound the pavement’ daily to find the best CRAs…and engage them.
The craresources blog offers advice to CRA job seekers and those who hire them. So buckle up, use the search feature, and if you have questions, give us a shout. We look forward to our collaboration!
Roundtable: What Not to Say in a Job Interview
What Not to Say in a Job Interview: It is standard practice for interviewers to open up the discussion with a question like “Tell me about yourself” or “Walk me through your resume.” I like starting an interview this way for a couple of reasons. First, answering this...
Roundtable: Self-Defeating Beliefs of the Unemployed
Self-Defeating Beliefs: The topic of this week’s roundtable is self-defeating beliefs and how they may be keeping you unemployed or unhappily employed. I refer to self-defeating habit patterns as Blockers. Blockers are those habit patterns that may have helped you...
How to Get a Job With a Criminal Record
Does having a felony record affect a person’s employability? Are you wondering whether your past is going to creep back in and make it hard to get hired?
Podcast: What Leads to Firing a Friend?
Firing a Friend: Do you think that bosses can have friends at work? It is a complicated question…and if your answer is no, then I am certainly guilty. I love my team members. Each and every one of them are more than just colleagues to me. But as the boss, fostering...
Roundtable: Declining a Job Offer In Today’s Economy
Declining a job offer: Some of our listeners may argue that no one should be declining a job offer in today’s economy. I find that many candidates decide to accept or decline a position based only on compensation. But aren't there other factors important to you? ...
Podcast: Getting a Job Using the Right Mindset
Getting a Job: Have you ever considered how getting a job is directly related to your mindset as a job seeker? Before you craft your resume, update your LinkedIn profile, or start applying for positions, consider whether your mindset may be turning off potential...
LinkedIn Job Search Tips
LinkedIn Job Search Tips: LinkedIn is one of the world’s most popular social network platforms in existence and to this author’s knowledge, the only social media platform that is focused on professional networking. Currently, LinkedIn boasts that they have over 900...
Blowing the Whistle on Fake CRA Programs
Blowing the Whistle: Blowing the whistle can be one of the most difficult decisions anyone can make. According to the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds (a government site), blowing the whistle can have long-lasting personal impacts for the whistleblower as well as...
Applying for a Job as an Overqualified Candidate
Overqualified Candidate: We understand that the job market is lousy and you have a mortgage to pay. And by the way, according to the job description you just read, you can do the position in your sleep…so why not apply? Is applying for a job as an overqualified...
5 Successful Career Growth Strategies
Career Growth: Over the years I have learned a lot about setting career goals and achieving success. I have been extremely fortunate to work for and develop my growth within some of the largest, most well-known, and well-reputed companies in the world (such as IBM)....
Podcast: Hiring the Right Person Starts With…
Hiring the Right Person: Several years ago Lou Adler wrote an article that described what recruiters and talent leaders felt were challenges to hiring the right person. He boiled their feedback into two primary categories: Teams aren’t seeing enough quality...
Signs You Are Not Taking Control of Your Career
Taking control of your career: Fresh out of college, I made ends meet by bartending at the local. While I had graduated with honors, I hadn’t given my career path much thought. Quite frankly, I was more concerned with whether the weekend would yield a trip to the...
Why You Should Consider Hiring Industry-Certified CRAs
I recently answered a blog post from a CRA who wondered if she should become ACRP vs SOCRA certified. Her ultimate question was whether she should become certified at all. It made me think of this story... Our house’s main electrical panel box had suffered...
Roundtable: I need a job now…please help me
I need a job now…please help me: In the last 24 hours, one of our clients just received 667 applicants for an open CRA position. I just received 272 applicants for an administrative position (and they are still pouring in). The rub? Many of those candidates were...
Podcast: Planning for Unplanned Absences
Unplanned absences: Unplanned absences are going to happen. Kiddos get sick. Parents become ill and need to be cared for. Car accidents happen. Unplanned absences from the workplace are inevitable. We teamed up with one of our favorite Hiring Managers to discuss how...
Reference Check vs Background Check
Reference Check vs Background Check: While many companies assess whether they should conduct a reference check vs background check, I recommend that you do both. Why? Let’s discuss the differences between the two and why conducting both is important when identifying...
Roundtable: Classical Training vs On-The-Job Experience
Classical Training: Folks break into a clinical research career via many different pathways. And when it comes to a clinical research professional’s foundations as a CRA, we typically see one of two approaches. Many sponsors and CROs would say that obtaining...
I Can’t Find My Favorite CRA! Name Change Confusion
Name Change: A name change can impact your job search. Deciding to change your name is quite personal, and the truth is there is no right or wrong answer regarding whether you should (or shouldn't) do it. However, if you are well-established in your career or have...
Podcast: How to Recruit Your Recruiter
Recruit Your Recruiter This podcast tackles the topic of how job seekers should be pickier when selecting a recruiter to work with. In this ‘How to Recruit Your Recruiter’ discussion, you will see how easy it is to fall prey to a recruiter who may not have your best...
Podcast: CRA Careers and Entry Level Candidates
CRA Careers: CRA Careers are available, but... ...finding the path can be a challenge. We are aware of organizations that are working to better define that career path and will share more information as it becomes available. But in the meantime, here are some things...