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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!
What Hiring Managers Wish Candidates Knew
Hiring Managers actually want candidates to be honest! There are too many job applicants that approach the interview as if their only goal is to win the job, losing sight of the fact that it might be the wrong job for them. It is important that you are truthful about...
Clinical Research and How It Saves Lives
How important is Clinical Research to you, your family, or your friends? With so many diseases that have touched all of our lives, clinical research is one of the most noble career paths that you can take. The human race’s technology and education growth has soared...
Who Should I Hire?
When Hiring Managers sit down together to decide which candidate is going to get the job offer, they must look beyond skills and qualifications. Hiring Managers have to dig into who the candidate is as a person, how they relate to those around them, and decide if the...
Should I Send A Follow Up Email To My Application?
When you use the social networking system when seeking a job, do you follow-up with an email, and how long should you wait before doing so? This might seem like panic time to you while you wait to hear whether or not your resume has been received, however, there may...
What’s Holding You Back?
Being a job seeker is stressful. If you are currently out of a job you have that constant worry in the pit of your stomach to find another position. If you are currently at a job that you are unhappy with, you’re miserable. However in any aspect of your life, whether...
Powerful Resume Words!
What are power words and why should you use them in your resume? Power words are words, often verbs, that tend to strongly catch the eye of your target audience. Power words can make a boring resume much more interesting, which in turn can leave a positive impression...
Why You Should Adapt With the Job Market
Winston Churchill once said “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often”. There are several qualities of “must have” trends in today’s job search that are very important, not only for the managers but also for the employee or job seeker. The manager as...
Are You A Respectable Employer?
As a Hiring Manager, it’s hard to lead a company, manage a team, and gain accomplishments while still being respected. Respect is earned, and often the people most respected are those that didn’t have to earn it. They just do the job in such a way that makes others...
Is Your Career Frozen?
Oh how the resume game has changed! After you’ve been out of the job market for awhile you may realize just how outdated your resume is, and just how much you need to do to make yourself marketable again. When writing your resume, it is necessary to be creative: Show...
How to Stay Inspired Job Searching
Do you have a problem getting organized or staying inspired in your job search? Is it even harder to focus on your goals and STAY inspired in todays’ job market? Check out this infographic to see possible steps you can take, then read our article 7 Tips to Become More...
6 Soft Skills You Need
As a job seeker, do you know the difference between soft skills and hard skills? Hard skills are requirements needed in order to do the job, such as education, training and experience. The soft skills are: Honesty and integrity Strong work ethic Emotional...
How To Handle Bumps In Your Career
Do you often get stressed about your job? Do you ever wonder why you aren't satisfied, and what you can do about it? One of the ways you can get over this “bump in the road” is to bring your networking skills up to date. Please read our article How to Use Your Network...
Are You A Stressed Out Job Seeker?
Are you a stressed out job seeker? Meditate! Check out the meditation benefits above, and follow our job seeker tips to help guide you. Also, be sure to opt into our email course to help you become more competitive in the job market. You can also follow us on...
10 Easy Steps To A Better Resume
Do you think outside-the-box when you are preparing your resume? Do you thoroughly prepare your thoughts so that everything you apply to your resume is relevant to the job you are applying for? It is critical that you apply your technical skills as well as your work...
Networking Rules!
Networking is about meeting people you know who can vouch for your past performance and who can connect you with people you don’t know. Approximately 60% of your time should be spent networking when you are looking for a job. For job seekers, there are many advantages...
What Can You Do To Make Hiring Easier
The days of having a mine of great candidates available for work are gone. Even considering the unemployment rate of today, hiring managers aren't filling vacancies as quickly as before because they are dissatisfied with the candidates that are presenting themselves...
Don’t be a Zombie Resume Writer!
How long has it been since you reworked your resume? Have you thought about how generic you sound when you state that you have “skills” in certain areas without demonstrating the context? When the context of the skill is left out, it’s as if the skill doesn’t really...
Do You Have Effective Leading Habits?
There have been several articles and books written relative to habits of highly effective hiring managers. They keep their employees informed as to the good, bad and ugly news with full transparency in order to have a fully competent team. Please read our article...
Age Diversity in the Workplace
Are you worried about looking for a job in today’s market when you are considered an older job applicant? There are pros as well as cons when considering finding employment if you've been out of the job market for a while. Please read our article Is Hiring Seniority...
Tools to Boost Your Brand
As a Hiring Manager, you must see dozens of innovative “new replacements” for the resume, however, they are not quite ready to replace the standard paper resume. The standard paper resume continues to remain the constant for the job seekers marketing process. There...