How to Explain Your Return to the Job Market - May 3, 2012

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Thursday, May 03, 2012  |   |   |   |  With your dedication to helping people enjoy more of life's special moments, you deserve to work with a company that will work tirelessly to find the right fit for you. We can match your talents and requirements with highly sought after opportunities that have the potential to impact the quality of all our lives. At Novella Clinical Resourcing we partner with clinical research professionals who want to make a difference in the world. We're looking for CRAs, Project Managers, Safety and Regulatory Associates, Study Start-up personnel and other clinical research professionals seeking independent contracts or temporary employment. Upload Your CV and Join Our Team Now. How to Explain Your Return to the Job Market Job Interviewing Tips: Explaining Why You are Returning to the Job Market By Carole Martin, Interview Coach Some people's lives begin to sound like a Soap Opera because there have been so many extenuating circumstances. Nobody's perfect. But nobody wants to hear about your problems and baggage either. Especially in the job interview. The following is some advice to handle those tricky situations when interviewing that may be difficult to talk about let alone explain. More... More Features • 3 Common Deadly Mistakes Made In Job Interviews More... • 3 Steps to Creating an Attention-Grabbing Resume More... • 4 Secrets to a More Strategic Job Search More... • 3 Reasons Why Creative Resumes Rarely Work More... • Candidates Today Still "Running the Gauntlet" to Get Hired More... More Career Features Hurley Write has over 20 years designing and teaching customized online and onsite courses in technical, business, and scientific writing, including writing standard operating procedures (SOPs), proposals, and writing the scientific manuscript. We also offer specialty classes in writing clinical documentation; lab, deviation, and investigative reports; and other technical and scientific documents. 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The Scientist position works closely with other departments, such as Operations, Validations, Product Development etc. • Genetown (Lexington, Massachusetts) United BioSource Corporation Research Scientist - Epidemiology Literature Lead Independent principal investigator of projects responsible for overseeing all aspects of project delivery; delegates project management tasks to junior staff. Takes scientific responsibility for project completion; responsible for strategic consultation and for use of best methods to address research needs. This position would focus primarily on leading the epidemiological literature review business line at UBC. • Biotech Bay (San Francisco, California) The J. David Gladstone Institutes Research Technologist- Behavioral Core Seeks a research technologist with expertise in rodent behavioral testing to characterize mouse models of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders and to evaluate the behavioral effects of therapeutic interventions. 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Undertakes analyses of safety and clinical data/data mining for signal detection and validation etc. • BioForest (Vancouver, Canada) PNP Pharmaceuticals Production Manager Duties: Supervise production personnel and responsible of scheduling production. Prepare and issue Manufacturing & Packaging Master Formulas and Batch records. Monitor and trouble shoot in process production operations(Blending,tableting, encapsulating, film coating and packaging). Independently manage production validation processes. Update SOPs and regulary train staff on GMP practices etc. 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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