Leading the Way to a Happier Work Environment Negative emotions can run rampant in a company. Any company! It can happen as much in small start-ups as large corporations. And it can especially happen in the often stressful pharma, biotech, and CRO industry. (We know...
The Background on Background Checks It’s time to talk about a somewhat sensitive subject: Pre-Employment Screening, also known as Pre-Employment Checks, Candidate Background Checks or Background Investigations. With such titles, the whole process can sound a...
Are Gender Quotas for Executive Boards a Good Idea? Gender equality is a hot topic in every industry and country in the Western world, but this topic is about to become even hotter in the EU in 2016 as governments in many European countries are implementing quotas for...
Why Today’s Pharma Recruiters Need to Hit the Books! There’s been a dramatic shift in the demands made of a life-science company’s leadership, especially of those stepping into managerial positions. In short: roles are becoming more specialized, and...
Where were you taught, Idiot Recruiter School? I’ll admit it: I recruit! While I pride myself on dedicating myself to the well-being of my candidates—truly investing my time and effort in discovering who they are as individuals and helping them find the right...
Hiring a ‘Mini-Me’: Is this the best match? Whenever we lack a predefined set of hiring criteria, we fall back on our most immediate instrument of measurement: ourselves. In our work we’ve noticed that many company owners, managers and directors seek...
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