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Beware: 7 Mistakes to Dodge at All Costs
 By Jessica Holbrook Hernandez, Expert Resume Writer
Are you in the process of searching for a new job but can't seem to get the callbacks you want? It may be that you're making some common yet avoidable mistakes along the way. Don't continue your job searching without being sure. Take a look at the following seven job-seeking mistakes that you should dodge at all costs:
1. The Aimless Search
If you're sending out resumes without knowing what your ideal job is, you're wasting your valuable time. So before shipping off another application, be sure to sit down and define what type of job you're looking for. This way, you'll have a more focused search and can create a goal-oriented resume to match. More...
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• BioCanada East (Ottawa, Canada)
Epocal
Director of Quality Assurance
Under the direction of the Vice President Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs provide leadership and oversight to Epocals quality management system while ensuring compliance with: ISO13485, FDA Quality System Regulation, Health Canada Medical Device Regulations and, Other international requirements as applicable.
• Genetown (Billerica, Massachusetts)
PAREXEL International
Drug Safety Manager - Pharmacovigilance
Currently seeking recognized industry leaders to manage a team of drug safety associates, conduct training on processes and procedures, and represent the group to both internal and external clients. You will be challenged with assigning resources to new projects, assessing staffing needs for current and future projects, and ensuring that the work provided by the Drug Safety staff is in accordance with the hourly budget provided by Medical Business Operations.
• Biotech Bay (Novato, California)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Engineering Librarian
This position functions as the CAD technician for BioMarins Engineering Department. The candidate will maintain an organized and accurate set of AutoCAD drawings and documents for facilities, utilities and equipment for both GxP and non GxP facilities. Position will also fill the engineering departments need for a document manager. The candidate will perform minor drawing changes and manage larger changes for new and existing drawing files. This position will also provide document management support for all other documents generated and controlled by the engineering department.
• Biotech Beach (Temecula, California)
EMD Millipore
Research Scientist
Duties: Initiate, plan, design and execute laboratory experiments for product development and antibody validation by applying a wide variety of scientific principles and concepts. Gather, analyze, interpret and document resulting data. Plan and design additional follow-on experiments as needed to validate previous results etc.
• Rocky Bio (Englewood, Colorado)
Gevo, Inc.
Molecular Biologist
Will work directly with the team leader to design and to execute molecular engineering manipulations on yeast biocatalysts. This position will also work closely with technicians, chemists, biologists and engineers who may be peers, supervisors and customers in order to complete tasks. These tasks will include characterization of genotypes and phenotypes of engineered strains. The phenotypic characterization includes fermentation performance and biochemical analysis.
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BioSpace Career Fair at CALBIO2012
Job seekers can spend a day with HR representatives and Hiring Managers from top biotech, pharma, medical device and diagnostics companies in the Bay area.
Candidates with a 4-year degree in the life sciences and a minimum of 2-years of industry related experience are invited to attend. (Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a four-year college degree. PhD and Postdoc candidates welcome.)
Exhibiting companies are recruiting for positions in areas such as: QA/QC, clinical research, engineering, manufacturing, biostatistics, clinical data management, chemistry, regulatory affairs, and research.
Job seekers may register here.
• BioSpace Career Fair at CALBIO2012, San Francisco, CA March 7, 2012
• BioMidwest Career Fair, Bridgewater, NJ March 22, 2012
• Biotech Beach Career Fair, La Jolla, CA April 17, 2012
• BioCapital Career Fair, Bethesda, MD April 25, 2012
• Pharm Country Career Fair, King Of Prussia, PA May 1, 2012
• BioNC Career Fair, Durham, NC May 2, 2012
• Biotech Bay Career Fair, Burlingame, CA May 29, 2012
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