Comments on: Adventures in Job Hunting: Open Thread!

By: Marina Teramond @ NMPL

Marina Teramond @ NMPL — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:20:22 +0000

It is absolutely true that sometimes before an interview you need to pass the test and I also faced it. I’m a student and some months ago I decided to find a part-time job to the position of a sales consultant and I posted my CV on various job search sites. To tell the truth, it wasn’t such a pleasant process because a lot of employers called me with an offer to pass an interview but everyone called the salary higher than it turned out to be in the end. Salaries were quite low, but the requirements are the opposite. Finally I found the right job for me but not everything turned out so simple. When I was going to apply for a job it turned out that any employee must be vaccinated. Because of these circumstances I refused this position. I’m not ready for vaccination yet. The apotheosis of the situation is that because of this case I could find a dream job, becoming a freelancer and finding a chance to work through the internet from anywhere.

By: family

family — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:35:20 +0000

In reply to Anonymous.

Interesting! But I’m surprised you don’t need more experience in the “field” before you can consult. Or are you working for a consulting company like Mckenzie (sp??). That would make sense…

By: Me

Me — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:26:23 +0000

I am in a red state and I think employers are not concerned about delta. Most of them are already back in office and expecting that to remain the case. I was laid off so I should suck it up, but I have anxiety about being in an office with people I don’t know, an office setup I don’t know, just so staff can collaborate. It’s a crappy place to be.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:24:47 +0000

In reply to family. I describe it as helping pharma and biotech companies make decisions (whether to acquire a startup, which promising drug to pursue, marketing and sales force strategies for a particular drug, etc.). While the decisions are largely business-related, it's valuable to the clients for the consultants to have a good understanding of the science and technology involved, especially with things like portfolio strategy and mergers and acquisitions. While post-docs have definitely made the same transition into life science consulting, most of the PhDs I know are straight out of grad school.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:13:41 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Those are all pretty small positives if you can't afford to pay your workforce as an employer.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:09:36 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Yes and no. It's tough on employers from that perspective; it's easier on them because (a) they can initiate a nationwide job search, too, (b) they can hang on to employees whose spouses no longer need to work for a local company to have the career they want, and (c) people are fleeing bigger cities for smaller cities, which means more local candidates.