Investing 101: Back to Basics
April 19, 2009 by pharma · Leave a Comment
As many of us will be going through ups and downs with regards to our income levels over the next several months, we thought it would be important to focus a little on the topic of investing.
Though not qualified to give investment advice, we do think it’s time that we all turn off CNBC, Cramer, and the rest of the TV talking heads, and regain some perspective on the world of investing.
Investing: Advice For You Speculators
April 19, 2009 by pharma · Leave a Comment
Ok, we said we weren’t giving investment advice here, and according to the title of this post, we just lied. We are certainly not going to advise individual investment strategies or stock picks, but we know some of you are going to dip your toes into the markets as a potential source of income after pharma.
The only advice we ARE going to give if you are considering making investment decisions on your own, or even exploring Day Trading as an income strategy, at LEAST point yourself in the direction of some recent trends, tools and resources that will give you some education and a fighting chance.
Utilizing Recruiters - Some Tips from Robyn Thompson
June 14, 2009 by pharma · Leave a Comment
A big resource when searching for the next great job is the world of head hunters or recruiters.
The premise seems at the outset fairly simple, send your resume, maybe meet for a quick chat and sit back and wait for the job interviews to start pouring in. This might have been the case a number of years ago when the market was flush with opportunities and companies were expanding. But nowadays when the exact opposite is happening and jobs are being pulled as quickly as they once appeared, the job seeker now has to approach job hunting and the utilization of recruiters with a bit more canny. Let’s be honest, recruiters don’t really care about you, they care about their clients. This isn’t to knock the profession but it is to set realistic expectations about where you stand in the food chain. Recruiters aren’t placing you out of the goodness of their heart – they are getting paid to do so and as such, have a responsibility to their customer. In the majority of cases that customer isn’t you.
Given the market dynamics today with few jobs and too many candidates, the real question is how do you get your hands on those prime accounts in a recruiter’s portfolio?
