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How to conducta Bioscience Job Search
Brought to you by Connie Hampton, Hampton & Associates,
Scientific & Executive Search Services
And Bioscience Job Kit
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Our Mission• We are dedicated to helping
bioscience professionals find the best job for their talents and bioscience companies find the best people for their jobs.
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The Job Seeker’s Task• To be find-able• To be known• To be remembered• To be liked• To be trusted
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Webinar wisdom• Life is too short to bumblebutt through your career. • Choose a direction and go for it!
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3 things that don’t work
• Write a complete description of everything you have ever done in your working life on 2 pages.
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Do this instead
• Fill out your LinkedIn Profile completely. Add docs and slides, links and images.
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3 things that don’t work
• Mail your generic resume to everyone you can think of and whose email address you have. Hand deliver to those you can’t email.
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Do this instead
•Know what you can and want to do and who has that job. Be selective!
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3 things that don’t work
• Spend all of your time online looking for position descriptions and job postings and applying everywhere.
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Do this instead
• Network with the people in the companies and departments where you want to work
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Take Action!• Step 1: Know what
you want to be paid to do. Make a list of your keywords.
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Take Action!• Step 2: Be visible
online so that interested people (hiring managers and recruiters) can find you based on your keywords
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Take Action!• Step 3: Discover what
your complex of skills is called (title) by looking at job boards.
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Take Action!• Step 4: Make a list of
which industries and companies have your job.
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Take Action!• Step 5: Make a list of who
you know, or want to know, who works at each company that you are interested in.
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Take Action!• Step 6: Network, build your
career network and follow up appropriately. Networking is not interviewing.
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Take Action!• Step 7: Write a resume
for that particular company showing how you can “slay their dragon”.
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Take Action!• Step 8: Interview well in a consultative way
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Take Action!• Step 9: Accept the position and show them how great you are!
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Take Action!• Rinse and repeat! Keep on
networking and following up.• Jobs only last 2-5 years these
days and careers are usually 50 years long.
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People Say• Connie gave me clear direction and a plan
that made sense. She has the ability to listen, understand the situation and sum it up quickly, and provide recommendations for moving forward. Connie was a valuable resource and I highly recommend her for anyone in search of a new position, career or contact.” (via LinkedIn)
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People Say• She always has great updates on finding a
job, keeping a job and networking with people. This is really good for everybody who is looking for a job. 8/11/14 on LinkedIn
• Really helpful tips for identifying where to go next in your career (and how to make career choices instead of 'job' choices)
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Practical, Right Now Tip• Use your phone, voice or text, or
3X5s in your pocket, to write down what you do all day. Do it for a week and harvest your skills, expertise and keywords.
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