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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!
Are your CRA Applicants Lying to You? – A Checklist
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 when evaluating...
CRA Interview Questions – A Worksheet
Believe it or not, some CRA interview questions are the same regardless of the experience level of the CRA. And of course, CRAs at all experience levels find themselves in an extremely competitive job market. While the hard skills associated with the Clinical Research...
Why Work with a Niched CRA Recruitment Agency?
Several years ago, a small oncology pharma reached out to us in a panic. The interim analysis results from their large phase III solid tumor study showed the data was a mess, and they realized they needed to re-monitor their project ASAP if they hoped to move...
Is it Smart to Apply to Multiple Job Openings With the Same Company?
I logged in this morning to find that one candidate had applied to every single one of the job openings we had posted on our website. 12 job applications. I guess in some respects I can understand the temptation to apply for multiple jobs at the same company; after...
The CRA Career Path and Public Speaking
A colleague of mine published an outstanding list of “Public Speaking Tips for New CRAs” and has given us permission to publish it. Elizabeth, thank you for your insights! The Art of Public Speaking By Elizabeth Weeks-Rowe Public speaking is a true passion of mine...
Podcast: How to Decline a Job Offer…the Secret of Rejections
No more calls. No more texts. We are breaking up. This industry is extremely small. The goal in every interaction should be to build a rapport...which will lead to a relationship...which will continue to grow your network. So in the spirit of networking, let's...
Thank you so much for…You
"Don we now our ugly sweaters....fah lah lah lah lah lah lah lah lah" I was thinking that Christmas is really the only time of the year where you can sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of a sock. It is a strange world we live in. But at the end of all of...
Why You Should Send Rejection Letters
I once posted a back office job that received 773 applicants. It took me several days to review the submissions in order to come up with a short list of the candidates that I wanted to speak with. I conducted a quick email prequalification process with 65 of the...
Why You Should Decline a Counter Offer
What is a counter offer? In the context of this article, we are discussing the receipt of a counter offer made by your current employer in a (sometimes) desperate attempt to keep you from resigning. In our recruiting world, we categorize job seekers into two types:...
Two Job Offers? How to Gracefully Decline One (or Both)
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish… Who doesn’t want to have to pick between two job offers? Celebrate…pat yourself on the back. Then dig into the dilemma of making a decision. If you have ever been fortunate enough to be in the situation where two or more...
Podcast: Secrets of the CRA Reference Check
Is the CRA Reference Check a Waste of Time? As a hiring manager - do you conduct CRA reference checks? How about you Job Seekers out there...are you taking the reference check step as seriously as you should? Our experience is that most CRA candidates don't take it...
How to Recover from Being Fired
I was fired once. When I worked for IBM, I was a project executive for a large client. The senior project executive and I butted heads over how to deal with them…and he decided to remove me from the project. AKA - I was let go from the project and had no idea how to...
7 Big Reference Check Mistakes
"Would you like to see the results of this candidate's reference check?" I asked. “We don’t do reference checks”, she said. I was floored… I had been speaking with the Director of Clinical Operations for a mid-sized Sponsor who had been struggling with extremely...
Podcast: Common Interview Fails and How to Avoid
Want to know why interviews aren't always effective? Interview fails aren't just made by the job seeker; hiring managers make them too. Our team held a quick round table on this topic and want to share our thoughts on interview dos and don'ts as well as the CRA...
The Importance of Strong Professional References
One of my top recruiters just dealt with a situation where someone refused to provide professional references. And not in a nice way. She was one of these ‘30 year’ folks who felt her time in the industry should speak for itself. But let me ask you this…regardless...
Why Interviews Won’t Identify Candidate Fraudulence
One of the clients we work with has a very tough qualification process. I appreciate their effort…after all, we have a tough process too. With that being said, even with their extra diligence, this particular client has still been plagued by fraudulent candidates...
CRA Interview Failure: Tactics to Recover
I was floored. I couldn’t believe her interview failure was so extreme. She passed our competency assessment and CRA interview questions with flying colors. She was incredibly ‘buttoned up’ when interviewing with our internal team. She was also able to gracefully walk...
Great CRA Interview but No Job Offer…?
…Seriously, it was one of the best interviews you have ever had with a company that you truly want to be engaged with. But you hear nothing… Or even worse, you get one of those very polite yet generic rejection emails. If you are getting interviews but no job...
What Makes an Honest CRA Look Fraudulent
Fraudulent CRA Resumes Aren't Always Easy to Spot Let me just start out by stating that fraudulent CRA resumes are real. We have data to prove it...so addressing the issue seems to be the most logical approach (rather than pretending the issue doesn't exist). I was...
Identifying Fake CRA Resumes
I was speaking to a CRA candidate the other day and was impressed with how well he presented himself. Not only did he have a lovely personality, but his communication skills were also terrific, and he was nailing my competency questions. One of our clients is...