Computer System Validation professionals are often part of a small team. Sometimes they're the only person with CSV responsibilities within their company. This means that networking with other professionals in similar roles can be difficult, but extremely important. LinkedIn is the "professional" social network. As such, it's a great place to start networking. There [...]
9 Top “Soft” Skills that CSV Job Adverts Want
There are 4 main areas to consider when you’re analysing your suitability for a job: Education Employment history Technical Skills "Soft" (or Transferable) Skills It’s usually pretty easy to see if you stack up against the first 3. But what about soft skills? That’s not always so clear cut. So whether you’re considering CSV [...]
7 Mistakes Of Career Change Job Hunting
One Of The Biggest Challenges With Career Change Job Hunting... ... is that everyone thinks they already know what they're doing. Because who doesn't know how to write a CV, right? Firstly, everyone thinks they know how to write a CV… they often don’t. And secondly, a successful modern-day career change job hunting is [...]
What Challenges Will I Face Finding A Job?
One concern we often hear from people considering a move into pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing is not knowing how difficult will it be to get a job. Of course answering that is very difficult since it will depend on a whole host of factors - your previous experience, how good your job hunting [...]
What Practical Help Will You Give Me To Find A Job?
“Will I definitely get a job?” is one of the most common questions we get asked. First up, let us be clear, we won’t find you a job, an internship or a work placement. What we WILL do is give you all the training you need to be job ready. And we are serious [...]
How Long Will a Successful Career Change to Pharma Manufacturing Take?
Before we take a closer look at exactly how long a career change into pharmaceutical manufacturing will take you, you might want to check out our article on the minimum requirements needed to make this change, to see if you are suitable. How Long Does A Career Change Take? The short [...]
5 Great Reasons to Choose a Pharmaceutical Career
Is It Time To Change Your Career?… And Could The Pharmaceutical Industry Be What You’re Looking For? Do you feel like your career is stuck in a rut? Are you are wasting time with your current job or don’t think your salary reflects your current value? Is your current industry struggling or are you [...]
What Types of Jobs are there in the Pharmaceutical Industry?
Departments Before we consider specific roles, we should first discuss the departments typically found within a pharmaceutical manufacturing company: Production (Manufacturing) - operate the machinery and systems that actually produce the pharmaceutical product. (Approx 50% of total staff) Validation - assess and document all equipment and processes to ensure that an action, process or system leads [...]
Pharmaceutical Job Application Checklist & Tracking Template
Pharmaceutical Job Application Checklist & Tracking Template If you’re looking to make a career change into pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing, the thought of starting your job hunt may be a little overwhelming. When you don’t know an industry, every step of the job hunting process can become a massive hurdle. We [...]
2018’s Top 20 LinkedIn Groups for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Professionals
There are over 2 million LinkedIn groups - are you using them to your advantage in your pharmaceutical manufacturing career? Most people know about the benefits of LinkedIn - the social network for professional networking. But all too often, people just connect with individuals and forget about the wider potential of LinkedIn… groups. Joining [...]
How to Find a Job in Pharma Manufacturing – Infographic
Finding a Job in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Medical Device Manufacturing – (with Giant Infographic) Even with the current strength of the pharma and medical device industries, finding a job can still be a long process. We see lots of really accomplished people struggling to get traction in the job [...]
9 Steps to a Killer CV that will get you an interview!
Have you been thinking about your CV as an educational and employment biography? That’s not how you write a killer CV that’ll get you an interview. You need to think of your CV as a marketing document. The one thing that can convince someone that you might just be the perfect person for the [...]