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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.
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What is the Current Contract CRA Hourly Rate?
Contract CRA: Before we can dig into the current contract CRA salary or hourly rate, we should first understand the difference between a candidate-driven and employer-driven market. Once the industry kicked back into gear after COVID, we experienced a strange...
The Rise of Diploma Mills and Fake Degrees
Diploma Mills: Diploma mills have been in operation for decades. Just last December, a story reported that non-accredited Florida nursing schools sold 7,600 fake diplomas. Defendants linked to the Palm Beach School of Nursing participated in a scheme to sell phony...
Roundtable: Bad Email Etiquette Examples
Bad Email Etiquette Examples: Did you realize that your email etiquette can cost you a position before the hiring manager or recruiter even looks at your resume? In today’s team roundtable, we provide bad email etiquette examples…and some of them may surprise you. We...
Podcast: Ways CRAs Can Increase Productivity
Increase Productivity: In part 3 of our 3-part series, we discuss how CRAs can increase productivity using various methods. For example, what technology can you introduce to make yourself more efficient and organized? And how should you tailor your organization and...
Podcast: Organizational Tips for CRAs
Organizational Tips: In part 2 of our 3-part series, we continue our discussion on Time Management and Organizational Skills with two of our favorite CRAs, Tuypeakus McKay and Chiquita Caudle Sanders. In this episode, we share some organizational tips that CRAs at any...
Podcast: Time Management Skills for CRAs
Time Management Skills: I have yet to speak to someone who admits they have weak time management skills. Everyone we interview thinks their ability to manage deliverables and calendars is stellar. They are not. Our data shows that the lack of organizational and time...
The Interplay Between a Digital Footprint and Personal Brand
Digital Footprint: What is a Digital Footprint? What is a Personal Brand? People are often confused about the difference between their digital footprint and personal brand. Most often, candidates believe they are the same thing. They are not. Both your digital...
Roundtable: How a Victim Mentality Can Sabotage your Job Search
Victim Mentality: All of us…me included…have been victimized. We have all been wronged. We have all been taken advantage of. Cards have been stacked against us in terms of illness, debt, or abandonment. Many of us have been abused, neglected, or otherwise mistreated....
Contract Vs Permanent Job Interview Questions
Job interview Questions: Candidates always want to know what job interview questions they should prepare for. What most job seekers don’t realize, however, is that questions and expected answers are likely to vary based on whether the position is a contract or...
Podcast: Is Candidate Fraudulence Causing Unintentional Discrimination?
Unintentional Discrimination: In today’s podcast, we team up with a tenured CRA professional and trusted colleague, Mashaan Guy, to discuss an undesired side effect of the candidate fraudulence we are experiencing in this industry. I am going to call this side effect...
Roundtable: Interview Technique-The Awkward Pause
The Awkward Pause: You have prepared for your interview by considering every possible question that may be asked. Although you are nervous, you feel ready. And then it happens, the silence is deafening…no one is talking. How do you handle the awkward pause? Are you...
How to Keep Organized at Work
Keep Organized at Work: According to research conducted by Zippia, 82% of people don’t have a time management system. Wow…how do these folks keep organized at work? My guess is that they don’t, and Zippia’s research agrees by confirming that only 20% of the people...
Roundtable: Digital Footprint vs Personal Branding
Digital Footprint: Candidates are often confused with the difference between their digital footprint and personal brand. More often than not, candidates believe they are the same thing. They are not the same. Neither a digital footprint nor a personal brand happens...
Podcast: Horrible Job Search Advice
Job Search Advice: I just saw another article giving horrible job search advice. It is plentiful…and I have found that jobseekers often find it difficult to sort through good versus bad advice. But one thing is certain, following the wrong advice will cost you when...
Podcast: How to Fine-Tune Your Career Trajectory
Career Trajectory: The act of crafting a personal brand prior to starting a job search can actually shape your career trajectory. This is important because identifying your career path will help you plan what types of work situations will best fit your current...
Podcast: Why Create Job Descriptions?
Job Descriptions: I feel most of our clients undervalue the importance of job descriptions. Most hiring managers view them as an advertisement…and since it takes a lot of effort to craft one, why invest the time? Especially since there are no state or federal...
Roundtable: Combating Job Search Anxiety
Job Search Anxiety: Job search anxiety is very common. There are typically three reasons why employers don’t respond to a candidate who applies for an open position: The candidate isn’t qualified (or isn’t as qualified as others), The candidate is overqualified and...
Are Backdoor Reference Checks Legal?
Backdoor Reference Checks: What is a Backdoor Reference Check? Backdoor reference checks are also known as backchannel, informal, quiet, or deep reference checks. In contrast to a traditional reference check, backdoor checks are conducted without the candidate’s...
Roundtable: How to Work With a Recruiter
How to Work With a Recruiter: Today’s roundtable is about how to work with a recruiter. And while we speak about working with a recruiter to obtain a new position, we also discuss how to continue working with your recruiter to transition into your role (if a perm...
The Value of a Well-Written CRA Job Description
CRA Job Description: “Angela, you know we don’t have a CRA job description,” my client said. “Just find me several great CRAs…you know what to look for.” She had a point. I and my team had provided CRAs to her for over a decade. So yes, I knew exactly what specific...