8 Reasons Why You Were Rejected from a Job -- Oct. 6, 2011

Thursday, October 06, 2011  |   |   |   |  UC Berkeley Extension Five-Day Intensive Seminars Master the complexities of the biopharmaceutical industry and the drug development process. Five-day courses offer the knowledge to communicate with technical colleagues and succeed as a biotech professional. • The Drug Development Process, October 17-21 in San Francisco • Bioscience Essentials for Industry Professionals, October 31-November 4 in San Francisco Fall courses are open for enrollment. Read more and enroll. 8 Reasons Why You Were Rejected from a Job By Erin Kennedy, Certified Professional Resume Writer Leaving an interview knowing that you did not do everything in your power to get it can be demoralizing. But, it's also a learning experience. What went wrong? How can I correct this problem? What is holding me back? There are some things you should examine about your resume and how you showcase yourself. 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To learn more, click here: http://biotechnology.jhu.edu/graduate-education/index.html • Australian Anti-Cancer Drug Company, Immune System Therapeutics Limited, Moves to Reach International Markets with Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer More... • Lycera Appoints Senior Life Sciences Executive Kathleen M. Metters, Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer More... • BioTime (BTX) Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer More... • Pacific Biosciences Appoints Michael J. Glynn as Chief Commercial Officer More... • Orexo AB Appoints Peter Edman as Chief Scientific Officer More... More Who's Who • Pharm Country (Bridgewater, New Jersey) Ipsen Regulatory Affairs Associate, Endocrinology Improve your resume for this job, click here. Reports to the Director of Regulatory Affairs. The position supports the drug development and registration efforts for compounds within the franchise. The candidate will manage and support the regulatory activities necessary to conduct clinical trials and develop Marketing Application for compound registration. • Biotech Beach (San Diego, California) Ambrx, Inc. Research Associate, Mammalian Cell Culture Technology Improve your resume for this job, click here. Will focus on our core technology development in eukaryotic protein expression system. As part of a team, this person will work to enable our technology in mammalian cells and to mature Ambrx mammalian stable cell line technology platform. • Southern Pharm (Charleston, South Carolina) Sanofi Oncology Therapeutic Specialist Improve your resume for this job, click here. Responsible for achieving annual sales objectives for a defined district through the development, maintenance, and enhancement of key customer relationships, primarily in MBC market, secondary effort in ESBC. Use customized programs and tools/materials to increase utilization of Taxotere in MBC setting. • Biotech Bay (South San Francisco, California) Achaogen Director, Biometrics Improve your resume for this job, click here. Key leadership partner in planning the design and data collection and analysis for clinical and non-clinical programs. Manage and direct the companys biometrics activities; supervises the direction of internal and/or external data management and SAS programming efforts. • BioMidwest (Deerfield, Illinois) Baxter International, Inc. Quality Bus Systems Analyst Improve your resume for this job, click here. Own key tasks, demonstrate solid business knowledge, require moderate direction, give minimal guidance to others, handle moderately complex problems, possess solid knowledge of SDLC. Test Your Resume: Resumeter is the only technology that helps you beat the computerized screening process. Try it here! • Get Noticed! 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