by craadmin | CRA_Vetting, Fraudulence, Job Search Tips, Job Seekers, Resume Tips, Social Media
Ghost Candidate: Before my team evaluates whether a candidate is any good, we evaluate whether the candidate is a person or a ghost candidate. That sentence would have sounded absurd in 2015. But it is simply how sourcing works now… at our firm as well as at...
by craadmin | CRA_Vetting, Fraudulence, Hiring Managers, Recruiter Engagement, Recruiting Tips
Job Hugging: The reason your application pile keeps thinning while the talent you actually want stays exactly where they are. Your last CRA job post pulled in 87 applicants. You called three…but you hired none. The talent shortage is the easy explanation. But it...
by Angela | CRA_Vetting, Fraudulence, Hiring Managers, Pre-Hire, Recruiting Tips
CRA Hiring: Originally published April 28, 2017. Refreshed for 2026 with current data. I wrote this article in 2017 because I was reading too many industry pieces claiming a “concerning global shortage of experienced CRAs.” Drug Discovery and Development...
by craadmin | CRA_Vetting, Fraudulence, Hiring Managers
Clinical Trial: Why the Job Market “Trust Gap” is an Existential Threat to Clinical Research This week was very much like most: my team and I flagged twelve fraudulent candidates. These weren’t just “embellished” resumes or slightly...
by craadmin | Fraudulence, Job Search Tips, Job Seekers
Job That Is Hiring: Many job seekers find that avoiding ghost jobs and job scams is proving to be more challenging than the actual job search. So how do professionals find a job that is hiring? I mean actually hiring? FlexJobs and MyPerfectResume (MPR) conducted a...
by craadmin | Fraudulence, Pre-Hire
CRA Applicants: Do you believe that Fake CRA Applicants really exist? If you are a hiring manager, I can guarantee more CRA candidates are lying to you than you realize. My goal is to provide Interviewers and Hiring Managers with a checklist of things to keep in mind...
