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Within this blog you will see industry updates, Job Seeker and Hiring Manager advice. Our content is still growing, but we want you to join us and help create the community you want to be a part of!Welcome to our blog!
Within this blog you will see industry updates, Job Seeker and Hiring Manager advice. Our content is still growing, but we want you to join us and help create the community you want to be a part of!craresources is truly unique in that placing CRAs is all we do. We understand the impact field monitors have to the success or failure of clinical studies and because of this single focus we are able to find the right fit for both the Client and the CRA.
Because of our extensive network within the CRA community, we are able to consistently provide quality CRAs to our Partners, making us a valued and key partner to our Clients.
Additionally, since the placement of Field Monitors is our sole focus, consistently having CRA opportunities available as you are ready to roll onto another project is typical for us.
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Podcast: How to Recruit a Recruitment Agency
Candidates need them. Businesses need them...Recruitment Agencies are a critical part of any industry. But how do you recruit a recruitment agency? How do you evaluate recruitment agencies that are ethical as well as good at what they do? And how do you define a...
Candidate Qualities Important to Hiring Managers
Is It Important To Know What Hiring Managers Want? Our firm coaches a lot of candidates, and the most common questions we receive from the CRAs we represent are related to their resumes. While I appreciate that every job seeker should be concerned with their resume,...
Narration: Hiring Hacks to Fine Tune Your Candidate Pool
When your candidate pool is too large, you are at risk of missing the highest-quality candidates. I was speaking to an HR manager at a mid-sized CRO and she was in tears. Her operations team desperately needed CRAs for an upcoming project, but for each position she...
Two Simple Rules of The Behavioral Interview
Traditional versus Behavioral Interviews Indeed recently published an article speaking to the fact that there are 20 common interview types. No wonder job seekers are stressed when it comes to preparing for an interview! My goal today is to show that while there may...
Roundtable: Best LinkedIn Connection Request Message
What is the best LinkedIn connection request message? Last week someone reached out to me with a simple question: Do you place Contract CRAs? This was definitely not the best LinkedIn connection request message to send me. Why? If this potential candidate had spent...
Writing a Cover Letter: A Cover Letter Sample
Is Writing a Cover Letter Necessary? When you have spent hours working on your resume, it is fair that you may be confident that it will land you the job you always wanted. Or, at the very least, open the door to an interview. You are done, right? Is writing a cover...
Roundtable: When is a Clinical Research Associate not a CRA?
This past week I had an individual contact me through LinkedIn asking to be considered for some of our open Clinical Research Associate positions. His foundations were terrific but he met none of the qualifications of our industry CRA positions. The rub...he didn't...
Podcast: Public Speaking Techniques to Engage Your Audience
You have heard us say it before - Competent CRAs are great public speakers! But becoming an effective public speaker isn't magical. We have addressed overcoming the fear of public speaking and why you should seek public speaking opportunities. Now we dig into how to...
Podcast: Resume Content Do’s and Don’ts
Many job seekers take the flawed approach of focusing on the formatting of their resume instead of their resume content. While we certainly don't want to go on record stating that resume formatting isn't important, the content is the point. What content should I...
How to Become a CRA
Want to know how to become a CRA? We understand that being a job seeker can be stressful; however, trying to break into a new role can cause even more stress when you have no idea where to begin. So let’s discuss how to become a CRA. Many of today’s college and...
Narration: Applying for Multiple Jobs at the Same Company
Applying for multiple jobs at the same company may seem like a smart approach. And maybe in certain circumstances it does make sense to apply for more than one position at any single company. However, you have to be very careful in how you go about it. One of my...
5 Outdated Job Search Myths
What Are Job Search Myths? If you are one of the many who are currently looking for a new position, I am sure you are getting tons of unsolicited job search advice on what you should be doing to land your dream job. Here is a question though…are you sure you know the...
Narration: Employment Gap Explanation
Let's just start out by stating that a gap in resume is normal. Everyone has them. But when it comes to providing an employment gap explanation...Well, everyone doesn't have those. Gracefully providing employment gap reasons is an incredibly useful skill. In this...
Explaining Gaps in Employment: A Recruiter’s Perspective
As a hiring manager, do you worry about a candidate’s gaps in employment? From my perspective, I would say ‘it depends’. When Gaps in Employment Are Not a Concern An incredibly long and uninterrupted work history doesn’t necessarily mean that the candidate is a...
How to Fill a Career Gap on Your Resume
The Difference Between a Career Gap and an Employment Gap Life happens. Layoffs happen. New babies happen. Relatives become sick, people take time off from work to go to school, and many other things occur which could result in a significant employment or career...
Narration: How Far Back Should a Resume Go?
For professionals at all level, the 'How Far Back Should a Resume Go?" question is one that is important to consider. For the senior level professionals, be aware that unfortunately Age Discrimination in the workplace is real. For the junior level professionals,...
Podcast: Resume Mistakes to Avoid
There are several resume mistakes candidates make that fall outside of the obvious spelling and grammar issues we often see. This podcast covers the 'not so obvious' resume mistakes such as: Adding meaningless statements: Of course you will provide references upon...
How many jobs should you list on a resume?
“But how many jobs should you list on a resume?” He asked. And I sighed…I could feel his frustration and knew that my answer of ‘it depends’ wasn’t going to ease his discouragement. With that being said, in order to dig into the very complicated answer to this...
Narration: Why Perform Oversight Monitoring?
When outsourcing your clinical studies, should you consider establishing an oversight monitoring plan? We work with some outstanding Sponsors who did not...and the results were disastrous. So when do you need an oversight monitoring program? In this recording...
Narration: Creating a Resume that Actually Gets Read
You should know that the simple act of creating a resume doesn't mean it will be read. According to a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, it only takes around seven seconds for a recruiter to decide if you might be right for a job. Seven seconds. ...